Global Which Europe/US-based tech event should you attend in 2015? For a startup looking to scale in the Arab world, to expand abroad, or to launch internationally, going to Europe or US-based events is a... Aline Mayard • 08 December, 2014 slush pioneers festival sxsw
Egypt 'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister Egypt's slow broadband speeds and rickety IT infrastructure are major issues throttling growth in the internet-based 'startup... Rachel Williamson • 07 December, 2014 ict Egypt Government
Egypt GEW in Cairo seeks to connect scientists with investors and mentors At a time when Egypt is in dire need of support for its innovation and technology sector, a necessary part of the economy’s revival, Global ... Eman Mostafa • 06 December, 2014 cairo Egypt Innovation
Saudi Arabia Careem raises $10M led by Saudi Al Tayyar Group Careem, the Dubai-based ride sharing service a la Uber, announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million investment in a round, led... Maya Rahal • 04 December, 2014 Al Tayyar Group careem Car Service
Lebanon Electricity saving startup Energy24 takes first prize Bader Startup Cup Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon had it’s official inauguration on November 18th at this year’s Networking 961. Organized by Bader You... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 December, 2014 kitchenconfidential energy24 ki
Jordan After recent award, Altibbi announces funding round The Arabic medical portal Altibbi has closed a round of funding that is set to further shape the online medical information... Wamda • 04 December, 2014 Health Investment Medical
Palestine Entrepreneur puts Palestine on region's educational gaming map “We suffer from a deep shortage of digital Arabic content in the region” at least that is a complaint often made by entrepreneurs, despite e... Eman Mostafa • 04 December, 2014 palestine Gaming
Maghreb Tunisian startup begins manufacturing innovative wind turbine; announces Microsoft partnership Anyone who has had the chance to speak to Anis Aouini and Hassine Labaïed, the cofounders of Tunisia’s Saphon Energy, knows that ... Aline Mayard • 03 December, 2014 Saphon green tech Green Energy
Egypt 5 startups to watch in Egypt's exciting agritech sector Following last week's agritech overview, we profile five up-and-coming businesses from the startups seeking to revolutionize the way... Rachel Williamson • 03 December, 2014 Schaduf Agrimatic Farms CUBII
Maghreb Is the CMI broken? One (disgruntled) entrepreneur weighs in Editor's Note: We’ve said it before at Wamda: the Moroccan Center for Innovation doesn’t have such a good reputation among Moroccan ent... Mohamed Attahri • 02 December, 2014 CMI morocco
Jordan Do tech entrepreneurs have the solution to a brighter future for Jordan? Jordan is facing a potential crisis. While GDP growth has been steady for the past few years and is projected to remain that way, the... Wamda • 02 December, 2014 scale-ups scale up Mentorship
Lebanon Beirut entrepreneurs seek to build community ties outside the city walls Ziad Abi Chaker, CEO of Cedar Environmental, addresses the room at Saturday's Zahle Meets Entrepreneurship event. Some of the brightest... John Owens • 01 December, 2014 zahle zahle meets entrepreneurship
Regional New Wamda Research Lab report sheds light on MENA investment landscape and future opportunities 76% of surveyed MENA startups surveyed have received funding below $500,000 (full report here) Entrepreneurs that have the ambition to ... Wamda • 01 December, 2014 Wamda Research Lab WRL
Regional 5 common scale-up mistakes Startups the world over, and in the Middle East in particular, often aspire to scale and develop their business in new markets. However,... Pamela Kesrouani • 01 December, 2014 AtlanticLIVE Scaling Failure
Jordan For Arabic educational digital content turn to Jordan What Jordan lacks in natural resources it makes up for in human resources. Pioneering as a key entrepreneurial tech hub for the Arab world,... Tala El Issa • 30 November, 2014 royal family early education Jordan
Kuwait Kuwait's myU shows promise in beta; can it scale? Social networking is seen in many schools and colleges as a distraction best avoided for students aiming for the top grades. But for Bader... Alexander Hawkes • 30 November, 2014 school university kuwait
