U.A.E Will Sakkini change the face of house hunting in the UAE? Mapping one's way to a great home. (Images via Sakkini) If you live – or have ever lived – in the United Arab... Rachel McArthur • 17 May, 2015 sakkini flat6labs abu dhabi TwoFour54
U.A.E Let the coding begin, ArabCode.org launches in Dubai The three stages of ArabCode.org's plan for coding (Images via ArabCode.org) Back in November 2013 when Dubai won the right to host Expo... Lucy Knight • 13 May, 2015 Tecom Investments code.org ArabCode.org
U.A.E The Growing Leaders Foundation hosting entrepreneurial sessions for youths The Growing Leaders Foundation will start Building Youth Owned Business (BYOB) classes for the first time in the UAE. The classes are... Wamda • 12 May, 2015 Building Youth Owned Business Growing Leaders Foundation Dubai
U.A.E UAE online listings startup Melltoo raises $205,000 in seed round UAE startup Melltoo Marketplace recently closed a seed round of $205,000, led by Turn8, Dubai Silicon Oasis... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 08 May, 2015 morrad irsane sharene lee melltoo
U.A.E Silicon valley’s 500 Startups is organizing a pitching workshop in Dubai 500 Startups is organizing a pitching workshop hosted by AstroLabs in partnership with Nestle and TOP. The event allows entrepreneurs and... Wamda • 08 May, 2015 Nestle 500 startups TOP
U.A.E Second Eureeca webinar, on valuation in SME’s Eureeca is organizing a webinar on the importance of valuation.Valuation is integral in the development of SME’s and companies... Wamda • 07 May, 2015 webinar Valuation eureeca
U.A.E Dubai World Trade Center hosts the Internet of Things Expo (ioTx) The Internet of Things Expo (ioTx) is an event specifically dedicated to the internet of things (IoT) where technologists, industry... Wamda • 06 May, 2015 Internet of things expo IoTx Dubai World Trade Centre
U.A.E A forum for Android lovers, Droidcon comes to Dubai Droidcon Dubai 2015. (Images via Facebook) "A 17-hour flight is how long it took for some of the event speakers to come... Pamela Kesrouani • 05 May, 2015 Dubai Smart City initiative Alljoyn Groupon
U.A.E Dubai's Pixelbug launches highly anticipated edutainment app Colorbug The coloring is taken to a whole other level. Are you a child between 4 and 10? Do you want to meet Patrick the Horse, Pablo the... Pamela Kesrouani • 04 May, 2015 PixelBug Colorbug edutainment
U.A.E Health and tech connect: TiE looks at opportunities for the region's digihealth sector The Indus Entrepreneur's Dubai (TiE) chapter is hosting a discussion on various aspect of the digital health revolution and its impact on... Wamda • 03 May, 2015 Martin Kelly Jack Young TiE
U.A.E Wamda and General Electric announce partnership Wamda and General Electric (GE), one of the world’s leading technology companies, are joining hands to enable and support the industrial e... Wamda • 29 April, 2015 MEMakers partnership General Electric
U.A.E Digital Health Live 2015 in Dubai World Trade Centre The Digital Health Live conference will introduce to the public the recent breakthroughs and the future of healthcare. New ideas and... Wamda • 27 April, 2015 Dubai World Trade Centre Digital Health Live Acumen+Dubai
U.A.E AngelHack hackathon in Dubai The AngelHack hackathon is a platform where participants compete to build, test, and launch their ideas to the world during the two-day... Wamda • 27 April, 2015 HACKcelerator SquareCircle Tech Microsoft Gulf
U.A.E Two years in, In5's impact on Dubai's entrepreneurship sector “In5 is a center specialized in supporting the development of private companies and entrepreneurs and in the encouragement of creativity a... Pamela Kesrouani • 20 April, 2015 in5 Dubai
U.A.E Startupbootcamp Fintech in Dubai for Fastrack tour Startupbootcamp Fintech is coming to Dubai in April 30, 2015, at Dubai International Financial Centre. The event will begin at 9:30 AM and... Wamda • 20 April, 2015 Dubai international financial centre fin-tech startupbootcamp
U.A.E Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7 All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 April, 2015 w motors furious 7 fast & furious
U.A.E Russian entrepreneurship organization Startup Sabantuy comes to Dubai The Cribb, an innovative hub based in Dubai, is hosting Startup Sabantuy this June 6, 2015, in Dubai UAE. The event will start at 11:30 AM... Wamda • 16 April, 2015 Russia Startup Sabantuy Dubai
U.A.E TURN8 hackathon in Dubai this May TURN8 is organizing a hackathon on May 1-2, 2015, in Dubai, UAE. The event will begin at 12:00 PM GST and will end the following day at... Wamda • 16 April, 2015 turn8 hackathon
U.A.E AstroLabs Dubai sign on 30 startups ahead of Google tech hub launch Ahead of its official opening of the Google Tech Hub Space, AstroLabs Dubai has launched a temporary coworking space in the city with 30... Pamela Kesrouani • 14 April, 2015 Google Tech Hub Dubai Astrolabs
U.A.E Cardiac emergency services app takes first prize at Dubai’s Hacka{MENA} Finding ways to change the world in seventy-two hours sounds close to impossible, but Hacka {MENA}, Dubai’s first social impact hackathon d... Sushmitha Pidatala • 09 April, 2015 PwC Hacka EXPO Hacka MENA
U.A.E Designer Fatma Almulla merges Western fashion with Emirati culture Emirati entrepreneur Fatma Almulla has developed her own unique style in the world of design and creativity and crowned it by launching... Pamela Kesrouani • 06 April, 2015 uae Fashion
U.A.E Dubai’s The Luxury Closet secures $2.2m in VC funds Dubai’s The Luxury Closet, an online platform buys and sells pre-owned luxury goods on consignment, has secured $2.2 million USD of its S... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 03 April, 2015 Kunal Kapoor The Luxury Closet investement
U.A.E Payment solution, online marketplace, and logistics startup top TechCrunch Dubai On the eve of the Step Conference, (the Middle East’s largest event featuring technology, design, and gaming trends), Innovation360’s acc... Sushmitha Pidatala • 01 April, 2015 Step Conference Laundry Box Bit Oasis
U.A.E Can small payments lead to big business? This article is a crosspost with the Payfort blog. There was a time when the motto of the internet was “information wants to be free." But ... Faisal Al Khalidi • 26 March, 2015 online transactions e-payments micropayments