Regional

What's next for crowdfunding in the South Mediterranean? [Q&A]

Crowdfunding enables business, cultural and associative projects to come to life. (Image via Creative Market) Since the launch of...

Aline Mayard • 06 April, 2016

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Lebanon

Krimston 'Kickstarts' its dual-SIM iPhone adapter

Krimston's cofounders Fouad Fattal (left) and Nabil Nasr (right). (Images via Krimston) In April 2012, Lebanese entrepreneur Fouad Fattal...

Samuel Wendel • 06 April, 2016

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Egypt

Injaz turns to crowdfunding for Startup Egypt

The funding crunch for Egypt’s startups is no secret. As seen at a recent Mix N’ Mentor in Cairo, it can in fact push...

Rachel Williamson • 27 March, 2016

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Regional

Zoomaal launches Crowdfunding Accelerator Program with Oasis500 and Flat6Labs

Official banner of the Crowdfunding Accelerator Program by Zoomaal. One of the biggest crowdfunding platforms targeting the MENA region,...

Maya Rahal • 16 July, 2015

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Maghreb

Why crowdfunding isn't easy in North Africa

Following the success of Kickstarter.com and IndieGoGo.com, crowdfunding platforms around the world have taken off. There is big...

Eric Reidy • 26 March, 2015

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Global

Corridor for UK and MENA investment in SMEs opened up further by UK regulation

The Dubai-based international investment platform Eureeca announced today that they have recently received the stamp of approval from the...

Wamda • 23 March, 2015

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Regional

What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises

There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of...

Eman Mostafa • 19 April, 2015

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Palestine

PIVOT turns to Kickstarter to fund its journey through Palestinian - and world - history

You might remember the story of Palestinian Asma Jaber and her fiancé Sami Jitan who launched PIVOT, an interactive app that stores ...

Pamela Kesrouani • 15 March, 2015

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Regional

Crowdfunding platforms see education as key to growth

A recent panel at the MENA ICT Forum included liwwa's Ahmed Moor, second from left; crowdfunding strategist Ronald Kleverlan, third...

Hayden Pirkle • 11 February, 2015

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Egypt

New crowdfunding platform takes aim at Egypt's entrepreneurs

Egypt’s latest crowdfunding platform Tennra for entrepreneurs launched this week with a proposition to make giving away money...

Rachel Williamson • 02 February, 2015

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Maghreb

VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV]

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Aline Mayard • 18 January, 2015

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Palestine

Startups have a role to play in rebuilding Gaza

Despite Israel’s destroying several billion dollars worth of property, businesses, and homes, displacing 500,000 people, and killing 2,200 ...

Wamda • 09 December, 2014

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Regional

Sudan and Iraq poised to win Collaborative Spaces Challenge

There’s nothing like a healthy competition to get people clicking. Hivos’s Mideast Creatives program and Zoomaal know something about thi...

Aline Mayard • 13 November, 2014

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Egypt

Will Sharquity succeed in reproducing the Eureeca model in Egypt?

According to many entrepreneurs, the main problem currently facing business development is funding. As a solution, many...

Eman Mostafa • 17 September, 2014

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Zain to match funds with creative Jordanian projects on Zoomaal

Last week, Zain Jordan signed an agreement with Zoomaal, the region’s largest crowdfunding platform, as part o...

Maya Rahal • 08 July, 2014

Hivos Zain Jordan partnerships

Qleek, the wooden hardware that reconciles vinyl and digital music, launches IndieGogo campaign

As I write this, I’m listening to a playlist on Spotify, sitting across from my empty bookshelf, its sparse shelves occupied by a few CDs I...

Aline Mayard • 26 May, 2014

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How to successfully crowdfund your next game

Cross-posted from Cloud Games on February 10, 2014. Continuing its streak as the most successful crowdfunding campaign to date, upcoming...

Glen Dalakian II • 20 February, 2014

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Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

Wamda • 07 January, 2014

Egypt Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurship

Looly's crowdfunds to bring its ethically made Moroccan couscous to the global market

In Morocco, there’s no need to introduce couscous. But it’s a different story in the US and UK. Lamiaa Bounahmidi wants to change that, mak...

Chadi Nanaa • 16 December, 2013

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The Middle East gets its first peer-to-peer lending site, with Sharia compliance

Looking back at the year, 2013 has clearly been the year of crowdfunding– especially in emerging markets and the Middle East. This y...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 November, 2013

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4 reasons why game developers should consider crowdfunding

Update: The campaign mentioned at the end of the piece is updated to show a more realistic representation of an unknown developer raising...

Glen Dalakian II • 29 October, 2013

Developers Crowdfunding Mobile Gaming

Visualizing Palestine unites activism and entrepreneurship

In 2009, Ramzi Jaber quit his job as a civil engineer in Jerusalem to organize TEDxRamallah. Upon moving to Ramallah to begin work on the...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 09 October, 2013

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Hivos Creativity Competition on Zoomaal

New crowdfunding platform Zoomaal, in partnership with Hivos, has set up ‘The Hivos Creativity Competition’ to encourage Arab creativity an...

Wamda • 27 September, 2013

Crowdfunding Competitions

Lebanon

Zoomaal launches first crowdfunding platform for the Arab world

The Middle East’s newest crowdfunding platform, Zoomaal, launched today, offering entrepreneurs, artists, and socially-minded doers the c...

Glen Dalakian II • 04 July, 2013

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