Regional Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region With the urge of knowing and sharing fintech capabilities and the way they impact the economy, The Middle East NXT Banking Summit,... Aisha Mohdhar • 05 October, 2017 banking Fintech startups
Regional SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2017 SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2017 is a full-day event where speakers and attendees get to benefit from the plenty of networking opportunities... Wamda • 03 October, 2017 Dubai sme future
Regional When startups create solutions to MENA’s underprivileged communities [Infographic] The daunting challenges that face underprivileged communities throughout the MENA region will continue to be a central issue for both the... Staff writer • 03 October, 2017 Humanitarian Aid startups refugess
Regional Evolve: Digital Transformation Forum Evolve Digital Transformation Forum, which aims to attract more than 300 C-level digital leaders from public and private sectors, will shed... Wamda • 02 October, 2017 Evolve digital MENA
Regional MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition 11th Edition [Call for applications] Apply today for the 11th edition of the MITEF Arab Startup Competition and take part in one of the biggest startup competitions in the... Wamda • 02 October, 2017 MITEF competition startup
Regional Altibbi raises $6.5M through MEVP, DASH Ventures, and other investors Altibbi Ltd., one of the Middle East’s largest digital health platforms, announced a new round of funding amounting to $6.5 million.... Staff writer • 02 October, 2017 AlTibbi MEVP DASH Ventures
Regional New startups on the block: October Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Suplift Saudi... Reine Farhat • 01 October, 2017 Startup List
Regional Tech startups are disrupting the service sector [Video] Press CC for Arabic subtitles. Entrepreneurs are closer to the trends, and are even setting some. They are also able to cater more... Staff writer • 28 September, 2017 Tourism Hotels Mobile
Regional Innovate For Refugees 2017 [Call for Applications] MITEF Enterprise Forum Pan Arab's Innovate for Refugees is designed to attract the best tech-driven solutions addressing the... Wamda • 28 September, 2017 refugees syria Innovate for Refugees
Regional Alabbar and MEVP launch $250M MENA tech-focused VC fund Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) announced today the launch of its third MENA venture capital fund – the Middle East Venture Fund... Staff writer • 27 September, 2017 Alabbar MEVP Walid Hanna
Regional 4th Future Agro Challenge (FAC) Global Championships The 4th Future Agro Challenge (FAC) Global Championships will take place in Istanbul, Turkey in April 2018 during the Global Agripreneurs... Wamda • 26 September, 2017 turkey Agriculture challenge
Regional Corporate VCs and VCs: Who wins the battle? In 2016, Intel Capital and Google Ventures were the most active corporate venture capital (CVC), according to a CB Insights report,... Reine Farhat • 24 September, 2017 corporate venture capital Venture Capital CER
Regional Alshaya gets on board in Noon Kuwait-based retail franchise operator MH Alshaya Co has acquired a strategic stake in Noon, the region’s new ecommerce platform,... Rana Freifer • 21 September, 2017 Alshaya Noon ecommerce
Regional She Entrepreneurs Program 2018 [Call for Applications] Between 8 September and 4 October 2017, you can apply to She Entrepreneurs and take your social business initiative to a whole new... Wamda • 20 September, 2017 Sweden She Entrepreneurs startup
Regional 19TH Global WIL Economic Forum The 19th Global WIL Economic Forum is bringing together up to 500 global business leaders, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, artists and... Wamda • 19 September, 2017 uae Women in Leadership WIL
Regional 6 steps to regulate a VC fund [Opinion] As an angel investor and venture capitalist, most of us actually transact in offshore jurisdictions when making investments due to better... Abdulaziz Al Loughani • 19 September, 2017 VC Regulations
Regional Arab Conference at Harvard 2017 The Arab Conference at Harvard is considered to be one of the largest Pan-Arab conferences in North America. This year it is aiming to... Wamda • 13 September, 2017 Harvard MENA startup
Regional GSMA Mobile 360 MENA GSMA Mobile 360 MENA is a two-day conference which identifies and addresses key challenges/opportunities for the mobile ecosystem... Wamda • 12 September, 2017 GSMA Mobile conference
Regional Gender discrimination in entrepreneurship: MENA women’s take This is the first of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and discrimination against women in tech... Vanessa Khalil • 12 September, 2017 Women empowerment gender discrimination women in tech
Regional Uber and Arabiaweather announced a strategic partnership The ride hailing app Uber announced a strategic partnership with Arabiaweather, a platform that provides weather products, services and... Staff writer • 12 September, 2017 ksa Saudi Arabia Jordan
Regional What I Know about blockchain in the MENA: Ernst & Young’s Grant Niven The global blockchain technology market was valued at $316 million in 2015 and is expected to reach $20 billion by the end of 2024. The... Rana Freifer • 12 September, 2017 Ernst & Young Grant Niven Bitcoin
Regional This is why MENA corporates should invest more in agriculture [Opinion] Recent reports providing data on investments in the food and beverage (F&B) sector indicate its increasing importance to the Middle... Rena Zuabi • 10 September, 2017 Agriculture oped Corporate investment
Regional Arabnet Kuwait 2017 Competitions [Call for applications] If you have an idea for a mobile app or a website and would like to turn it into product, then you should apply to the Ideathon competition... Wamda • 07 September, 2017 kuwait Arabnet competition
Regional Arabnet Kuwait 2017 ArabNet is flying to Kuwait on October 17-18 for the second time on a row. The 2-day conference particularly focusing on the Kuwaiti and... Wamda • 07 September, 2017 kuwait Arabnet tech