How this Saudi advertising firm pulled in 200 clients Recently, an Arabnet study found that total online advertising spending in the Arab region reached $300 million USD in 2013, and is... Pamela Kesrouani • 06 May, 2014
StartupYourLife announces two new partnerships, with Seedstars World and Oasis500 The Moroccan entrepreneurs network StartupYourLife inked two new partnerships this month, in an attempt to bring more visibility to... Aline Mayard • 06 May, 2014 startupyourlife Oasis500
Has MyVLE's Moroccan founder learned enough from two failures to finally achieve success? MyVLE is without a doubt one of the most hotly anticipated startups from Morocco. With its Moroccan and U.S.-based A-team, a well-designed... Aline Mayard • 05 May, 2014 morocco E-Learning Failure
3 ways Bitcoin can change how the Arab region uses money Over the course of two days last month, self-described social media utilization agency The Online Project (TOP) held Cointalks... Pamela Kesrouani • 04 May, 2014 digital currency Bitcoin
Startup MENA seeks to bridge the gaps between Egyptian startups and European VCs Startup MENA, the initiative funded in part by the Danish government, will hold a pitch event for Egyptian startups on May 14th, as part... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 May, 2014 events
AngelHack Dubai AngelHack organizes innovation events and hackathons around the world. Its flagship event is the global AngelHack competition, where... Wamda • 30 April, 2014
Angel investor Hala Fadel's 3 most common entrepreneurial mistakes This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional... Maya Rahal • 30 April, 2014 hala Fadel Angel Investment Investment
3 reasons to launch a startup in Algeria Following the example of Morocco and Tunisia, Algeria is witnessing more and more entrepreneurs, both young and old. And although we could... Abdellah Mallek • 30 April, 2014 algeria
How Nabbesh surmounted 3 major regional obstacles to growth As startups in the Middle East we face barriers every day, whether it’s writing our first business plan, gaining access to capital, f... Kara Schoeffling • 29 April, 2014 WRL Wamda Research Lab nabbesh
NGO Nahdet El Mahrousa teams up with Barclays Bank Egypt to fight unemployment After three years of political turmoil, the economy of Egypt is suffering from a lack of stability that was translated into a remarkable... Eman Mostafa • 29 April, 2014 competition Egypt
Morocco's Meditel Apps Challenge helps first time developers get coding Morocco is a country full of paradoxes. For instance, you can find 3G SIM cards anywhere, at the airport or on the beach, but local apps... Aline Mayard • 28 April, 2014 app Competitions
Iraq Ifrosh tests cardless ecommerce platform in Iraqi Kurdistan In recent years, the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan has generated headlines for its relative stability and booming... Eric Reidy • 28 April, 2014 iFrosh Kurdistan credit cards
8 international accelerators that welcome startups from the Arab region Aline Mayard • 27 April, 2014 incubators Accelerators
4 tips to put user generated content to work for your business As an entrepreneur, you’ve probably had some kind of internal monologue that went a bit like this: “I know we need great content – but it t... Wissam Dandan • 27 April, 2014 UGC user generated content content
Startup Maroc hits the road again with an ambitious roadshow April is a busy month for Startup Maroc. The group of friends, who have been working for three years to help foster an entrepreneurial... Aline Mayard • 24 April, 2014 competition Report Startup Weekend
Lebanon Lebanese developer overcomes technical challenges to launch Arabic mobile word game After attending a seminar about the lack of digital Arabic content at ArabNet 2012, Samer Hamandi came up with the idea of Charbaka, a... Reine Farhat • 24 April, 2014 Mobile Gaming Arabic Content Mobile
