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Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt

Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a...

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

VIP-Only.ma Aims to Own Flash Sales in North Africa

If you thought MarkaVIP and Sukar were the only major flash sales site in the region, think again- others are cropping up to carve out...

E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion

Kuwaiti Startup Yabila! Compiles Local Deals for MENA Consumers

Yabila! is a mobile advertising platform serving as a daily guide for the latest offers, promotions, and new arrivals in MENA...

Advertising Daily Deals Digital Advertising

Adnan Haque and Mahmoud Fouz of Rocket Internet, Mizado at CoE E-Commerce

At our June CoE E-Commerce Event, Adnan Haque, Managing Director of Mizado and Mahmoud Fouz, Managing Director of Marketing at Mizado, a...

COE CoE E-Commerce E-commerce

Mentorship is Essential [Pic of the Week]

“I can do it alone,” is a common excuse for entrepreneurs who have a great idea but don’t want to tell too many people about it. But doing ...

Mentorship Mix n Mentor Pic of the Week

Emokhalfa Takes on Cairo’s Traffic with New Violation Reporting App

Fixing Cairo’s traffic problems is not going to happen overnight. But new startup Emokhalfa is taking the problem into their own hands. It c...

Crowdsourcing Egypt Government

Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program

Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’. Launched in...

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

Animation Studio Curl Stone Launches Jordanian Superhero Show, with Regional Support

Curl Stone Studios is gaining momentum after launching new superhero series Nashmi Man, and participating in...

Accelerators Endeavor

5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator

Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him...

Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt

Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition

“Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y...

Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem

Wamdat Inspire Talk, CoE E-Commerce: Roy Zakka of Ubanquity Systems [Wamda TV]

At our June event, CoE E-Commerce , CEO Roy Zakka of Ubanquity Systems offers several quick tips for startups to consider before their ...

Advice CoE E-Commerce Conferences

12 Tips for Optimizing SEO on Your Magento E-Commerce Site

This series by Mohannad Ghashim of ShopGo.me is part of our Demystifying E-Commerce series. It will explore various technical...

Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce SEO

Froot Encourages Joking, Reading on Mobiles in the Arab World

In Saudi Arabia, where smartphone penetration has reached 60% according to Google, pivoting into the mobile app market seems a...

Mobile Apps Mobile

The Cairo Angels Are Looking For a Few Good Startups

The Cairo Angels are here. No, it’s not a local remake of Charlie’s Angels (can you imagine), but a group of business angels based in Cairo ...

Angel Investment Investment

Cairo Workspace The District Celebrates Six Months of Success

Six months is usually too soon to celebrate a birthday, but things had been going so well for The District recently that celebrations were...

Accelerators Coworking Spaces

Meet New Beirut Workspace and Social Venture Hub AltCity

Entrepreneurs looking for a good casual workspace in Beirut can now turn to AltCity, which is opening its doors this August to become the...

Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding

SeedStartup Demo Day in Dubai

SeedStartup, Dubai-based international startup accelerator and seed fund, announced details of the Startup Demo Day event to be held at...

Investment

Community and Media Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE

Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an up-to-date,...

Where to Find Services in Dubai: Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE

Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for the UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an...

Regional

Where To Register Your Company: Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE

Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for the UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an...

Legal

Workspaces in Dubai: Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE

Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for the UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an...

Demystifying E-Commerce: Payment Gateways in the Arab World [Infographic]

For e-commerce startups looking to solve the issue of online payment, this infographic, created by e-commerce solution company ShopGo,...

Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce Payment Gateways

GameTako Launches Its Second Region-Wide Arabic Game Jam

GameTako announced, few days later, that it will be holding its second region-wide “Game Zanga” game development weekend and competition on ...

Gaming

Are You REDe to Break into E-Commerce?

While it's apparent in the region that payment gateways, cash-on-delivery, and international duties pose significant challenges to...

E-commerce

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