Wamda

U.A.E

Startup Weekend Ras Al Khaimah

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and...

Startup Weekend startup Technology

U.A.E

Mumzworld partners with Legoland Dubai

Two leading brands in the child industry team up to offer mothers and children (aged 2-12) a better experience when visiting the...

Mumzworld Legoland Dubai partnerships

U.A.E

Can the UAE lead the way in reforming policy frameworks on gender discrimination?

Using the UAE as a case study, this is the second of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and...

uae Women empowerment women entrepreneurs

U.A.E

Now Money closes $1.46M bridge funding round

UAE-based fintech startup Now Money closed this week a bridge funding round with a total of $1.46 million. The round included $700,000...

bridge investment now money investments

U.A.E

How technology is transforming MENA youth’s education

As back-to-school season is approaching, now is the ideal time to reflect on the latest innovations in technology and how they might...

EdTech E-Learning uae

U.A.E

Souq.com to acquire Wing.ae to enhance fast shipping options

Souq.com today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Wing.ae, a marketplace for merchants and couriers in the...

Souq.com Wing.ae ecommerce

U.A.E

YAL Entrepreneur Workshop: Digital Globalization & Global Data Flows

Entrepreneur Workshop Series presents unique topics and thought-provoking ideas to the startup community. Mentors and speakers from the...

Workshop uae Dubai

U.A.E

Truck service startups are on the rise in the UAE

While truck companies have been around for decades to transport large shipments of goods, the UAE is now seeing a rise in truck service...

uae startups Delivery

U.A.E

What the UAE’s new insolvency framework means for entrepreneurs

In 2009, it took a MENA company 3.5 years on average to go through the insolvency process, with a value erosion rate of 14 percent. In...

uae bankruptcy Legal framework

U.A.E

How these twins made conservative fashion trendier

When twin sisters Rawan and Suzan Alsadi began wearing the hijab, they realized that the market does not cater to their fashion needs....

uae Rozan Designs Fashion

U.A.E

Fintech Hive at DIFC launched inaugural accelerator program

Fintech Hive at DIFC announced today the commencement its inaugural accelerator program. The program features 11...

uae Fintech Hive at DIFC Fintech

U.A.E

Pitch@Palace UAE

Pitch@Palace creates a global platform for entrepreneurs to seek new markets and find new partners and investors, building prosperity and...

uae Pitch Pitch@Palace

U.A.E

Sharjah calls on entrepreneurs to participate in the Sheraa Accelerator program

The second edition of Sheraa's accelerator program is now accepting UAE and international entrepreneurs applications for its second...

Sheraa Sheraa Accelerator program sharjah

Bahrain

Seedstars GCC

Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1...

GCC Gulf seedstars

U.A.E

When an investment expert gets on board

Careem, the leading ride-hailing service in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today the appointment of Zach Finkelstein as vice...

careem Zach Finkelstein Lumia Capital

U.A.E

Gulf Customer and Digital Experience Awards

The Gulf Customer Experience Awards aim to recognise great customer, digital, and employee experience across the region. The award...

Awards CX UX

U.A.E

Turning waste to fuel: How one company is reducing the UAE’s carbon footprint

Karl Feilder, chairman and CEO of The Neutral Group (TNG), a cleantech company, sold his first company to Microsoft in 1995. Over the next...

Karl Feilder Carbon footprint biodiesel

U.A.E

GITEX Future Stars

GITEX Future Stars has selected Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa, as its knowledge partner...

GITEX GitexFutureStars Technology

Regional

GITEX and Wamda partner to promote collaborative entrepreneurship in MENA

GITEX Future Stars has selected Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa, as its knowledge partner...

GITEX wamda Dubai World Trade Centre

U.A.E

startAD Venture Launchpad: Fintech Edition

From September 5 - 14, 2017, startAD will be running Venture Launchpad : Fintech Edition, a 10-day program aimed at...

startAD Fintech program

Jordan

How this chatbot is facilitating food ordering

At some point in 2014, Mark Zuckerberg was disliked by many. Forcing all Facebook app users to migrate to a separate chatting app...

Eila Mindhub Cafe chatbot

U.A.E

The app that ‘Maidme’ clean my house

On-demand has made its way through almost all industries, and home cleaning is no exception, with everyone from entrepreneurs to major...

uae Maidme House cleaning

U.A.E

This is why Dubai’s homegrown app industry is booming [Opinion]

The global increase in the number of smartphone users is a phenomenon very much in evidence in the Middle East, especially in the United...

uae Dubai Homegrown apps

U.A.E

When tech tackles the multi-billion beauty industry

Before founding Shedul, a free booking platform for hair salons and spas, New Zealand natives William Zeqiri and Nick Miller, were on...

Shedul SAAS Beauty and Wellness

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