Palestine How these two Arab startups are joining forces to support #Gaza More and more individual and collective initiatives are being launched every day across the Arab region – and the whole world for that m... Maya Rahal • 10 August, 2014 solidarity visualizingpalestine VisualisingPalestine
Fatim-Zahra Biaz is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Karim Jazouani Prize For the second year in a row, we have asked you, our readers, to nominate people who have done the most for the Moroccan startups. We... Wamda • 10 August, 2014 Karim Jazouani new work labs morocco
2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch 500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 August, 2014 silk road images gallery alsharq 500 startups
This startup is riding the wave of soaring mobile ad spending in MENA Mobile advertising is the next big thing: analysts say that mobile ad spending is growing seven times faster than desktop internet... Aline Mayard • 07 August, 2014 mobile advertising
Economics for Entrepreneurs 101: 4 things to know about an economy Recently Wamda posted a list of five basic economic concepts that can help guide decision making and structural analyses of entrepreneurs.... Ahmed Moor • 07 August, 2014 debt deficit inflation
15 MENA incubators to help nurse your company More and more governmental entities, corporations, and individuals believe in the potential of entrepreneurship to improve economies in... Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2014 incubators
Lessons in branding from the UAE This article has been cross posted with Wharton@Knowledge. Tucked away in the northernmost part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ras... Knowledge @Wharton • 06 August, 2014 INDUSTRY EMIRATES uae
UAE enacts laws supportive of entrepreneurship It should be obvious by now to all governments in the MENA region that promoting entrepreneurship does not only lead to new services and... Pamela Kesrouani • 06 August, 2014 law uae
How to run a digital marketing campaign, from Dubai's Digital Labs Thanks to rapid technological development, digital marketing has become a ubiquitous part of corporate marketing campaigns. Osama Romoh,... Pamela Kesrouani • 05 August, 2014 Digital Marketing Marketing Digital Lab
Entrepreneurship isn't free - here's why This article has been cross-posted with Quartz. There is good news and bad news about entrepreneurship. The good news is that there is... Daniel Isenberg • 05 August, 2014 money entrepreneurship Funding
Beirut coworking space AltCity is finding its path In a quiet moment, AltCity's work friendly cafe. (Image via Facebook) Stepping into the spacious offices of AltCity on Beirut’s b... Lucy Knight • 05 August, 2014 Altcity lebanon Accelerators
Palestine's only startup accelerator announces its latest round The Ramallah-based accelerator, FastForward, recently selected three startups for its latest round of acceleration. The selected startups... Hayden Pirkle • 04 August, 2014 Accelerators palestine Fast Forward
6 tips from failed accelerators It’s been four years since the first accelerator was launched in the Arab world. Now, almost every country in the MENA region has one, and ... Aline Mayard • 04 August, 2014 Tahrir2 Meydan Seeqnce
How can the region attract more venture capital? Wamda's Q&A with Rabea Ataya Photo courtesy of Joi Ito. Earlier this year, Wamda launched its newest initiative, the Wamda Research Lab (WRL), a program that... Maya Rahal • 03 August, 2014 Rabea Ataya WRL bayt.com
Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion Easy Taxi, a Brazilian taxi calling app backed by Rocket Internet, has announced a Series D fundraising round of $40 million USD, led by... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 August, 2014 share economy easy taxi careem
Startup Weekend is looking for organizers in Lebanon! If you're an active member of your local startup community and want to be part of the global Startup Weekend movement, don't pass up the... Wamda • 02 August, 2014 Startup Weekend
