Jordan 4 lessons on scaling from 2014's MENA ICT Forum Last week, Amman’s King Hussein Business Park played host to the 2014 edition of the MENA ICT Forum, a two-day event that brought together ... Hayden Pirkle • 17 November, 2014 mena ict forum Jordan
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
Jordan Turkey's Yemeksepeti acquires a majority stake in Jordan's ifood.jo Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site based in Istanbul, has announced its acquisition of majority shares in the Jordanian... Lucy Knight • 12 November, 2014 ifood.jo Acquisitions Jordan
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
Jordan Touch screen is out and voice commands are in for new Jordanian mobile game Victory might be cause for some people to take a break and rest on their laurels for a while, but not the team at Jordan’s Bee... Tala El Issa • 30 September, 2014 Jordan
Jordan Jordanian serial entrepreneur pivots from selling gadgets to 3D printing his own Loay Malahmeh is becoming what he never thought he would be – a serial entrepreneur. From TickyTacky.me to 3Dmena, the Jordanian e... Robert Carroll • 17 September, 2014 tickytacky 3d printing 3dmena
Diverse mentors offer deep insight at #YMEStartup Amman The Your Middle East Startup Roadshow that is currently touring the MENA region arrived in Amman on Monday. The event offered attendees... Hayden Pirkle • 11 September, 2014 #YMEStartup Jordan amman
Jordan Tamatem Games' secret to 2 million downloads in 2 months Amman-based games publisher Tamatem announced last week that they had hit 4 million downloads. When Wamda spoke to them this week that... Lucy Knight • 12 August, 2014 tamatem Jordan Gaming
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
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
Regional Sometimes going offline makes sense: the Yislamoo story Update: As of September 29th, Yislamoo has reached its crowd investment goal on Eureeca. They have not only reached their... Lucy Knight • 21 July, 2014 yislamoo online offline
How this startup is taking on the region's $15 billion cosmetics market While Faisal Hakki was working at the Jordanian VC firm Accelerator Technology Holdings, where he screened, evaluated, and helped... Hayden Pirkle • 20 July, 2014 same day delivery kohlah beauty products
Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene Last week’s gathering of 20 Jordanian artists marks what may be an important first step towards investment funding for the country’s art... Estee Ward • 30 June, 2014 creative arts Jordan
Obsessing about customers, office culture, and clean books: watch top serial entrepreneurs share advice To wrap up our fourth Mix N' Mentor event in Amman after a day spent workshopping startup challenges and discussing regional... Wamda • 23 June, 2014 Mix n Mentor Jordan
Jordan What it took for this startup to sign large corporates Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty... Reine Farhat • 12 June, 2014 Scaling Developers Jordan
What you should know about Amman's tech sector [Infographic] According to a recent infographic, Amman is growing to become the regional technology capital for startups. The data featured shows that in... Maya Rahal • 20 May, 2014 inforgraphic ict Jordan
Endeavor Jordan selects 3 startups to advance to International Selection Panel Four of Jordan’s most promising entrepreneurs gathered recently for Endeavor Jordan’s Local Selection Panel (LSP), where they pitched the... Hayden Pirkle • 14 April, 2014 Jordan Endeavor Competitions
Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 February, 2014 oud Music Jordan
Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network? A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ... Eman Mostafa • 26 February, 2014 Jordan books reading
Startup Weekend Amman Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share... Wamda • 11 February, 2014 amman Jordan Startup Weekend
DealMakers' Weekend For investment-ready companies in the information and communications technology sector looking for investors, and high-level angel... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ict Jordan
Startup news ticker: Google brings Android to cars; new platform for teachers and students 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 • 06 January, 2014 morocco Jordan Google
Jordanian custom photo album service eyes Gulf Facebook users, B2B expansion There’s got to be a story behind a company by the name of Cheezu. “I was watching a Japanese movie,” says Tala Haddadin, Cheezu’s Jordani... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 December, 2013 cheezu b2c b2b
10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 December, 2013 gift gift guide morocco