Foodlancing app wins AngelHack Amman 2016

The hackathon winners, Afraan. (Images via QRCE) In just 24 hours, seven teams of Jordanian programmers took on the challenge to build,...

Samuel Wendel • 20 April, 2016

Global hackathon series Angelhack Amman ChefXchange

Mix N' Mentor Amman 2016: Marketplace Edition

Mix N' Mentor Amman, Wamda’s second for this year, will take place on June 2 at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC), located in King H...

Wamda • 19 April, 2016

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Mixed Dimensions raises $4M in Silicon Valley

Gameprint.io in action. (Image via Mixed Dimensions) Jordanian 3D printing solutions company Mixed Dimensions, also known as MXD3D, has...

Lucy Knight • 19 April, 2016

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Euromoney Jordan 2016

International investment conference Euromoney will return to Amman in April 2016 to relaunch its annual financial Jordan conference. This ...

Wamda • 18 April, 2016

Cash before delivery, the COD alternative?

The CashBasha founders. (Images via Cashbasha) According to a 2014 Payfortreport, 80 percent of ecommerce transactions in the region...

Tala El Issa • 18 April, 2016

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Preparing for a world of electronic and mobile payments

Panelists discuss the future of electronic and mobile payments in MENA. (Image via Sam Wendel) For many finance industry thought leaders,...

Samuel Wendel • 12 April, 2016

Umniah Madfoo3atcom Electronic and Mobile Payments in the Arab World Conference

Fintech startup Liwwa raises $2.3M

Amman-based fintech startup Liwwa has closed a $2.3 million round led by Silicon Badia’s Badia Impact Fund. DASH Ventures and...

Rachel Williamson • 06 April, 2016

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Mix N’ Mentor is back to Amman with a tailored format

Bean bag heaven at Mix N' Mentor Cairo in March 2016. (Image via Wamda) Wamda Reserach Lab (WRL) findings showed that 40 percent of...

Wamda • 06 April, 2016

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The internet: is it good or bad for music?

Music is one of the many industries that the internet has massively transformed. In 2014, the global recording industry, according to...

Tala El Issa • 30 March, 2016

Disrupt! Music! Music streaming piracy

Jordan gets a new startup accelerator with BIG by Orange

Jordan’s startup factory just powered-up another assembly line. In December 2015, Orange Jordan, which is part of the multinational...

Samuel Wendel • 30 March, 2016

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Has foreign investment helped Jordanian SMEs and entrepreneurs?

Jordanian NGO Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) was recently doing some research on the history of local economic reform. It brought them to the...

Samuel Wendel • 28 March, 2016

Diwanieh Foreign Direct Investment Leaders of Tomorrow

Launching Arab Women In Technology (Jordan Chapter)

Arab Women in Computing (ArabWIC) have joined forces with Oasis500 to launch their Jordan chapter. An introductory event will be held at...

Wamda • 25 March, 2016

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Bridging a video gap from Jordan

The Metaphorio team (L to R) Waleed Qadi, Nadia Husseini and Khaled Husseini, want people to work together. (Images via...

Alaa' Odeh • 24 March, 2016

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How entrepreneurs transformed this Amman neighborhood

Culturally conscious entrepreneurs, like those who founded Rumi Café, shown here, have turned Jabal Al-Weibdeh into one of Amman's ...

Josiane Smith • 20 March, 2016

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Tech literacy: a step forward from e-learning

A young audience soaking up the tech world. (Images via Tala el Issa) While many companies have been focused on integrating...

Tala El Issa • 15 March, 2016

MEMakersGE robotics Coding Circle

Solutions to Jordan’s climate change challenges?

Jordan can be pretty dry. (Image via Letstravelsomewhere.com) As an arid, resource poor nation, Jordan has historically relied on foreign...

Samuel Wendel • 14 March, 2016

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AngelHack Amman 2016

Welcome to AngelHack’s 9th Global Hackathon Series, where anyone can code. AngelHack organizes innovation events and hackathons around the ...

Wamda • 09 March, 2016

Code4Impact Amman 2016 hackathons

Dissecting Jordan’s diverse fintech scene

Madfoo3atCom, EMP, and CBJ celebrate the launch of eFawaterCom. (Image via MadfooatCom) In May 2015, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)...

Samuel Wendel • 28 February, 2016

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Jordan ed-tech startup secures deal with UNRWA

The EDaura team. Founder and CEO Nidal Khalifeh at far left, cofounder Muneer Saifi third from left, standing. (Image via Samuel...

Samuel Wendel • 24 February, 2016

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Disrupt!/Music!/ for music innovators at ZINC

Disrupt!/Music!/ is coming to Amman to shake up the local music industry. In a three-day workshop and competition powered by Mideast...

Wamda • 22 February, 2016

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Theeb: how to build a movie

The guys behind Oscar-nominated ‘Theeb’ have found themselves in Hollywood, building a napkin pitch into a...

Rachel Williamson • 21 February, 2016

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1776 Challenge Cup Local: Amman (Application deadline)

Are you a startup with big ambitions to solve a meaningful problem for our world? From teachers to transportation or food to finance, 1776...

Wamda • 27 January, 2016

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Space: the next tech frontier for MENA?

An art installation in Amman that could soon have a real-life counterpart. (Image via Sam Wendel) Watch out Elon Musk, a new force is...

Samuel Wendel • 17 January, 2016

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Will e-sports be the next industry to level up in MENA?

The next generation of star athletes from the Middle East and North Africa recently gave spectators a glimpse of the future of...

Samuel Wendel • 13 January, 2016

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