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U.A.E

What the UAE’s new insolvency framework means for entrepreneurs

In 2009, it took a MENA company 3.5 years on average to go through the insolvency process, with a value erosion rate of 14 percent. In...

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U.A.E

How these twins made conservative fashion trendier

When twin sisters Rawan and Suzan Alsadi began wearing the hijab, they realized that the market does not cater to their fashion needs....

uae Rozan Designs Fashion

U.A.E

Fintech Hive at DIFC launched inaugural accelerator program

Fintech Hive at DIFC announced today the commencement its inaugural accelerator program. The program features 11...

uae Fintech Hive at DIFC Fintech

U.A.E

Pitch@Palace UAE

Pitch@Palace creates a global platform for entrepreneurs to seek new markets and find new partners and investors, building prosperity and...

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U.A.E

Sharjah calls on entrepreneurs to participate in the Sheraa Accelerator program

The second edition of Sheraa's accelerator program is now accepting UAE and international entrepreneurs applications for its second...

Sheraa Sheraa Accelerator program sharjah

Bahrain

Seedstars GCC

Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1...

GCC Gulf seedstars

U.A.E

When an investment expert gets on board

Careem, the leading ride-hailing service in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today the appointment of Zach Finkelstein as vice...

careem Zach Finkelstein Lumia Capital

U.A.E

Gulf Customer and Digital Experience Awards

The Gulf Customer Experience Awards aim to recognise great customer, digital, and employee experience across the region. The award...

Awards CX UX

U.A.E

Turning waste to fuel: How one company is reducing the UAE’s carbon footprint

Karl Feilder, chairman and CEO of The Neutral Group (TNG), a cleantech company, sold his first company to Microsoft in 1995. Over the next...

Karl Feilder Carbon footprint biodiesel

U.A.E

GITEX Future Stars

GITEX Future Stars has selected Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa, as its knowledge partner...

GITEX GitexFutureStars Technology

Regional

GITEX and Wamda partner to promote collaborative entrepreneurship in MENA

GITEX Future Stars has selected Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa, as its knowledge partner...

GITEX wamda Dubai World Trade Centre

U.A.E

startAD Venture Launchpad: Fintech Edition

From September 5 - 14, 2017, startAD will be running Venture Launchpad : Fintech Edition, a 10-day program aimed at...

startAD Fintech program

Jordan

How this chatbot is facilitating food ordering

At some point in 2014, Mark Zuckerberg was disliked by many. Forcing all Facebook app users to migrate to a separate chatting app...

Eila Mindhub Cafe chatbot

U.A.E

The app that ‘Maidme’ clean my house

On-demand has made its way through almost all industries, and home cleaning is no exception, with everyone from entrepreneurs to major...

uae Maidme House cleaning

U.A.E

This is why Dubai’s homegrown app industry is booming [Opinion]

The global increase in the number of smartphone users is a phenomenon very much in evidence in the Middle East, especially in the United...

uae Dubai Homegrown apps

U.A.E

When tech tackles the multi-billion beauty industry

Before founding Shedul, a free booking platform for hair salons and spas, New Zealand natives William Zeqiri and Nick Miller, were on...

Shedul SAAS Beauty and Wellness

Bahrain

Tackling the region’s growing problem, diabetes

For years, Hussain Albar watched his mother suffer from diabetes. Each day, she would prick herself several times in order to log in a...

Healthcare Diabetes uae

U.A.E

Short term thinking: fertile grounds for MENA’s Airbnb-inspired startups

If not a turnkey development, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s MoU with Airbnb in May 2016 was proof of the...

uae Airbnb

U.A.E

When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast]

From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to...

Government Sheraa 1776

U.A.E

What I know about AI: Damu Winston

Ever since he first saw Star Trek as a child Damu Winston has had a lifelong fascination with futuristic technology. The founder and...

What I Know AI WIK

U.A.E

Waiting for change: the UAE’s art world

The UAE’s art world has experienced a remarkable evolution in the past few years, with events like Art Dubai, Sikka Art Fair and...

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U.A.E

Emirati fund wants to create next Google or Tesla

Sandooq Al Watan, a national initiative launched in April 2016 by prominent Emirati businessmen to support research projects, has announced...

uae tesla Google

Regional

Techstars and GINCO launch an accelerator program in Dubai

Techstars in partnership with GINCO has announced the launch of a new accelerator program in Dubai. Applications will open in July of 2017...

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U.A.E

Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge and Awards 2017 [Call for registration]

The annual Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge and Awards (EFICA) returns in 2017 for the 5th time to inspire and assist initiatives that...

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