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Jordan

Communication key to soothing rocky VC-startup romance

Part of a maturing ecosystem are the growing pains that go along with it. As startups continue to pop up, so do VC funds, but like any...

Funding Investment VC

Regional

Apply for FasterCapital's 5th round of funding

FasterCapital (a virtual incubator based in Dubai) has launched its fifth round of funding for 2016 which begins on September 18, 2016 and...

incubation acceleration Funding

Bahrain

Turn8 Pre-Accelerator Program

The Turn8 Hub Pre-accelerator Program is a free 2-week intensive program from October 9 to 18 for technology startups in...

Bahrain accelerator Funding

Egypt

Startups want to tackle Egyptian health, but lack money

Ahmed Abu ElHaz CEO of Shezlong pitching at BDL2015 accelerate in Beirut. (Image via Shezlong) Egypt is fertile ground for...

Otlob Doctor MEMakersGE shezlong

Lebanon

Applications open for Speed@BDD's Batch II acceleration program

Do you have a technology startup idea and want to grow it into a successful business? Apply now to Speed@BDD’s Batch II acceleration pr...

mentorships applications Speed@BDD

Regional

Piecing together the social enterprise ecosystem in MENA

For every Dumyé doll purchased one is gifted to an orphan. (Image via Dumyé) Sourcing a definition for social enterprise could prove as p...

Ustad Mobile Social Tent Palestyle

Regional

Megatrends in MENA: the rise of entrepreneurship [Infographic]

Entrepreneurship has finally attained global megatrend status, according to EY, but MENA's founders knew that long...

EY megatrend entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Laundrybox expands its services

At the end of 2015 Laundrybox’s business model, and solid teamwork, secured them the third place at Forbes Middle East’s 15 Most Promising ...

Forbes Laundry Box Funding

Jordan

Tamatem signs a partnership with global player Tapinator

The only way is up for gamers in Jordan. (Image via Tamatem) Jordanian game publishing platform Tamatem signed a partnership with US...

Tapinator MVI gaming industry

U.A.E

ArabiaWeather closes a round of $5M

CEO Mohammad Al-Shaker during one of the weather forecasts. (Image via ArabiaWeather) ArabiaWeather announced yesterday a $5 million...

Wamda Capital Jabbar Group MEMakers

Lebanon

Is Lebanon a startup trap? [Opinion]

The buzz about entrepreneurship and start-ups in Lebanon has never been louder. News of increasingly available venture capital funds, bank...

funding gap seed startups

U.A.E

Banking and insurance comparison startup Bayzat raises $1M led by BECO Capital

Bayzat, a UAE-based comparison site for health insurance services, banking products and car insurance has received a $1 million round...

Bayzat investement Funding

Maghreb

Morocco attracts startups stars to Level Up event

Moroccan entrepreneurs are rushing to develop a thriving startup sector, and this year they managed to attract major players from their...

LevelUp LevelUp Morocco Moroco

Pakistan

Pakistani job marketplace Naseeb Networks raises $6.5 million in Series C

The team behind Naseeb Networks. (Image via Naseeb Networks) Naseeb Networks, Pakistani parent company of Rozee.pk (in Pakistan) and...

Job listing Series C Monis Rahman

Regional

Goldman Sachs leads new $100M round for Hellofood

Hellofood, the global online food delivery platform, whose most recent acquisitions in the region were the food delivery...

investment round hellofood Funding

Regional

It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV]

To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace...

mix n mentor dubai Funding BECO Capital

Maghreb

'We need to learn to learn from failure,' says Morocco Technopark's Omar Balafrej

It’s been seven years now that Omar Balafrej has been running Technopark, and over that period, he has seen his share of M...

morocco Funding Failure

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...

Arzan VC kuwait Funding

Bahrain

Bahrain's answer to OpenTable announces $300,000 second investment round

Bahrain’s newest table reservation application, eatapp.co, has just announced a second funding round, totaling $300,000. The r...

reservations investment round f&b

Maghreb

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

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Réseau Entreprendre Yunus Social Business Microsoft Innovation Center

Regional

From KSA to the Arab World: Hadafi funds and mentors female entrepreneurs

In a society where women are still economically marginalized and absent from the labor market, technology entrepreneurship is emerging...

women entrepreneurs Hadafi Funding

Bahrain

Bahrain's funding options

“Bahrain is like a petri dish: it’s a pretty self-sufficient ecosystem with a lot of human capital,” says Hasan...

eatapp.co fish transporter maison du maillot

Regional

The Mentor Effect, Wamda Insights Vol. 1

Through Wamda Insights, a new quarterly publication from the Wamda Research Lab, we aim to share new knowledge and data on the Middle East...

Wamda Research Lab Funding Mentors

Regional

What do investors in the MENA want from startups?

This is the first of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities...

investement Q&A WRL

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