Wamda

U.A.E

From shop to your shelf, El Grocer grows

Delivery services are a part of Dubai’s residential lifestyle, and some residents are even spoilt for choice with stores at the...

el grocer Delivery Logistics

Regional

What I know about money and hardware: PK Gulati

Hardware is in vogue. Where once you needed years, millions of dollars, and institutional support to launch a device or hardware...

The Assembly hardware investing PK Gulati

Saudi Arabia

New non-profit accelerator launches in Saudi Arabia

The small investment ecosystem in Saudi Arabia is forcing startups to either start late or too slowly - so says Ozan Sonmez from King...

KAUST acceleration incubation

Syria

Code your way up: Syrian startups teach code in Arabic

As millions of Syrians fleeing a brutal war struggle to integrate into new countries, one barrier stands out above the rest:...

Remmaz bitcode Education

A tale of two cities: how a Lebanese startup moved to San Francisco

Elie Khoury knew he wanted to be in California ever since he was a child tinkering with computers in Byblos. “I didn’t have...

Woopra data analytics lebanon

Global

How to build smart cities

After growing accustomed to smart phones, cars, TVs and even smart homes, there's a new wave of fascination with smart cities. Indeed,...

MIT Media Lab community jameel Smartcities

Saudi Arabia

Saudi getting smart on flooding?

For the last four years PhD student Mustafa Mousa has been placing nodes (sensors) in various locations in Mecca and Thuwal. He wanted to...

KAUST Saudi Arabia Sadeem

Regional

Blueprint of a VC fund

This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on Medium. Newly formed VC firms are startups that are vying for...

venture capital fund term sheets Airbnb

Egypt

12 apps, six winners, and one big Egyptian competition

Competitions can sometimes stint on the cash, but not the one held on Wednesday in the lush environs of the downtown American...

Udacity Mobile App Launchpad Egypt

Global

Startup Watch: Beware the Trump, driverless cars, celebrity engagements and the constant inventor

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Payfort driverless cars

Regional

A Google for Arabic e-books

To look for books in Arabic, on free websites, means to enter a cycle of endless electronic links, which might sometimes be unsafe....

Open araby Cubic connect Arabic digital content

U.A.E

MENA’s Airbnb of the workspace?

Thanks to a growing line up of coworking spaces, incubators, hot desks, and shared office space, the workspace revolution has...

fluidmeet workspace

Regional

Wisdom and warnings: Twitter chat with Christopher Schroeder and Marwan Kheireddine

“[We] need to stop thinking of MENA as one country - some areas [are] hard, even tragic; some [are] rising,” tweeted...

Christopher Schroeder Marwan Kheireddine YPO

Maghreb

The #KarimJazouani prize's 2016 winner announced

For the fourth time, Wamda is rewarding advocates of Moroccan entrepreneurship with the Karim Jazouani Prize. Last month, we asked...

Kilimanjero youssef Chaqor Endeavor

Regional

Wissam Sabbagh: A visionary turning idea to product

“Sex and $550.” That was the subject line of an email then 18-year-old Wissam Sabbagh sent to thousands of potential...

Wissam Sabbagh Dotcom Mangomolo

Jordan

Jordanian university breathes life into eco-friendly graduation projects

The two most common options for people after they graduate from university are to either join the general workforce or pursue an academic...

eco friendly green tech Jordan

Regional

Fortifying healthcare startups in the Middle East and North Africa

This article is a crosspost with the Stanford Social Innovation Review. AlemHealth, an Emirati medical startup, can remotely diagnose...

AlemHealth CardioDiagnostics AlTibbi

Regional

Taking a sledgehammer to hierarchy

Payfort is implementing a radical new company structure, one where CEO Omar Soudodi is no longer CEO, call center staff have voted to...

holacracy Payfort HolacracyOne

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup's device to aid search for oil

In an oil-based economy like Saudi Arabia, finding oil and gas is almost as important as finding water. The country’s efforts to...

Core Echo Saudi Arabia Oil

Regional

What the Wamda Research Lab discovered about hiring talent [Infographic]

Last week the Wamda Research Lab (WRL) released a report exploring the ways in which MENA’s entrepreneurs hire and the...

WRL Access to Talent Programme

Regional

The aviation industry, a new frontier for MENA startups [Q&A]

In the world of aviation, the Middle East is one of the fastest growing regions in passenger traffic. According to IATA, the rate will...

aviation Travel Abrar Ahmad

Regional

MENA cashes in: new report shows VC money is rising

This is an edited crosspost from Medium. I’ve always admired the consistency and nuggets of wisdom that US founders and VCs are...

Venture Capital Flat6Labs

Lebanon

Smart money is good money [Opinion]

Recently I was involved in a debate: startups versus venture capital. One particular moment...

MEVP money smart money

Global

Startup Watch: Saudi cash, zombie startups, and your how-to-fire guide

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch careem KarmSolar

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