Wamda

U.A.E

From mortgages to Nancy Ajram, one man makes his digital mark on pop culture

Celebrity beta website Najem is three-months old and dedicated to the lifestyles of MENA's rich and famous. Think Buzzfeed with glamor....

Vinelab lebanon uae

U.A.E

Nice and slow: Ekar launches with the watchful blessing of UAE authorities

Earlier this year, UAE news outlets were abuzz with the launch of Udrive, a car rental app running on a pay-per-minute scheme. Clickbait...

uae ekar Transport

U.A.E

Wrappup closes $800K investment round

Wrappup, an app that solves time wasting meetings by recording and flagging the important moments, has closed a seed round of...

Wrappup BECO Capital Investment

U.A.E

Movesouq closes $3M round

Home services marketplace Movesouq has closed a funding round of $3 million. The round was led by Addventure, an international VC out of...

movesouq Addventure home services

U.A.E

Itworx Education glocalizes e-learning in EMEA and beyond

In 2003 Itworx Education was officially established as a division of its much older parent company, Cairo-based IT service...

itworx education uae EdTech

$A fractal view of event technology$

U.A.E

A fractal view of event technology

Fractal Systems is a Dubai based company loading up exhibitions, airports, and event venues with samplings of holograms, drones, sliding...

MEMakersGE fractel robotics

U.A.E

[Exclusive Discount] Innovation Live! Summit

The ‘Innovation Live! Summit’ is anticipated to be one of the Middle East’s most dynamic B2B and B2G innovation summits....

Dubai Innovation b2b

U.A.E

World Future Energy Summit 2017

The ‘World Future Energy Summit 2017’ (WFES) will be taking place from 16-19 January, 2017 at Abu Dhabi National...

Sustainability uae energy

U.A.E

Expo 2020 Dubai allocates over $1.36 billion of its spend to SMEs

Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will dedicate 20 percent of its total direct and indirect spend, to local and international...

Expo 2020 Dubai

U.A.E

MENA gets aviation incubator Intelak

The UAE launched its first aviation-oriented incubator today for entrepreneurs wanting to disrupt the travel sector. Emirates Group, in...

Intelak MEMakersGE Incubator

U.A.E

Attracting foreign investment with changing legislation, UAE's bankruptcy law

The UAE has approved a draft law on bankruptcy, further cementing its place as a regional hub for startups. In a tweet on Sunday,...

bankruptcy uae

U.A.E

Facebook for Developers Partner Workshop - Dubai

You are invited to attend an invite-only full day workshop from Facebook on Monday September 29 in Dubai, designed for partners. During the...

Facebook Workshop Developing

U.A.E

Redefining cities, the human touch

Marwa al-Sabouni, an architect from Homs, said in her book The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria, that “the...

MIT Media Lab uae urban planning

U.A.E

Mumzworld launches Arabic app

Parenting ecommerce site Mumzworld has launched an Arabic app, a move they say is a first in the Middle East. The app includes more than...

Mumzworld ecommerce

U.A.E

From finance to food tech: UAE's Chefxchange

For most millennials, the art of wining and dining guests at home is increasingly dwindling in the face of a rising on-demand culture that...

lebanon uae food tech

U.A.E

All work, all play: the future of tech-powered education in the UAE

For many, modern day classrooms look nothing short of an overreaching sci-fi movie scene: children as young as eight talking code, gamified...

GEMS uae itworx education

U.A.E

Refining the search for higher education, Schoolapply

To better help those looking for university and college courses around the world Schoolapply, a Switzerland-born ed-tech startup, is...

schoolapply uae

U.A.E

Eureeca crowdfunds $400K for itself

Crowdfunding platform Eureeca has announced today they have raised $400,000 on their platform for themselves. Eureeca closed the...

eureeca uae

U.A.E

Astrolabs: diversifying innovation in Dubai [Q&A]

This is an edited crosspost from Knowledge@Wharton. Muhammed Mekki is well equipped for his mission to promote a robust startup culture...

Astrolabs Google Dubai

U.A.E

‘Innovation 4 Impact’ Pitch Competition

The second edition of the Innovation 4 Impact Competition will take centre-stage at the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 (GIES 2016) to...

Innovation Pitch Competition Dubai

U.A.E

Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh

Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash...

Kharabeesh Wamda Capital Investment

U.A.E

Revealing the tracks of the MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai

Community Jameel and Wamda are hosting an MIT Media Lab multi-day workshop, bringing together different cultures, skills and expertise all...

Workshop community jameel Redefining Cities

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi, MENA’s fintech oasis?

Fintech has been the subject of significant interest from entrepreneurs and investors alike in the past few years, and this interest shows...

abu dhabi global market fintech factory 1864 accelerator

U.A.E

Turn8 announces new $60M VC fund

UAE-based accelerator and investor Turn8 launched a $60 million venture capital fund on Sunday for technology innovation. This new fund...

turn8-accelerator-fund-announcement

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