Wamda

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi's Fikra Labs accelerator selects 12 finalists, embraces hospitality innovation

Weeks after announcing Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel and tourism industries in Abu Dhabi, 32 startups out of 200...

Fikra Labs bootcamp startups

U.A.E

How to increase your exit chances, widen your audience and keep it simple: Insights from #STEP2018

Entrepreneurs don’t need to refine their pitches or have everything figured out when approaching investors, because great products...

Step Conference 2018 startups

Lebanon

Diabetes monitoring startup wins a $50,000 Seed Boost fund during Speed@BDD’s fifth Demo Day

Spike, a mobile assistant that helps diabetics better manage their diabetes, won the second edition of Speed@BDD’s Seed Boost. The...

lebanon Speed@BDD Spike

Lebanon

Four winning teams at Jusoor’s fourth Entrepreneurship Competition for Syrian startups

Four teams were awarded at Jusoor’s fourth annual entrepreneurship competition and bootcamp for Syrian startups in Beirut. The...

lebanon Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

U.A.E

When innovation complements an Emirate’s rich tourism offering

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. The direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was AED...

uae Fikra Labs Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

Lebanon

$48M MIC Ventures telco fund launched to boost ICT startups in Lebanon

MIC Ventures, a $48 million telco fund initiated by MIC 1 and MIC 2, the two mobile operators in Lebanon managed by Touch and Alfa, was...

lebanon alfa touch

Lebanon

ArabNet Beirut 2018

The 9th edition of ArabNet Beirut 2018 will take place on February 20-22. The event will feature more than 80 speakers from the MENA region...

Arabnet Innovation startups

U.A.E

How is Abu Dhabi getting ready to become a world-class tourist destination

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, the number of hotel guests in Abu Dhabi reached 4.4 million, signaling...

Miral Yas Island Tourism

Regional

When NGO grants become a stress-less seed funding channel

Prior to early stage funding rounds, or even being structured enough for VC funding, startups could go through an intermediary funding...

Unicef Grants Funding

Egypt

Cairo Angels and EG Bank launch MINT Incubator

Cairo Angels, Egypt’s first formal network of angel investors, announced the launch of MINT Incubator, an intensive, highly...

MINT Incubator Egypt cairo angels

Regional

Investment funding platforms to match between startups and investors

Funding is almost an unavoidable burden most startups would encounter during their evolution. It is the phase where the startup’s...

Lead Angels VC Funding

Lebanon

Two winners at AUB’s Hult Prize competition

The second edition in a row of the Hult Prize competition was held on campus at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The Hult Prize...

lebanon aub hult prize

Egypt

Egypt’s fintech startups are growing in number, value, and specialization

“The wave of innovation sweeping through the world of financial technology promises nothing short of revolution … It will...

Egypt Fintech startups

Saudi Arabia

Badir-incubated Saudi tech startups raised almost $13M in 2017

The technology startups incubated by Badir Program, one of the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology’s main initiatives,...

Badir ksa Investment

U.A.E

Marriott Hotels TestBED bootcamp: Startups are on their marks to start real-life testing

The Marriott TestBED bootcamp which took place at Marriott Al Jaddaf, Dubai, came to end November 29. Throughout the three-day workshops,...

Marriott TestBED MEA bootcamp startups

Regional

Why hotels need startups more than ever

With upcoming mega events like Expo 2020, Dubai is set to double the number of its hotels. Hospitality Management Holdings, a...

Marriott TestBed Hotels

Tunisia

A new incubation space settles in Sousse, Tunisia

Faten Aissi, business developer, Khaireddine Fredj, an entrepreneur, and Daniel Doppler, a French startup mentor, created 777, an incubator...

Incubator régions hub

Regional

Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region

With the urge of knowing and sharing fintech capabilities and the way they impact the economy, The Middle East NXT Banking Summit,...

banking Fintech startups

Global

Six winners, including 2 international startups at MAD Mentorpreneurs

Ten startups competed for awards worth four million Emirati Dirhams (US$ 1 million) during MAD Mentorpreneurs pitching competition, which...

MAD Talks MAD Mentorpreneurs startups

Regional

When startups create solutions to MENA’s underprivileged communities [Infographic]

The daunting challenges that face underprivileged communities throughout the MENA region will continue to be a central issue for both the...

Humanitarian Aid startups refugess

Global

Startup Watch: Porsche’s new hybrid car, patriotic entrepreneurs in China, and babies' F1 innovation

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Porsche tesla Hybrid

Global

Five reasons why you should adopt cloud computing

We all know that cloud computing has revolutionized the way business is done at Google, Amazon, Apple, and other IT giants. It...

Cloud technology Cloud Computing startups

Global

Startup Watch: Google’s new phone, VC money for women startups, and the MENA’s startup economy

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Google Hong Kong VCs

Tunisia

Why should investors consider funding Tunisian startups? [Q&A]

Intilaq, a Tunisian incubator and fund officially started in 2014 in a partnership between Microsoft, Ooredoo, and other funding partners....

investments Business Angels seed funds

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