Egypt Egypt's agritech entrepreneurs bring the farm to the boardroom For eight millennia the thin strip of land along the Nile, and the green fan of the Delta, supported Egypt's growing... Rachel Williamson • 30 November, 2014 agritech farming Egypt
Maghreb Moroccan startups are finally gaining exposure, although GES had little to do with it This year’s the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) took place in Marrakech under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, f... Aline Mayard • 27 November, 2014 GES event morocco
Regional Startup MENA announces 2015 workshop series to strengthen ties between GCC and Europe Startup MENA has announced its most ambitious plan yet, as part of its ongoing effort to build ties between European and Arab startup... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 November, 2014 startupbootcamp venturescout startup mena
Maghreb Africa scores a big win at GIST Tech-I competition 2014 This year’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I competition in Marrakech was a major win for Africa. Among the t... Anwar Aridi • 27 November, 2014 tech-i competition morocco GIST
Jordan "You need a mentor to show you the track, not to run for you": Insights from Startup Weekend Amman After having gathered entrepreneurs to help them formulate their ideas along three days, Startup Weekend Amman (SWA) has concluded its... Tala El Issa • 27 November, 2014 amman Jordan Startup Weekend
Jordan How to scale Jordan's gaming ecosystem? Community and strategy, say experts at Think ZINC From left to right: Moderator and Zain CEO Ahmad Hanandeh, Alison Kelly, Greg Mitchell, Gavin Goulden, and Rachad Saddi. Taking advantage... Hayden Pirkle • 26 November, 2014 zinc incubator ZINC Zain Jordan
Regional The Mentor Effect, Wamda Insights Vol. 1 Through Wamda Insights, a new quarterly publication from the Wamda Research Lab, we aim to share new knowledge and data on the Middle East... Wamda • 26 November, 2014 Wamda Research Lab Funding Mentors
Regional The importance of scale-ups: it's what comes after starting up that matters The past 15 years have seen a great deal of energy and capital infused into cultivating startups around the world. Policymakers... Ahmed Moor • 26 November, 2014 scale up
Lebanon Innovation fills the prescription: 6 tips on building a wearable from CardioDiagnostics Most of the entrepreneurial activity in the region focuses on ecommerce or online services, and software development and services... Stephanie Nour Prince • 25 November, 2014 CardioDiagnostics Beirut Digital District Wearable devices
Regional Souq.com dresses Black Friday in white for the MENA “Our Friday is White,” says the ad campaign for the MENA region’s first Black Friday sales event. Souq.com, one of the region’s bigge... Maya Rahal • 25 November, 2014 Souq.com Sales day Black Friday
Bahrain Bahrain's funding options “Bahrain is like a petri dish: it’s a pretty self-sufficient ecosystem with a lot of human capital,” says Hasan... Lucy Knight • 25 November, 2014 eatapp.co fish transporter maison du maillot
Global Leadership and anxiety: 6 challenges every leader must confront Credit: Pioneers Festival Two weeks ago, Jerry Colonna, former VC turned coach for tech CEOs, gave a workshop at the Austrian tech... Aline Mayard • 24 November, 2014 event Leadership Expert Advice
Kuwait 'Fail first, then succeed,' Techstars' Mark Solon tells StartupQ8 Kuwait’s startup ecosystem, which is showing more signs of vibrancy than ever before, hosted “by far” its highest profile guest last week, a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 November, 2014 kuwait Startup Q8 Failure
Saudi Arabia ArabNet Saudi looks for an increase in startup funding Last week, for the third time, Riyadh played host to ArabNet, one of the largest digital technology conferences in Saudi Arabia, featuring... Ryan Adil • 23 November, 2014
Jordan Zain Jordan launches hi-tech incubator During the MENA ICT Forum 2014, telecom company Zain Jordan launched its latest initiative to support entrepreneurship in the... Maya Rahal • 23 November, 2014 ZINC Zain Jordan Incubator
Lebanon Japan's Cookpad to acquire Lebanon's Shahiya for $13.5M to enter the Arab world Japan's largest recipe portal Cookpad is set to acquire Lebanon's Shahiya for a reported $13.5 million in a landmark deal for the Arab... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 21 November, 2014 cookpad acquisition Shahiya
