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The role of the term sheet in VC transactions

The term sheet, not binding but crucial. (Image via Exceleratelabs) The negotiation of a venture capital transaction between a...

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Is COD still the only way for ecommerce?

As the ecommerce market in MENA continues to grow by more than 40 percent annually, so does the urge to challenge the dominance of cash on...

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Lebanese entrepreneurs excel at Harvard Arab Weekend Competition

The WhiteLab team receiving the first prize. (Images via Harvard Arab Weekend) Ten MENA-focused entrepreneurs pitched their startups...

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Soraya Salti: Celebration of life

Soraya Salti. (Image via Skoll.org) "Passionate, energetic, humble, selfless, happy, positive." These are some of the few words people use...

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Skinnovation: experiencing entrepreneurship on skis

Skinnovation is the first entrepreneurship festival on skis. Taking place in the Alp city of Innsbruck, the event leverages...

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Megatrends in MENA: the digital future [Infographic]

The 'digital future', described by EY as one of its megatrends, is upon us and rapidly changing how people live, eat...

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Beirut's first hackathon for women breaks stereotypes

MENA's future developers pause for a photo at the She Develops hackathon. (Images via Karim Shehab) A lot has been said about the...

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4YFN Mobile World Congress Startup event

The highlight of the 4YFN program, organized by Mobile World Capital Barcelona and GSMA, the 2016 Mobile World Congress is the world’s larg...

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Dealmakers 2015 offers an inside look at MENA’s investment landscape

“How many entrepreneurs here are currently trying to scale?” Nearly half of the people packed into the Grand Hyatt Amman’s conference hall r...

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Busting MENA's top 4 myths about bitcoin

(Image via SDTimes) Remember bitcoin? Despite making periodic headlines around the world and sparking debates among tech and finance...

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First Syrian takes home top prize in Stars of Science

Yaman Abou Jieb taking home first prize. (Images via Stars of Science) Yaman Abou Jieb prides himself in being the first Stars of Science...

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Sign up for the Mobile Growth Academy Webinar with Nagi Salloum

Nagi Salloum, founder of Mobile Growth Academy and head of global product marketing at TangoMe, one of the top 5 communication apps in the...

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Eco and social entrepreneurs meet in Barcelona

Enrique de Villamore Martín, director of SCP/RAC, speaks at the the SwitchMed networking panel. (Images via SwitchMed) More than 400 ...

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Apply to the Vital Voices GROW Fellowship

This year's Vital Voices GROW Fellowship has strated receiving applications. The VV GROW Fellowship is a highly competitive one-year...

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Intel's ChallengeME IoT competition announces winners

Intel's ChallengeME competition showcased a diversity of IoT innovation at Berytech in Beirut. (Images via Lina Mubarak) A logistics...

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Turning to technology to preserve cultural sites

Syria's Palmyra has been a subject of looting and destruction. (Image via Shutterstock) This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT...

Nframes Sketchfab Training Network for Digital Cultural Heritage

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Geeks on a Plane + PreMoney MENA in Bahrain

If you're in Bahrain in December, then you're in for the first PreMoney MENA event. From December 5 to December 15, 500 Startups and a ...

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Majority of UAE residents prefer to be entrepreneurs if given the choice [Report]

(Image via Startupist) More than half of the UAE’s residents say they would like to be entrepreneurs, according to a survey conducted b...

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The ‘ease’ of doing business in MENA [Infographic]

Starting a business and running it isn’t easy. It becomes less so when the economy in which you want to start the business...

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Things to keep in mind when prepping for a VC round [Opinion]

Investors and industry-leading startups can do great work together. (Image via MetroMBA) Entrepreneurs are a gifted breed of individuals...

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AIMA Middle East Alternative Investment Summit

This year's Alternative Investment Summit, organized by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) will take place on...

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The female VCs of MENA

Noor Sweid and Hala Fadel. (Image via Leap Ventures) There are two common complaints in the Middle East startup sector: a lack of funding,...

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Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority's Annual Tech Startups Pitching Competition

For The Entrepreneur Day, tech entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to apply to DSOA's Annual Tech Startups Pitching C...

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Car-hailing app Careem raises $60M Series C

[Editor's note: This article has been updated to include details about Careem's peak pricing change.] Middle East-founded...

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