Wamda

U.A.E

In conversation with Dana Baki of LUNCH:ON

LUNCH:ON partners with restaurants to offer office workers a selection of curated meals at discounted prices. It was founded by Mohammad Al...

Lunch:On food tech Entrepreneur

Regional

Game of hubs: The battle for the Middle East's startup capital

For several years, Dubai, with its strategic location and stability, has been able to establish itself as the hub for the private sector...

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Egypt

In conversation with Sami Al Ahmad of Marj3

For Sami Al Ahmad, applying to study abroad and finding a scholarship was a lengthy and tedious process when the Syrian national was...

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Egypt

Creating a startup ecosystem in Upper Egypt

Some 500 kilometres south of Cairo, entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt are attempting to emulate the capital’s thriving startup scene....

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Egypt

Pivots and failures: The Wasla Browser story

About nine out of every 10 startups in the Middle East fail, yet failure remains to be viewed with disdain. But with each failure comes an...

Failure failures entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi offers startups Dh535 million through new hub

Abu Dhabi will be investing Dh535 million in startups as part of a new entrepreneurship space called Hub71 launched in partnership with...

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Kuwait

In conversation with Abdullah Boodai of Kuwait's Snapbook

Snapbook is a Kuwaiti startup that began as a photo-printing service. Today, it likes to describe itself as a gifting service, offering...

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Morocco

In conversation with Niama El Bassunie of Morocco's WaystoCap

WaystoCap is a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace that enables companies in Africa to import and export goods. The platform...

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Sudan

In conversation with Mohamed Elzakey of Sudan's Tirhal

Sudan’s startup ecosystem is seldom highlighted as one of opportunity due the country’s weak economy, high level of inflation...

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Regional

Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider

Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical...

Expansion growth Mentorship

U.A.E

In conversation with Sky Kurtz of the UAE's Pure Harvest

Pure Harvest Smart Farms is one of the first hydroponic farms in the Middle East region, growing tomatoes in a sensor-filled greenhouse. At...

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Iraq

Iraqis turn to entrepreneurship as corruption hinders economy

Iraq has become more synonymous with war and corruption than entrepreneurship, but things are slowly changing as more people seek...

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Regional

In conversation with Ola Doudin of the UAE's BitOasis

Ola Doudin co-founded BitOasis, the Middle East’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2015. Its platform enables users to buy and...

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Egypt

Egypt is building the region's first GEN hub

Egypt will host the region’s first Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) hub, a physical space designed for the exchange of knowledge...

Innovation Coworking Spaces

U.A.E

Free calls to nowhere, how Skype ban hurts startups in the UAE

Launching a startup isn’t for the anxious or easily deterred. There are myriad worries, from finding investors and customers to...

Skype startup

Kuwait

Arzan VC announces a pre-seed funding platform

In an effort to help new entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground, Kuwait’s Arzan VC recently announced plans to launch a...

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Saudi Arabia

Making grocery deliveries is hard on Saudi startups

Plenty of Saudi startups are trying to enter the online grocery shopping and delivery market, but they face many diverse...

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Saudi Arabia

Uxbert proves startups can make it in Saudi Arabia

The UAE is considered one of the most important startup hubs in the region. Yet the Saudi Nadeem Bakhsh decided to move his user experience...

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Kuwait

Accelerating entrepreneurship in Kuwait: small yet steady steps

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Although entrepreneurial ecosystems are not created overnight, Kuwait is on its way to...

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Lebanon

Agri-logistics wins Lebanon's first agritech hackathon

A logistics idea called Sou2 Baladi won Lebanon’s first agritech hackathon on Sunday, taking home $3,000 and a place in the new...

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U.A.E

Going postal in Dubai, finally

When Mohamed Al Araimi and Bello Abubakar built a grocery delivery startup they weren’t expecting it to create the backdrop for their...

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U.A.E

Integreat Center serves Dubai's special needs youth

Millions of disabled people in the Middle East face exclusion, and almost certainly discrimination. A survey conducted by Dubai’s...

Integreat Center social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship

Global

You created a store within a marketplace. Now what? [Opinion]

A very common approach for brands and retailers that want to start selling online is to set up a ‘shop-in-shop’, or a branded...

ecommerce marketplace Souq.com

U.A.E

Human economics: Sharjah’s homegrown approach to becoming a startup hub

Sharjah is in debt, so it’s lucky they’re well on their way to diversifying the economy away from big corporations. In...

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