Regional UAE-based live streaming app awards $60K for 11 competition winners Swoo, a live streaming and broadcasting app, unveiled the winners of the finale of its month-long contest - Swooperstar 2017 - on... Staff writer • 04 January, 2018 SWOO Swooperstar Algorythma
Regional What to expect in 2018? More exits, more family businesses, and more from KSA During Wamda’s finale Mix N’ Mentor of the year, we spoke to several participating mentors and experts to gauge their input and... Maya Rahal • 02 January, 2018 Saudi Arabia investments Expectations
Global Why innovation and technology should be a bottom-up approach at the service of communities [Opinion] This article is an extract of the UN-ESCWA report entitled 'Community-based innovation and technology for improved social... Alain Daou • 02 January, 2018 ESCWA Community social development
Regional Regional financial health startups get recognition and mentorship MetLife Foundation and Village Capital ran the Middle East Financial Health Competition on December 19 in Dubai, where twelve Middle... Staff writer • 22 December, 2017 competition
Global The rise of the Arab MOOCs. Will education in the Arab world ever be the same? In the past 10 years alone, tech invaded classrooms and played a crucial role in disrupting the way knowledge is consumed worldwide.... Reine Farhat • 11 December, 2017 EdTech MOOC AI
Regional WGES 2017: Why green entrepreneurship needs youth involvement This is the second of two articles about the future of global and regional green economies. In green activism circles, environmentalist... Vanessa Khalil • 07 December, 2017 Green entrepreneurs
Regional HR tech startup Bayzat receives $5M funding from venture investors Bayzat, a provider of insurance and HR solutions in the MENA region, announced it has secured an additional $5 million in funding led by... Staff writer • 05 December, 2017 Bayzat VC silicon badia
Regional Why hotels need startups more than ever With upcoming mega events like Expo 2020, Dubai is set to double the number of its hotels. Hospitality Management Holdings, a... Reine Farhat • 30 November, 2017 Marriott TestBed Hotels
Regional The WIL power: a way forward for women in a gender-neutral dialogue From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, gender discrimination and sexual harassment scandals have inundated media headlines in the past few... Vanessa Khalil • 28 November, 2017 Women empowerment Women Entrepreneur
Regional UAE’s maid-booking startup Justmop secures Series A funding Maid-booking startup Justmop in the UAE has recently raised a Series A of funding, led by venture capital firm VentureFriends, along with... Staff writer • 21 November, 2017 Justmop fundraising Series A
Regional Eventtus raises $2 million, looks to adopt AI recognition at events Event management startup Eventtus received US$ 2 million of investment from Egyptian VC Algebra Ventures and 500 Startups. It previously... Staff writer • 20 November, 2017 eventtus fundraising Scaling
Regional The growing influence of influencer startups Like new players in an old game, influencer startups are beginning to find their ground in the region’s digital marketing... Archana Menon • 16 November, 2017 Social Media influencer marketing Facebook
Regional Endeavor Jordan, Silicon Badia and the USAID launch a joint fund A joint initiative between support organization Endeavor Jordan, venture firm Silicon Badia and the USAID, launched BeyondCapital, a new... Staff writer • 15 November, 2017 Endeavor USAID silicon badia
Regional Investing in tech enhances guest experience A BLP MENA hotel market survey, revealed that 67 percent of hotels and industry professionals have plans to spend more on technology in the... Rana Freifer • 15 November, 2017 Data Customer Service Hotel tech
Regional TreasuryXpress closes a $5M funding round to boost its services TreasuryXpress, a global provider for frictionless and on-demand treasury management solutions (TMS), announced that it has recently closed... Staff writer • 13 November, 2017 Treasuryxpress MEVP Funding
Regional Last chance to apply for the startAD Hardware Venture Launchpad Finalists will be awarded a prototyping grant and be considered for investment by startAD startAD has issued a final call out for... Staff writer • 10 November, 2017 startAD
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... Rana Freifer • 08 November, 2017 lebanon robotics SASHA
Regional Seedstars MENA Seedstars World is coming back to Bahrain on December 14 to have the second edition of Seedstars MENA which bridges between MENA ecosystems... Wamda • 07 November, 2017 seedstars Bahrain startup
Regional New startups on the block: November Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Dukan IT Saudi Arabia IT... Reine Farhat • 02 November, 2017 Startup List news
Regional Financial Health Competition [Call for applications] Village Capital and MetLife Foundation are seeking applications for a Financial Health Competition for early-stage entrepreneurs in the... Wamda • 01 November, 2017 Metlife competition Financial
Regional Misk Global Forum 2017 Misk Global Forum is the flagship global platform of the Misk Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic foundation, aimed to... Wamda • 24 October, 2017 saudi ksa Misk Global Forum
Regional Great potential, more work in store for the MENA’s travel tech sector At GITEX 2017, Dubai Airport Authority revealed a virtual aquarium tunnel. As you walked through the tunnel, consumed by glimpses of... Archana Menon • 24 October, 2017 uae Travel Tourism
Regional Investor Day - FinTech Hive FinTech Hive at DIFC, the first-of-its-kind accelerator in the region, features 11 finalists and brings together an emerging generation of... Wamda • 23 October, 2017 Fintech Fintech Hive DIFC
Regional Global Ventures Summit - Dubai Global Ventures Summit seeks to level the playing field and support the best business ideas, startups and entrepreneurs coming out of... Wamda • 20 October, 2017 Dubai Ventures GVS