Wamda

Global

Startup Watch: Trump and foreign techies, food delivery is tough, and something new for Lebanon’s 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...

Startup Watch lebanon Donald Trump

Regional

New startups on the block: November

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Arab...

Transport Healthcare ecommerce

Global

Startup Watch: Kardashians, Hyperloops, and the death of No Vacancy

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...

Startup Watch apple netflix

Global

Startup Watch: the tech-media-sports nexus, and Egypt, well done.

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...

Egypt lebanon Startup Watch

Kuwait

10 ways to beef up your business

All you need is a few colorful bean bags and a casual open space to bring a startup community together to talk about what they do - and...

Mix N' Mentor 2016 Nuwait National Fund for SME Development

Global

Startup Watch: Company rebellions, new MENA crowdfunding platforms, and why your hacker is not your fault

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on what they think is hottest industry,...

Startup Watch exiting Digital security

Global

Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical

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...

Startup Watch Uber Fintech

Regional

Startup Watch: glass ceilings, Gods and Men, and death to the MVP

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...

Startup Watch MOBAltyics falafel games

Regional

Five 3D prints making MENA proud

Gone are the days where printing was reserved for airline tickets, directions, or a favorite picture of your loved ones. Today,...

3d printing Hardware Dubai

Regional

Startup Watch: Google Duo, Dropbox IPO and squirting guns

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...

Startup Watch Google Duo DropBox

Syria

10 tech ideas to prevent a lost Syrian generation

“Between two million and three million Syrian children are not attending school. The UN children’s agency says the...

Social Entrepreneurship syria Education

Regional

5 medical solutions startups from MENA

Research suggests that the global medical device market will grow by 14 percent between 2016 and 2020. However, VC investment in medical...

Healthcare medical solutions Slighter

Regional

5 [NOT Netflix] video streaming platforms available in MENA

2016 was a year of celebration for young MENA users hungry for video on demand (VOD) and online streaming services. Netflix entered our...

Video Streaming Video On Demand netflix

Turkey

The incubators and accelerators powering Turkey’s startups

Despite seeing big political upheavals in recent years, and again over the weekend, Turkey is a startup hub. Behind the thriving...

Accelerators incubators investors

Regional

Startup Watch: Pokémon Go, VCs are ponzi schemes, and Cairo's legacy of entrepreneurship

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...

Startup Watch daraty Steve Blank

Egypt

15 Egyptian fashion startups for your sartorial radar

Ecommerce is a driving force for economic growth in the Middle East. And with this growth of ecommerce has come a slew of ...

Maison Saedi ZAAM UpFuse

Regional

18 Iftar feasts from your phone

Typically during Ramadan there is a spike in the region’s food industry. Early mornings and late nights boost take-away food sales...

Bilbayt Lebanese Food Kitchen 24h.ae

Kuwait

10 startup podcasts you should be listening to today

This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. Despite the short attention span of online readers, good content still ranks...

Lean startups The Week In Startups Menassah

Regional

20 MENA startups keeping your car on the road

This is the second part of our week-long look at smarter transport in MENA. Read the first here and the second here. Car sales...

how's my driving gershad rakna

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

U.A.E

Which UAE free zone should you set up in?

The UAE’s SME sector is thriving. According to data from the UAE’s Ministry of Economy, these businesses contribute to between 40 to 46 per...

Fujairah Free Zone DTEC@DubaiSiliconOasis RAK Free Trade Zone

Regional

6 areas of healthcare to watch in GCC

Healthcare spending in the GCC is going to grow exponentially, says a new EY report. Global professional services firm EY is predicting...

Vezeeta Gravilog MEMakers

Palestine

What I know about developing hardware and software in Palestine: Ayman Arandi

Ayman Arandi and his partners launched Iris Solutions with $15,000 of their own capital in the West Bank in 2012, with a plan to provide...

Ayman Arandi Sensory room Touch screens

Regional

10 great project management tools for startups

For a startup, nothing is more important than making sure everyone on the team is on the right track. As you grow you want to have the...

ProofHub Asana Kanban Tool

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