Wamda

Lebanon

What does Beirut Digital District’s 15-year plan look like? [Wamda TV]

Hosting a good number of VCs, accelerators, incubators and startups, Beirut Digital District (BDD), which was launched in 2012, has rapidly...

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Lebanon

Startup Weekend Bekaa - Ag | Food | Water Innovation

Techstars Startup Weekend Bekaa is the place to look for a team, prototype and validate a business idea, and receive feedback from...

lebanon Agriculture Innovation

Lebanon

Customization is king in today’s perfect world

In today’s world, the term ‘perfection’ is being replaced by ‘customization’. If a product isn’t...

3D manufacturing GENERICS

Lebanon

Lebanon’s UK Tech Hub receives more funding and support

Following the strong performance of the UK Lebanon Tech Hub (UKLTH) - a joint initiative by Lebanon’s Central Bank, Banque du Liban,...

UKLTH UK Lebanon Tech Hub British Embassy

Lebanon

Nanotech is emerging in the MENA’s healthcare sector accentuating inventions and opportunities

The global nanotechnology industry is expected to grow to reach almost $76 billion by 2020. But what is it exactly? Nanotechnology is...

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Lebanon

When online payments exceed pay-on-delivery in Lebanon [Wamda TV]

There is no doubt that the MENA is embracing a revolutionary retail transformation, and that tech is at the core of this shift in shopping...

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Lebanon

Lebanese private tutoring app Synkers raises seed funding from Phoenician Funds

Synkers, a peer-to-peer private tutoring app, announced that it has recently closed its first seed funding with Phoenician Funds, following...

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Lebanon

What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion]

Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries...

lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship

Lebanon

Lebanese youth is entrepreneurship-driven, but needs more early-stage funding [Report]

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the insights of Jad Salame, managing partner of Phoenician Funds. The...

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Lebanon

The MENA embraces more healthtech advancements

The global healthcare expenditure will be growing from $7.7 trillion in 2013 to $9.6 trillion in 2018. Digital transformation is...

lebanon robotics SASHA

Lebanon

This Lebanese startup is carrying a piece of home around the world

According to the Lebanese International Business Council, the Lebanese diaspora is currently estimated between 11 to 13 million people,...

Koullouna Marielle Khayat Diaspora

Kuwait

‘Scent-preneurs’ are gaining momentum in the region as clients seek individuality

It is said that perfume is something that’s invisible, yet an unforgettable accessory. Beyond the pleasance it evokes, and the...

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Lebanon

About Beirut’s middle-stage ecosystem and its multiple opportunities [Report]

The World Bank’s Tech startup ecosystem in finding and recommendations report, analyzed the tech startup ecosystem in Beirut, in an...

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Lebanon

Bus stops in Lebanon are getting smarter

The World Bank’s Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon in 2017 estimated the Lebanese road network for almost 21,705 kilometers,...

Smart Bus Stops Transportation Social Entrepreneurship

Lebanon

Seedstars Beirut: Everyone wants to scale

“Lebanon is a great place to test ideas and launch startups. This relatively small market is better than others when it comes to the...

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Lebanon

Startup Weekend Beirut Artificial Intelligence Edition

From September 29 to October 1, Beirut Digital District will be hosting the first Startup Weekend dedicated to artificial intelligence in...

beirut AI Startup Weekend

Lebanon

How this Lebanese startup is innovating refugee humanitarian assistance

Innovation in the humanitarian sector is a growing and important source of support for at-risk groups of people around the world. It served...

KwikSense UNH Humanitarian Aid

Lebanon

Solidifying business bonds through partnerships: #MixNMentor Beirut

The Lebanese Information Technology (ICT) sector and related industries, is a fast growing sector with a market size of $436.2 million in...

Mix n Mentor Beirut startups entrepreneurs

Lebanon

After fablabs and makerspaces, startup studios debut in Beirut

Accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces, hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and living labs, all constitute a crowded ecosystem lexica...

Startup studio Sqwirl Lab Ziad Jreidini

Lebanon

This Lebanese startup is reinventing secondhand retail

August 25 was the Secondhand Wardrobe Day and there is a reason to celebrate it. Trashion, bale retail, or secondhand businesses are not...

Fabricaid secondhand clothing Retail

Lebanon

Facebook Partner Developer Workshop

Beirut Digital District in collaboration with Facebook, invite you, your teams and your extended network of startups and entrepreneurs to...

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Lebanon

Digital Transformation Middle East 2017

The Digital Transformation Middle East 2017 conference will be taking place at the American University of Beirut on September...

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Jordan

Refugee Learning Accelerator [Call for applications]

The Refugee Learning Accelerator supports engineers and computer scientists from the Middle East to create technologies for refugee...

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Lebanon

Rebuilding toy models, from Urbacraft to Makerbrane [Wamda TV]

When Ayssar Arida and Sabine de Maussion founded in Lebanon Urbacraft, a building blocks startup that allows children to build construction...

Makerbrane Urbacraft 3D Makerspace

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