Wamda

StartupYourLife announces two new partnerships, with Seedstars World and Oasis500

The Moroccan entrepreneurs network StartupYourLife inked two new partnerships this month, in an attempt to bring more visibility to...

startupyourlife Oasis500

5 things you should never say to an investor

Believe it or not, investors want to give you their money. All of it. They will gladly hand you enormous sums of cash if you have assembled...

Oasis500

Dealmakers' Weekend: a benchmark for Jordanian entrepreneurship

Dealmaking was the name of the game on Saturday and Sunday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman as an impressive list of investors...

Venture Capital Investment Oasis500

West Bank and Gaza startups pitch together for the very first time in Amman

Until this past Thursday, startups in the West Bank and Gaza had not met under the same roof to pitch to investors. At Oasis500 in...

gaza sky geeks Oasis500

Meet 8 Palestinian startups this Thursday in Amman!

Join Endeavor, Gaza Sky Geeks, Fast Forward, Oasis500, and PALinnO this Thursday to get a taste of history in the making. For the first t...

gaza sky geeks palinno Endeavor

Another quick win on Eureeca: Oasis500 startup Foodlve hits its target

Crowdinvestment in the Middle East is continuing to look like easy money. After Nabbesh, Harir.com, and SearchinMENA.com ran successful...

Foodlve Oasis500

Gaza's startups offered outside acceleration and funding for the first time

For the first time ever, startups from Gaza have been accepted to receive mentorship and seed investment from regional accelerators. After...

Gaza palestine Funding

How one Jordanian entrepreneur failed, then built a better company: the story of YalaValet

The startup scene is no stranger to failure, especially not in the Middle East, where regulations can cripple new businesses and generous...

Payment systems Automobiles Failure

What entrepreneurs learned at Oasis500's Beirut bootcamp

As part of their regional expansion, Oasis500, the region’s biggest startup accelerator, held its second bootcamp outside A...

Incubator Investment Oasis500

Oasis500 Bootcamp Beirut

Deadline to apply is August 18th. On August 25-29, 2013, Oasis500 will be hosting the Oasis500 Bootcamp in Beirut. The training bootcamp, ...

Training Oasis500

Oasis500 Angel Event at Arabnet Dubai

As part of the Arabnet Digital Summit in Dubai, Oasis500 will be featuring pitches from 5 startups who have already received seed...

Pitching Arabnet Angel Investment

Oasis500, Wamda, and ArabNet Angel Investor Event

This event will be held in collaboration with Solidere - join us at Cloud5 for a round of pitches!This week and as part of ArabNet Beirut,...

Pitching Arabnet Angel Investment

Jordan's Hashdoc Goes for a Global Market

An entrepreneur at heart and techie in action, Tarek Koudsi learned a lot from his family hardware and software business in Jordan before...

Cloud Computing Innovation Oasis500

Jordan’s Wheels Express Closes Despite Steady Customers: Did it Scale Too Quickly?

In May 2011, Wheels Express was a rising star in Jordan. It graduated from Oasis500 and was one of the first companies to secure...

Expansion Failure Oasis500

A Look at Oasis500's 5th Angel Event: Are Accelerators in the Middle East Doing Their Job?

Jordanian tech accelerator Oasis500 hosted its 5th Angel Investment event in Amman last night, bringing together 100 members of the...

Accelerators Oasis500

Journey to Amman Part 2: Impressions of Jordan's Tech Startups

When I visited Oasis500 on my recent trip to Jordan, I had the opportunity to meet with 14 startups incubated there, for around 15-20...

Ecosystem Oasis500 Startup Communities

Journey to Amman: 5 Tips from Startups in the Arab World's Tech Capital

At the end of last month, Fadi Ghandour talked about the 8 different steps Jordan took to create an enabling environment for tech...

Accelerators Ecosystem Oasis500

Angel Investment in MENA: What Works, What Could Improve

So you have been incubated for three months and you have built a solid demo. Unfortunately, your burn rates (negative cash flows) are...

Angel Investment Oasis500

Jordan

Launching Arab Women In Technology (Jordan Chapter)

Arab Women in Computing (ArabWIC) have joined forces with Oasis500 to launch their Jordan chapter. An introductory event will be held at...

launching ArabWIC Jordan

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