How to Attract Venture Capital Interest seminar in Dubai

On November 2, 2013 TURN8 is organizing a seminar in Dubai entitled “Building a Successful Lean Start-up.” The event will be powered by i36...

Wamda • 24 October, 2013

Funding Lean Methodology Venture Capital

Guy Kawasaki’s top 11 mistakes made by entrepreneurs [Video]

As one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh computer in 1984, Guy Kawasaki has since started his own...

Glen Dalakian II • 08 October, 2013

Venture Capital Expert Advice Tips

Egyptian event platform Eventtus goes premium after investment from Vodafone, Cairo Angels

  After meeting at Startup Weekend Cairo in 2011, the founders of event organizing platform Eventtus launched their startup in...

Glen Dalakian II • 07 October, 2013

Funding Venture Capital Angel Investment

Global

Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results]

  “‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH...

Reine Farhat • 15 August, 2013

Poll Results business plan Venture Capital

How the founder of Hmizate raised $1.6 million in a plane

There’s a saying that finding an investor is like finding a spouse; as a startup, you’re looking for a long term partner, that will bring n...

Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2013

Daily Deals Hmall Venture Capital

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f...

Jonathan Kalan • 22 July, 2013

Venture Capital East Africa Tips

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik and Evim.net set to expand after securing millions in investment

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik, and Evim.net recently secured millions in investment from Istanbul-based 212 Ltd. Ventures and...

Glen Dalakian II • 10 July, 2013

Venture Capital Expansion Investment

How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp

Last week, propertyfinder.ae solidified its position as a startup to watch, closing a round of series A funding led by BECO Capital...

Nina Curley • 08 July, 2013

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Regional

How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion]

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on June 19, 2013. If you ask prospective...

Khurram Zafar • 07 July, 2013

Venture Capital Advice Technology

It's not about the money: why isn't there more startup investment in emerging markets?

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on March 20, 2013. There is no doubt that the...

Khurram Zafar • 25 June, 2013

Venture Capital Angel Investment Investment

Is Venture Capital the right investment model for startups in the Arab world?

We all know that venture capital (VC) works well in Silicon Valley; most of the biggest tech companies, including Intel, Google, Yahoo,...

Muhammad Arrabi • 24 June, 2013

Venture Capital Investment

What does a Saudi investment firm look for in a startup?

While most startups in the Arab world are aiming to enter the Saudi market, its own entrepreneurial scene is slowly emerging. One of the...

Maya Rahal • 17 June, 2013

Venture Capital Investment

Middle East Venture Partners invests $1.9 million in three scaling companies

With a history of investing in tech and e-commerce ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is now diversifying a...

Nina Curley • 28 May, 2013

Venture Capital MEVP Scaling

Why startups should look outside of traditional VC funding for investment [Wamda TV]

Young startups shouldn’t get stuck looking for funding only from VC’s. There’s a world of opportunity in less traditional funding sources to...

Wamda • 22 July, 2013

Venture Capital World Economic Forum Advice