Wamda

TEDxTanta Delivers Energy and Passion

As a Cairean I tend to think there’s little of interest in Egypt outside Cairo, and maybe Alexandria. So I was pleased to have my p...

Ecosystem Innovation Social Entrepreneurship

Yahoo! Acquires a License to Yamli’s Technologies

Today marks an important milestone in the life of popular Arabic language startup Yamli, as Yahoo! announces its acquisition of a license...

Innovation

Striving for Funding: Confessions from Dubai's CareZone

Editor’s note (NC): Sometimes a good idea does not find funding in an appropriate time frame. It could be a failure of execution, o...

Investment

Middle East Social Entrepreneurship Faces Challenges, but No Shortage of Volunteers

The Arab Spring brought tumult to the Middle East, but the demonstrations have also ushered in new aspects to civil life in Arab society....

Social Entrepreneurship

Tech Entrepreneurs Prepare for a New Egypt

Sometimes you attend an event expecting one thing, but end up gaining insight into something completely different. Or at least in something...

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities

How To Prepare for CoE E-Commerce Day 1: Mentorship And Unconference Sessions

Get ready for Day 1 of CoE, where you will experience a unique, attendee-driven agenda.1. First we will have “Lunch with Mentors.”During the...

CoE E-Commerce Conferences COE

Beirut's The Dream Matcher Demonstrates the Value of a Niche Social Network

I was recently invited to a second dream matching event in Beirut by The Dream Matcher, an ambitious project that aims to improve the p...

Social Networks

Speed Mentoring in Cairo: A Step Towards a Mentorship Framework?

Finding a business mentor is a lot like finding a date. Physical attractiveness is important for dates, professional attractiveness for...

Conferences

Maroc Annonces: Pioneering Online Classified Ads in Morocco

Created 12 years ago, by founder Tadjne Filali, Maroc Annonces was the first online classified ads company in Morocco. Once a pioneer and...

E-commerce

Wamda Announces Partnership with Flat6Labs

During Flat6Lab’s Demo Day in Cairo, CEO Ramez Mohammed announced the accelerator’s partnership with fellow entrepreneurship hub Wamda. Wam...

Accelerators Investment

Turkish Gaming Entrepreneur Pivots into Mobile in MENA, Launching Bhalamir

The co-creator of one of Turkey's biggest web gaming platforms, Sanalika, has now launched a demo of his first iOS mobile game, Bhalamir,...

Gaming

Get Ready for CoE E-Commerce: Speakers and Program Announced

Get ready for CoE E-Commerce. Here's the breakdown: the first day will have a fully attendee-driven agenda. You'll get the chance to...

CoE E-Commerce COE

Arabic Medical Portal AlTibbi Launches Breakthrough Symptom Checker and Social Network

Arabic medical portal Altibbi.com has just launched two major improvements to its comprehensive diagnosis platform: the first Arab...

Social Media Endeavor Medical

Moroccan Entrepreneur Finds Opportunity in Web Hosting

Moroccan internet service Genious Communications has relaunched this week, bringing new cloud-based services to Morocco, and soon, the Arab...

tasmeemME Continues Palestinian Museum Logo Design Competition

Update: the deadline has now been extended to May 31st! Submit now. It’s probably been a minute since you’ve heard from creative community ...

Design Digital Media

Wharton's First Innovation Tournament in the Middle East: A Competition of Ideas, and a Comparison of Challenges

[Meet all the Karmsolar team in a Wamda recorded quick interview, and learn more about the finalists here] Ahmed Zahran couldn't have been...

Environment

Creating a Culture Shift in Cairo

Fill a room with equal numbers of people from the arts, software developers, NGO volunteers, and business professionals. Now sprinkle some ...

Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation

Meet the Teams that Pitched at Cairo Culture Shift

The British Council Culture Shift event in Cairo this month brought together an interesting mix of teams and ideas: Competing ...

Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation

Egyptian Company KarmSolar Wins HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

The HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament, held this past Monday and Tuesday in Dubai, challenged entrepreneurs to produce innovative...

Green Energy Innovation Environment

Moroccan Site Asnad Offers Online Market for Arabic Digital Content

Those looking to become creative entrepreneurs have a new avenue for monetizing their products, with the launch of e-commerce...

E-commerce

Woopra's New Interface Assists Quick Decision-Making

Web analytics platform Woopra, which launched a sleek iPhone and iPad interface this fall, has updated their web app dashboard as well,...

Analytics

M&A's Overlooked Pitfall: The False Negative

Plenty of merger deals should never happen: Buyers are too often attracted to "false positives" in targets that are overvalued. Less...

Acquisitions

Student-Powered Startup Education in Egypt

What do cupcakes, touch technology, and venture capitalists have in common? In truth not much, unless we’re about talking s...

Conferences

At Dubai Forum, Arab Female Entrepreneurs Are Urged to Break from Traditional Choices

There are a number of cultural challenges facing women in the Middle East who want to become entrepreneurs, but those belonging to the...

Conferences

Thought Leadership

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