Wamda

Diverse mentors offer deep insight at #YMEStartup Amman

The Your Middle East Startup Roadshow that is currently touring the MENA region arrived in Amman on Monday. The event offered attendees...

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What can a Dubai fashion startup teach you about social entrepreneurship?

“There’s a story behind the clothes we wear. Do you know what the story is about? More often than not, it’s about modern day slavery, child...

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Bahrain

Bahrain women win innovation award at 2014 Microsoft Imagine Cup [Wamda TV]

Every year since 2003, the Microsoft Imagine Cup has invited student teams from around the world to compete for gold and glory, while...

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Egypt

Will this be the year of Egypt's $100M deal?

Confidence is rising amongst Egypt’s early-stage investors as both venture capitalists and angel investors begin to leverage the...

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Diaspora key to making Lebanon more business friendly, says Nokia's Ramzi Haidamus

In the early 1980s, at the age of 17, Ramzi Haidamus migrated from his war-ravaged home of Lebanon, leaving his family behind....

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Iran

Iran startup scene gears up with new startup accelerator Avatech

A year ago, Mohsen Malayeri told us in a Wamda community post that the election of Iranian President Rouhani meant things were...

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Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey

In a startup ecosystem as young as the Arab region’s, there are only a few founders that have completed the full entrepreneurship cycle, f...

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Announcing the Mix N' Mentor Competition Amman finalist

1, 2, 3, startup! at Mix N' Mentor Amman. We’re ready to announce the winner of the Mix N’ Mentor Competition Amman edition: RedTroops, the ...

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Turkey’s Prisync has its eye on the Middle East

The growth of e-commerce has brought with it a surge in the choice of products and suppliers at customers’ fingertips. It has never been e...

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Egypt

Will Sharquity succeed in reproducing the Eureeca model in Egypt?

According to many entrepreneurs, the main problem currently facing business development is funding. As a solution, many...

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Newly launched Mobily Ventures invests in Anghami, Easy Taxi

Mobily, a leading telecom in Saudi Arabia, will announce today the launch of Mobily Ventures, a venture capital fund seeking to invest...

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Lebanon

Lebanese youth benefit from Zoomaal funding

Shhhhhhhhhh. It seems that the determination of youth in the Lebanese city of Tripoli is steadfast in the face of political and security...

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Young Lebanese innovators honored by MIT, confirms a growing trend

Update: Wamda has just learned that a third Lebanese, entrepreneur Rand Hindi, was also included in the MIT list (editors were...

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Do you know the difference between an accelerator and an incubator?

Reine Farhat, Arabic Editor at Wamda, contributed to this article. Accelerator Oasis 500's workplace Terms like accelerators and...

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Fun startup events are possible, just ask this #YMEstartup organizer

Your Middle East is one of a new generation of media sites focusing on the Arab region, seeking to shift how news here is covered. Similar...

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Game Zanga competition draws 300+ contestants to 4th annual developing competition

Last weekend in Amman, game development studio GameTako, in collaboration with publisher Game Nomads, hosted its fourth...

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Community puts Impact Hub Dubai ahead of the pack

Impact Hub Dubai launched on 14 January this year into an ecosystem becoming increasingly crowded with startup-friendly venues. But CEO...

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Next 10 years is key for MENA's long-term sustainability, says Badr Jafar

Badr Jafar speaking at UN Headquarters in New York. Working in the entrepreneurship sector you hear optimism all the time – especially in t...

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Women-led startups in Google's #40Forward network have raised $20M USD this year

In March, Google for Entrepreneurs launched a campaign called #40Forward, to provide program assistance and $1 million USD in aggregate...

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Get in the Ring Competition

Get in the Ring is an international investment battle where entrepreneurs face off to secure an investment of up to €1,000,000. The battle ...

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Aramex launches logistics support network for regional entrepreneurs

Aramex and Infofort are launching a new program that focuses on helping startups and SMEs across their network. Aramex and Infofort ...

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Indian social entrepreneurs facilitate funding for MENA non-profits

Earlier this year, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner posted a blog post on the site calling for an app that could generate random acts of...

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Fatim-Zahra Biaz is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Karim Jazouani Prize

For the second year in a row, we have asked you, our readers, to nominate people who have done the most for the Moroccan startups. We...

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2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch

500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh...

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