Regional Top 10 exits of 2015 Exits here, and here, and here. (Image via Wamda) MENA finished the year with a bang when it came to exits, as after ten well-earned deals... Maya Rahal • 30 December, 2015 2015 Roundup Roundup
Regional MENA's year of money: 10 notable rounds of 2015 A big year for MENA startups. (Image via Wamda) 2015 was a rich one in terms of startup investment rounds. We’ve witnessed two $100 m... Maya Rahal • 29 December, 2015 2015 Roundup Deals Roundup
Regional GIST Tech-I Competition application deadline Since 2011, innovators from around the globe have showcased their science and technology ventures to the world through the GIST Tech-I ... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 GIST silicon valley
Regional 8 MENA ecommerce predictions for 2016 This is an edited crosspost with LinkedIn. What a year it’s been for ecommerce in the Middle East. Launches of dozens of new startups; the ... Mo Ali Yusuf • 28 December, 2015 Uberization Mo Ali Yusuf Opinion
Regional MENA's social media strongholds [Infographic] Social media has a huge influence on business in the Middle East, be it as a marketing tool or a company platform through which... Rachel Williamson • 27 December, 2015 google plus snapchat Payfort
Regional What judges look for in pitches Judging at the Seedstars Beirut event in November in UK Lebanon Tech Hub. (Image via Maysaa Ajjan) We already covered the exciting... Maysaa Ajjan • 23 December, 2015 pitches judging Seedstars World
Regional Yahoo! closes but Maktoob’s legacy continues This article is a crosspost with The Black Iris. A few days ago, Yahoo!, which bought Jordanian internet startup Maktoob in 2009,... Samih Toukan • 23 December, 2015 takeover Maktoob Jordan
Regional Capitalizing on ecommerce: lessons from RiseUp Ecommerce in MENA is a hot industry as it becomes ever easier to launch an online shop, and with speculation growing that it could be the... Ahmed Gabr • 22 December, 2015 Innovety rise up summit zoomal
Regional 9th World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi Now in it’s 9th year, The World Future Energy Summit has proven to be the leading forum for MENA's energy, renewables and sustainability pr... Wamda • 17 December, 2015 January energy sustainability World future energy summit
Regional Harnessing big data for business decision making [Opinion] It isn't enough to collect data. Making sense of it is vital to the survival of organizations large and small. (Image... Johnny Matta • 17 December, 2015 data analysis big data Analytics
Regional Egypt’s Noongam wins top prize at The Entrepreneur Day Egyptian comic book publishers, Noongam, have snagged the biggest prize at DSOA’s The Entrepreneur Day with their platform Magnoon. Founder ... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 December, 2015 Mea 360 Just Mop Guiddoo World
Regional PayFort releases two new tools for ecommerce startups Omar Soudodi during Mix N'Mentor Dubai in December 2015. (Image via Wamda) PayFort announced December 15 the release of two new... Maya Rahal • 17 December, 2015 The FORT START Payfort
Regional How credit card processing works What goes on when you click that 'buy' button? (Image via Papdan.com) Credit cards are everywhere these days, but few people know what... Yazin Alirhayim • 14 December, 2015 White Payments Payfort credit cards
Regional Megatrends in MENA: the rise of entrepreneurship [Infographic] Entrepreneurship has finally attained global megatrend status, according to EY, but MENA's founders knew that long... Rachel Williamson • 13 December, 2015 EY megatrend entrepreneurship
Regional Lift-off: planning your exit strategy Investment activity is slowly heating up in Egypt and as a result entrepreneurs, especially those looking to raise funding, need to start... Eman Mostafa • 10 December, 2015 oteena Egypt rise up summit
Regional 500 Startups announces $30M MENA fund Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups announced this week their $30 million fund for MENA startups. The fund, aptly... Lucy Knight • 09 December, 2015 Dave McClure Hasan Haider 500 startups
Regional The role of the term sheet in VC transactions The term sheet, not binding but crucial. (Image via Exceleratelabs) The negotiation of a venture capital transaction between a... Rita Khoriaty • 08 December, 2015 term sheets startups Venture Capital
Regional Is COD still the only way for ecommerce? As the ecommerce market in MENA continues to grow by more than 40 percent annually, so does the urge to challenge the dominance of cash on... Maysaa Ajjan • 02 December, 2015 JadoPado online payment MENA
Regional Lebanese entrepreneurs excel at Harvard Arab Weekend Competition The WhiteLab team receiving the first prize. (Images via Harvard Arab Weekend) Ten MENA-focused entrepreneurs pitched their startups... Maya Rahal • 01 December, 2015 MoviePigs Slighter WhiteLab
Regional Soraya Salti: Celebration of life Soraya Salti. (Image via Skoll.org) "Passionate, energetic, humble, selfless, happy, positive." These are some of the few words people use... Wamda • 30 November, 2015 soraya salti Injaz al Arab
Regional Skinnovation: experiencing entrepreneurship on skis Skinnovation is the first entrepreneurship festival on skis. Taking place in the Alp city of Innsbruck, the event leverages... Wamda • 30 November, 2015 Alps Ski Skinnovation
Regional Megatrends in MENA: the digital future [Infographic] The 'digital future', described by EY as one of its megatrends, is upon us and rapidly changing how people live, eat... Rachel Williamson • 29 November, 2015 EY mobile internet Winex
Regional Beirut's first hackathon for women breaks stereotypes MENA's future developers pause for a photo at the She Develops hackathon. (Images via Karim Shehab) A lot has been said about the... Ayman Farhat • 26 November, 2015 android developers She Develops app developers
Regional 4YFN Mobile World Congress Startup event The highlight of the 4YFN program, organized by Mobile World Capital Barcelona and GSMA, the 2016 Mobile World Congress is the world’s larg... Wamda • 26 November, 2015 February Mobile World Congress 4FYN