Exclusive Interview: Souq Confirms New Investment from Naspers and Tiger Global After rumors continued to circulate over the past couple of weeks, Souq.com has today confirmed that it is announcing a new round of... Nina Curley • 29 October, 2012 E-commerce Investment
Crowdfunding Platform Yomken Makes Launching Products Easy in Egypt While concern in Egypt rises over courting investment and international partnerships intended to improve Egypt’s economy, one initiative h... Shaimaa El Nazer • 29 October, 2012 Crowdfunding Egypt
Kenya Takes Center Stage For African Innovation Starting today, hundreds of investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and techies are assembling to pack the halls of Nairobi’s K... Jonathan Kalan • 25 October, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation Pitching
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 21-25 In all of our articles about startups, it is obvious that mentorship (and finding the right mentors) is at the core of a successful... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Angel Investment CoE Cards Conferences
Entrepreneurs of Arabia Helps Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari Founders Connect to Funding For entrepreneurs from the Gulf who aren't sure where to look for funding, Entrepreneurs of Arabia launched this year to focus exclusively... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Ecosystem Ideas Investment
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 ... Glen Dalakian II • 25 October, 2012 Mentorship Mix n Mentor Pic of the Week
Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ... Nina Curley • 24 October, 2012 Fashion Food & Beverage Investment
El Mashrou3: The First Reality TV Show For Entrepreneurs In Egypt Is Casting Now In 2013, the Arab world will witness its second major reality TV show for entrepreneurs in Egypt: El Mashrou3, announcing its casting ... Maya Rahal • 24 October, 2012 Competitions Egypt Social Entrepreneurship
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... Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion
Souq Fashion Launches to Boost High-End Online Retail in the Arab World Middle East fashionistas rejoice! The launch of Souq Fashion in Dubai last week not only means more trendy brands hanging in our... Rania Habib • 23 October, 2012 E-commerce Fashion
Meet the Jordanian Company that Might Disrupt Global Game Development For those of us who aren’t game developers, launching a disruptive middleware platform, as Jordanian company Mixed Dimensions (MXD) did t... Nina Curley • 23 October, 2012 Design Developers Gaming
Wamda Mix N' Mentor Events in Amman, Beirut, and Dubai After the success of Wamda's CoE E-Commerce event in June, Wamda is now hosting three mentorship events in three cities! If you came to CoE ... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 Accelerators
5 Tips for Winning Business as a Software Services Startup When you are a software services startup, business development is your lifeblood. In a country like Pakistan, where the development of... Jazib Zahir • 22 October, 2012 Negotiation Software Marketing
User Experience vs. Usability: How Can Startups Enhance Their Brand? When it comes to user experience and usability, both of these terms are still very new to this market, so it’s not surprising that people s... Amol Kadam • 22 October, 2012 Digital Marketing Ecosystem Marketing
10 Startups in the Arab World that Parents Will Love This week we highlight 10 startups that parents (and their children) will love. From education to clothing, social communities to gadgets,... Glen Dalakian II • 22 October, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Education
Jordan’s Wheels Express Closes Despite Steady Customers: Did it Scale Too Quickly? In May 2011, Wheels Express was a rising star in Jordan. It graduated from Oasis500 and was one of the first companies to secure... Nina Curley • 22 October, 2012 Expansion Failure Oasis500
Hyperlocal Social Network Nassya Brings Cairo's Neighborhoods Online In old Egyptian movies, women used to gossip on their balcony with their neighbors throughout the morning. Today, the same scene takes... Hanan Solayman • 21 October, 2012 Egypt Social Networks
Vodafone Ventures Egypt Announces Investment in Eshtery, Ogra, and GyroLabs After sponsoring and participating in the Euromoney conference in Egypt earlier this month, Vodafone Ventures Egypt has announced... Nina Curley • 21 October, 2012 Accelerators Investment Mobile
GlamBox: Beauty Product E-Commerce for the Arab World To tackle the beauty e-commerce space, four young entrepreneurs based in the UAE have self-funded and launched GlamBox, a beauty hub... Maya Rahal • 21 October, 2012 E-commerce Women
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... Omar Aysha • 21 October, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 14-18 This week, our Weekly Wrap-Up features posts ripe in e-commerce information. Learn from others' experience is an especially sound piece of... Wamda • 18 October, 2012 Angel Investment Animation Arabic Content
Social Entrepreneurship vs. Social Activism: What is the Difference? "Social Entrepreneur" and "Social Activist": these are two terms that are being used often lately given the recent revolutions (in which... Kamel Al-Asmar • 18 October, 2012 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Do Your Own Due Diligence [Pic of the Week] You have an exciting startup idea.You feel ready to jump into the entrepreneurial waters. You are aware of the risks you are taking. You k... Maya Rahal • 18 October, 2012 Pic of the Week CoE Cards
Jamalon Hits 9 Million Books: Can It Crack the Saudi Market? This week, Jamalon announced that its site now offers over 9 million unique Arabic and English books for sale. The “24-7 Online Book Fair f... Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012 Book Reviews E-commerce Ecosystem