Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Cura connects Saudis with specialists

When Cura cofounder Abdullah Alswaha wanted to see a specialist about an ear infection, he found out first hand how difficult it was to...

Cura digital health MEMakersGE

U.A.E

Doctoruna: making healthcare accessible in MENA

Since they launched in 2013, healthcare appointment website and mobile app Doctoruna has been on a mission to minimize the all too...

DoctorUna MEMakersGE Bayt

Egypt

Integreight launches IOT home automation kit

Integreight at the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, California: CTO Islam Mustafa, embedded software engineer Eslam...

home automation Togglit MEMakersGE

Saudi Arabia

Solar panel cleaning startup closes $1M Series A

Saudi-based startup NOMADD has closed a Series A round of $1 million. NOMADD, which stands for ‘no water mechanical automated...

Investment and acquisitions MEMakersGE NOMADD

Regional

MENA’s startup health movement: a MEMakers report

In a new report from Wamda Research Lab (WRL) in partnership with GE, we interviewed over 120 entrepreneurs, investors,...

startup health digital health MEMakersGE

Regional

Exploring the frontiers of Arabic natural language processing

Humans and machines, such a beautiful pairing. (Image via Sdtimes.com) A monetized mobile app that crowdsources the digitization of Arabic...

Sakhr Arabic Snippets NYU Abu Dhabi

Egypt

US-based Affectiva raises $14M Series D

Affectiva's software can differentiate between a smirk, a happy smile, and a polite smile. (Images via Affectiva) Emotion...

emotion recognition Rana el Kaliouby Affectiva

Yemen

How one company grabbed 70% market share in Yemen

Amazon, Tesla Motors and Tupperware are amongst some big company names that didn’t turn a profit for years, and are proof that if...

Oxfam Care International Unicef

Jordan

Meet the 16-year olds who brought the NASA Space Apps hackathon to Jordan

The pilots of NASA Space Apps Amman: Rasha Khateeb (left) and Maram Abu Hussein (right). (Images via Sam Wendel) The countdown to Jordan’s ...

NASA Space Apps Challenge Zain Group MEMakersGE

Egypt

Building a biogas empire in Upper Egypt

Mona El Khodairy receiving the Ecotaqa award at The Impact bootcamp in Dubai. (Images via Ecotaqa) In 2014 Mona El Khodairy, an...

Sustaincubator Eco Taqa Mona ElKhodairy

Maghreb

What I know about virtual reality: Walid Sultan Midani

VR is fun but you've got to be careful, says Walid. (Image via Digital Mania) The attraction between virtual reality (VR) developers and...

MEMakersGE WIK What I Know

Egypt

Zombies in Egypt: Epic VR brings the undead to malls

This was the reaction when students first tested Epic VR in an event at the American University in Cairo. (Images via Epic VR) Virtual...

Zombies EpicVr MEMakersGE

Global

Data science: how is it good for business?

Can you make data science work for your business? (Image via Alamy/Carol and Mike Werner) “Data is the new oil,” says big...

data science bootcamp josa data science middle east

Jordan

Data science: how is it good for government?

All those zeros and ones - how can you make the most of them? (Image via Digitalgov.gov) “Understanding and innovating with data...

Kai Chan INSEAD data science

Lebanon

Lebanese drones tackling forest fires, NAR

In 2014, when fires started raging through Nicolas Zaatar’s home district of Baabda in Lebanon, an opportunity presented...

Next Automated Robots MEMakersGE NAR

Saudi Arabia

KSA e-store caters to electronics hobbyists

A Hobby District circuit. (Images via Hobby District) Amateur circuit designers have surged into the electronics manufacturing sector...

Massimo Banzi HobbyDistrict MEMakersGE

Jordan

Altibbi opens Pandora’s box on MENA’s healthcare questions

From a doctor's office, to your PC to your phone - the changing face of medicine. (Image via Jacqueline Sofia) A young mother in Saudi...

digital health MEMakersGE Diabetes Healthcare

U.A.E

IoT devices winning big

The Mosaikx team with their giant cheque. (Image via Future Technology Week) A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

The hive future technology week MEMakersGE

Regional

Changing the way MENA moves

Smart transportation has the potential to change many things in modern life, from the very roads people use to get to work to the way whole...

HERE Swiss RE Secure Drive Company

Global

What I know about building an IoT device: Shaun Moore

A stint at Merrill Lynch in Chicago, experience developing mobile apps, and a constant affiliation with technology is what led Dallas-based...

MEMakersGE WIK What I Know

Egypt

Space Apps Challenge takes Egyptians from infinity to beyond

Egyptian students, engineers and whizzkids breathed life into their 'moonshot' ideas. (Images via Eduard Cousin) Cairenes were seeking the...

NASA Space Apps Challenge MEMakersGE Bazaar in Egypt

Egypt

The solution to Cairo gridlock is already here [Video]

Smart car use in Egypt is not a fantasy, fuelled by visions of Google cars and Tesla Model 3s, it's a real possibility. Ismail...

Raye7 smart transportation Ismail Zohdy

Jordan

Hikma Pharmaceuticals launches $30M digital health venture fund in Amman

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has launched a $30 million strategic venture capital fund focused on digital health, therapeutics, and diagnostics...

Hikma Ventures Hikma Pharmaceutical MEMakersGE

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

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