Global Facebook’s Jonathan Labin on how entrepreneurs can stand out [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas of ... Wamda • 04 January, 2015 jonathan labin mix n mentor dubai Mix n Mentor
Global The 5 people VCs and entrepreneurs should avoid becoming, at all costs We’ve listened to mentors and entrepreneurs share the most misguided and cringeworthy personas they’ve faced in the startup world, and how t... Stephanie Nour Prince • 31 December, 2014 meme VC Venture Capital
Regional Investor and entrepreneur Noor Sweid talks to Wamda about angel investing [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas o... Wamda • 31 December, 2014 Noor Sweid mix n mentor dubai Mix n Mentor
Regional Startup-corporate partnerships 2/3: why are there so few? The second in our series of three articles looking at the intricacies of the startup-corporate relationship, we follow on from the logic... Ahmed Mohammed • 30 December, 2014 corporations startups partnerships
Global How to make the first 30 seconds of your pitch really count Editor's note: A few weeks ago, Rabih El Khodr from Standup Communication gave us his tips on how to pitch in under a minute. Now, he's... Rabih El Khodr • 29 December, 2014 Rabih El Khodr StandUp public speaking
Maghreb What have 8 of Morocco’s support organizations for tech entrepreneurship achieved? Many startups are now getting support in Morocco either at the seed or growth stage, but support programs and organizations are too few,... Mehdi Reghai • 29 December, 2014 Support OCP Maroc Numeric Fund
U.A.E Carpool Arabia: Looking to ease the UAE’s traffic congestion woes Not many entrepreneurs can claim that their brightest business idea was born on the road, but for Frenchman Benjamin de Terssac, that was... Rachel McArthur • 29 December, 2014 carpool arabia carpooling uae
Regional Traxn launches with Zain, call for applications now open for Jordanian startups In the past few years, MENA startups and corporations kept their distance, holding on to the assumption that corporates are too... Wamda • 28 December, 2014 Traxn zinc incubator ZINC
Regional Top 10 MENA entrepreneurship quotes of 2014 2014 was quite a year for Wamda. We celebrated notable investments and acquisitions, we witnessed the launch of four big VC funds, we... Reine Farhat • 28 December, 2014 Tips
Saudi Arabia The future is bright, the future is ecommerce in Saudi Arabia This article was posted originally on Firnas.org. This year, online payment solution provider PayFort released the State... Reine Farhat • 25 December, 2014 E-commerce Saudi Arabia firnas
Regional LMTD's Will Hutson talks to Wamda about scaling service-based businesses [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular... Wamda • 25 December, 2014 will hutson LMTD mix n mentor dubai
Egypt Disrupt!/Graphic! Ideathon awards 4 new Egypt startups No longer the prerogative of the technology field entrepreneurs can now be found in many sectors and events such as the Disrupt!/Graphic!... Eman Mostafa • 24 December, 2014 disrupt design
Regional Startup-corporate partnerships 1/3: the logic behind them King Abdullah II of Jordan with Queen Rania at the opening of the MENA ICT FORUM in November. In the first of our three articles looking... Ahmed Mohammed • 24 December, 2014 corporations startups partnerships
Regional Wamda launches Traxn: a program to help startups scale through large corporates Before we take a deep plunge into 2015, Wamda is wrapping up its 2014 efforts by launching Traxn (pronounced traction), a new program,... Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 program Traxn corporations
Regional 4 big MENA VC funds announced in 2014 2014 was a very good year when it came to new funds entering the tech scene in the Arab region. Rather than just seed and early stage, we... Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 Wamda Fund Badia Impact fund capital
U.A.E Beam Wallet gets its first investment from Majid al Futtaim In one of its first investments in the regional tech industry, Majid Al Futtaim Ventures announced an investment in mobile commerce... Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 Beam Money Beam Wallet Majid Al Futtaim