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Talabat cofounders acquire Q8flowers.com for $3M

Cofounders of Talabat.com has accquired florist delivery site Q8flowers.com for one million Kuwaiti dinar (US$3 million). The deal,...

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Kuwait

What's most exciting about Kuwait's future? [Video]

This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Each entrepreneurship ecosystem has its own story to tell, but failures, success...

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Kuwait

Ajar Online redefines rental payments in Kuwait

This article is a crosspsot with Nuwait. Ajar Online cofounders, Talal Alyaseen and Shaheen Alkhudhari. (Image via Ajar Online) The idea...

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Kuwait

Passion for food and design brought Basil AlSalem back to Kuwait

This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. Kuwaiti entrepreneur Basil AlSalem discovered his passion for food and design when...

Cocoa Room B+F Nuwait

Kuwait

Arzan VC invests in a Silicon Valley startup, prepares to launch office hours

Aerial view of Silicon Valley (Source: Wired.com) The article is a crosspost with Nuwait. I often get the chance to sit on the...

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Kuwait

Technopreneurship Challenge winners work to reduce car accidents in Kuwait

The winners of the Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge. (Image via Ana Tadic) The big questions were being asked at the Kuwait...

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Kuwait

Why celebrating failure is important for Kuwaiti startups [Video]

Video has Arabic subtitles. This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. In a country that’s considered one of the...

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Kuwait

Nuqat’s Copy+Paste Syndrome discusses imitation and innovation

This article is a crosspot with Nuwait. Are there any original ideas? Is imitating another idea a good thing? Does copying ideas encourage...

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Regional

What I know about angel investing: Ed Roberto

Ed Roberto at the Great Wall of China. (Image via Techstars) With more than 30 years of experience as a startup founder, cofounder, angel...

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Kuwait

Mentorship and community building show big potential for entrepreneurs at Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait

If there’s just one word to describe Mix N’ Mentor - Nuwait Edition, it would be “hunger.” Hunger for mentorship,...

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Regional

MASHUP MENA Conference in Kuwait [Promo]

MASHUP MENA, now in its 2nd year, is an annual event that brings together an elite group of innovators, marketers and visionaries to one...

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Kuwait

Nuwait launches to celebrate entrepreneurs' success stories in Kuwait

This article was originally published on Nuwait. One of the core issues Kuwait is facing at the moment is the need to find more private ...

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Kuwait

Mix N’ Mentor - Nuwait Edition

Mix N’ Mentor is a community event that brings together entrepreneurs with industry experts, investors and mentors to discuss specific c...

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Kuwait

Startup Weekend Kuwait: first steps to forming a local Silicon Valley

The atmosphere at Startup Weekend Kuwait was filled with enthusiasm as 22 groups pitched their ideas. "It was an exhausting and...

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Kuwait

Mix N’Mentor lands in Kuwait for the first time

During the Facebook workshop at Beirut's Mix N'Mentor in September 2015. (Image via Sam Fakhoury) Mix N’ Mentor is finally heading to...

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Kuwait

Money doesn't always matter for Kuwaiti entrepreneurs [Opinion]

Kuwait city, 5:30 am. (Images via Reine Farhat) When my plane landed in Kuwait on Monday last week, I knew it was going to be a great...

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Kuwait

Kuwait National Fund partners with the World Bank to support local SMEs

The State of Kuwait is aiming to develop the entrepreneurial spirit among Kuwaitis, help the country take a major stride in efforts to...

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Kuwait

Volume and variety mark this year's #MITEFArab

The 8th annual MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab region witnessed a record number of participants on Sunday April 19, with more...

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Kuwait

Kuwait’s fund Arzan VC announces third investment of the year

Last time we checked with Arzan Venture Capital, Kuwait’s newest Series A fund, Managing Partner Hassan Zainal told Wamda that Arzan...

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Kuwait

Physical gets digital for self storage with Kuwait's BoxIt

For decades now, self-storage in America has been big business. Fuelled by that all-American accumulative consumerist instinct, by 2009...

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Kuwait

Sirdab Lab Co-founder Speed Dating and Pitching

On March 18th, 2015, Sirdab Lab will host the the first Co-Founder Speed Dating & Pitching event in Kuwait, where participants will be ...

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Kuwait

Startup Grind in Kuwait City

Startup Grind, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs....

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Kuwait

The war story behind Rocket Internet's acquisition of Kuwait's Talabat

This piece was originally published on February 15th, 2015 on LinkedIn. When 33-year-old Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdulaziz Al Loughani first...

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Kuwait

$5 million private VC fund - Kuwait's first - announces 3 investments

Arzan Financial Group (AFG), one of the oldest and largest publicly listed investment firms in Kuwait, announced this week its investment...

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