Regional Why should you be excited about blockchain? [Opinion] Over the past few years, blockchain technology has moved from the fringes to something that can have real impact on all parts of our lives.... Ahmad Sufian Bayram • 12 January, 2017
Regional AUB Stanford Women in Data Science Conference In a joint effort between the American University of Beirut and Stanford Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering at... Wamda • 11 January, 2017 Data data analytics data science
Algeria Hate speech to dialogue: Munathara reframes online debate Social media is often depicted as a game changer for democracy and freedom of speech, but by no means has it contributed to healthy... Tala El Issa • 09 January, 2017 Munathara Debate Belabbes Benkredda
Regional Can democracy stand a better chance with civic tech? “The region’s tech startups may not be setting up tents in public squares or painting their messages on street walls but they... Tala El Issa • 08 January, 2017 Civic tech E-government Government
Regional Learn before you sign: the 3 parts of a term sheet [Opinion] This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait Perhaps the most important tool in the VC’s arsenal, especially when it comes... Mussaad M. Al-Razouki • 05 January, 2017 Know your VC Contract liquidation
Regional 2016 was very generous to MENA's startups #Wamda2016 People on the internet aren’t too sad to let go of 2016. Memes surrounding the US presidential elections, comedy sketches on the... Teeb Assaf • 04 January, 2017 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Regional New startups on the block: January Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. German Medical Reference... Lucy Knight • 04 January, 2017 new startups real esate Healthcare
Regional Middle East youth unemployment: can startups help? This is an edited crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. A new study finds that perceptions of salaries and career prospects at startups are... Knowledge @Wharton • 03 January, 2017 WRL #Wamda2016 Access to Talent
Regional $815M+ invested in MENA startups in 2016 #Wamda2016 2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for... Tarek Faycal • 03 January, 2017 Wamda2016 Roundup investments
Regional Way to grow: 4 vital skills for 2017 [Opinion] With 2017 around the corner, it’s time to learn a new set of strategies, sharpen your skill-sets, and get ready for the challenges... Ehsan Jahandarpour • 29 December, 2016 Growth hacking white hat links content marketing
Regional Startup Watch: why cats like boxes, 2017 predictions, and the big trillion The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 29 December, 2016 Startup Watch 2017 predictions cats in boxes
Regional Tech drives MENA to a crossroad Fourteen years ago a group of Arab scholars drew a sobering picture of the Middle East: that it would need 140 years to just double its per... Jonas Feller • 28 December, 2016 Knowledge Economy undp AHDR
Regional Wamda’s best stories of 2016 2016 was the year of trying new things and testing some ideas on you, our readers. We brought in a weekly series we called Startup... Rachel Williamson • 27 December, 2016 Wamda2016 shezlong sympaticus
Regional Entrepreneurship could be worth $700B for MENA Every month, someone opines that MENA has a “relatively nascent” startup ecosystem, while others spot the “next Silicon... Jonas Feller • 27 December, 2016 Wamda Research Lab WRL policies
Regional 6 WRL reports in 2016 to highlight ecosystem opportunities #Wamda2016 This year was an interesting one, not just from a geopolitical angle, but also a technological one that saw some great advancements, not... Tarek Faycal • 26 December, 2016 Wamda2016 Healthcare Cleantech
Regional 30k people were at MENA’s top 3 startup events in 2016 #Wamda2016 The startupper calendar gets busier every year. In 2016 there have been more than 200 events related to entrepreneurship, startups,... Edoardo Giorgetti • 25 December, 2016 Wamda2016 Roundup Ecosystem
Regional Social entrepreneurship in MENA: always the bridesmaid, never the bride [Opinion] You go up to the stage to pitch a social enterprise with the hope that tomorrow is better than today. You hit all the right spots:... Ola Aboukhsaiwan • 22 December, 2016 Social Entrepreneurship social impact Build Palestine
Regional What's happening to innovation in the GCC? #Wamda2016 Stagnant oil prices mean the GCC’s economic situation today does not look rosy, and the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) shows the... Julia Eberhard • 20 December, 2016 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Regional 15+ MENA accelerators launched in 2016 #Wamda2016 Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their... Edoardo Giorgetti • 19 December, 2016 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Regional Investing in MENA’s emerging market [WamdaTV] Foreigners looking to establish businesses in MENA’s emerging market not only need to cope with local business regulations and... Dana Ballout • 12 December, 2016 will hutson LMTD uae
Regional Founders depression: The dark side of the startup hype in MENA Sitting at a startup accelerator program aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs in Jordan, Ala’a Suleiman, cofounder and CEO of... Maisa Khudair • 11 December, 2016 Founders depression mental health Jordan
Regional Rebranding? 12 steps to doing the tech right [Opinion] After closing a $3 million funding round in September our online home services marketplace Movesouq rebranded to Servicemarket. The... Bana Shomali • 08 December, 2016 ServiceMarket movesouq uae
Regional Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic] In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs... Teeb Assaf - Julia Eberhard • 06 December, 2016 MEMakersGE WRL Cleantech
Regional New startups on the block: December Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to... Lucy Knight • 06 December, 2016 new startups Transport Healthcare