Wamda

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Sleek smoke alarm chirps its way to Dubai (and funding)

An elderly woman using a gas stove to heat her home right after Hurricane Katrina sounds like a recipe for disaster. But in the aftermath...

birdi smartlivingcity dubai

U.A.E

TechForum Dubai: how will wearables impact our daily lives?

Organizers of the 16th TechForum, held on September 16 at Dubai Silicon Oasis in partnership with the Emirati telecom Etisalat,...

Dubai Silicon Oasis Techforum Wearable devices

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Indian advertising company scaling to MENA on strength of $27M round

When Chetan Kulkarni, CEO of Vizury, visited Dubai last month, it wasn’t to check out the Burj Khalifa or hit the malls. Founded in D...

U.A.E

Could AbsoluteGeeks.com be the region’s next big tech site?

What do you get if you combine three Dubai-based technology lovers, a firm friendship, and the omnipresent World Wide Web? As it turns...

absolutegeeks.com

U.A.E

5 components of a smart ecosystem, from SmartLivingCity Dubai

“Dubai is a transit city, a hub for people from all around the world and from all backgrounds.” With these words Kamran Saddique, pre...

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Middle East kids fashion marketplace off to a strong start

E-commerce has proved once again to be a promising industry for entrepreneurs in the Arab region. After witnessing the rise of many online...

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Can this Dubai startup revolutionize market research through crowdsourcing?

Late last year, against the backdrop of Dubai’s gilded markets, Karim Aly sold his share of Ecobility, the startup he’d...

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U.A.E

Cary! off to a rollicking start on Eureeca; signals an increasingly complex UAE used car market

UPDATE: As of April 17, 2014, Cary! has met its Eureeca goal, having raised $103,400 on the crowdinvestment platform. Eureeca investors...

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Can Dubai franchise Mandilicious be the next Just Falafel?

Some say that in the Middle Ages, the earliest franchises were born when political leaders began to designate privileges to citizens,...

Team building Franchising Tips

U.A.E

Souqalmal.com secures $1.2M from Hummingbird to expand content, mobile site

Souqalmal.com, the Dubai-based financial comparison site led by Ambareen Musa, is set for a quantum leap, after securing $1.2 million...

Souqalmal.com Investment

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How e-commerce stores are undercutting offline retailers in the UAE [Infographic]

Lower prices are one of the major factors that encourage consumers to shop online, according to a new infographic by price comparison site...

PayPal Infographic E-commerce

U.A.E

The story of Yahoo's acquisition of Maktoob [Case Study]

This is the fourth post in our case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case...

case study Acquisitions

U.A.E

A look at the winners of the 2013 Gulf Business Industry Awards

Gulf Business, a leading news portal in the Middle East, hosted their annual Gulf Business Industry Awards last night,...

Free zones Gulf Business Industry Awards Awards

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What’s next for Glowork after its $16 million acquisition by SAS Holding

Glowork, the Saudi platform designed to connect women to jobs, has been acquired by SAS Holding, which invested 60 million SAR (US $16...

Acquisitions Job Recruitment Women

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Do consultants make good entrepreneurs? Advice from a founder in Dubai

Lately, it seems that more and more entrepreneurs have made the leap into starting businesses after a few years in consulting. Bana Shomali...

Consulting E-commerce

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Yougotagift launches in the Middle East

In January, Swedish social gifting app Wrapp reached one million users in 14 months, accruing users faster than Pinterest, Twitter,...

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Can Indian Review Site Zomato Satisfy the Gulf?

India's market of over 1 billion has been enough to sustain most of its tech startups, including success story FlipKart, the online book...

f&b Reviews Expansion

U.A.E

Middle East SME Forum 2011

The Middle East SME Forum is happening on the 3rd and 4th of October at the Park Rotana in Abu Dhabi. Starting up a business, go...

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