Regional ReserveOut announces aggressive expansion campaign ReserveOut, an online restaurant reservation platform announced plans for an aggressive geographical expansion in the Middle East and... Raed Khalil • 21 June, 2015 reservations Khalil Shadid ReserveOut
Regional 5 apps to help you stay focused this Ramadan Getting organized at the best of times is hard. All you need is some quiet....and an app. Your smartphone can be a powerful tool when it... Ahmed Soliman • 21 June, 2015 IFTTT Ramadan Legacy Habit List
Regional Can this Dubai startup improve Arabic content design? ShortPoint, a Dubai-based web and content-design startup that launched earlier this year, hopes to save content creators hours of coding by... Pamela Kesrouani • 18 June, 2015 Content Design CMS ShortPoint
Regional Wamda Capital announces the launch of its $75M regional growth stage venture fund Wamda Capital announced today the launch of its regional growth stage $75 million investment fund, Wamda MENA Ventures I. The Fund,... Wamda • 17 June, 2015 Mena Venture Investments Wamda Capital aramex
Regional Startupbootcamp Istanbul acceleration program application deadline Startupbootcamp Istanbul is a 3 month acceleration program aimed at startups from Turkey, Middle East, North Africa and CIS... Wamda • 15 June, 2015 startupbootcamp
Regional MENA innovators blow up a tech storm [Infographic] In February a powerful sandstorm swept up from the Sahara, engulfing Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan in a haze of dust. Wind speeds of up 60... Rachel Williamson • 15 June, 2015 wind turbines renewable energy
Regional A closer look at Azza Fahmy’s transformation from local, Egyptian-born jewelry designer to international luxury brand [Report] Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with Wamda and the American University in Cairo (AUC), on Azza Fahmy an Egypt born luxury... Raed Khalil • 14 June, 2015 jewelry Azza Fahmy american university of cairo
Regional Dubai's BitOasis seeks to introduce BitCoin as a solution for MENA financial services BitOasis hopes to address a number of regional financial and e-commerce issues with BitCoin (Images via BitOasis) Ola Doudin, a cofounder... Samuel Wendel • 14 June, 2015 E-commerce Bitcoin
Regional Arab Mobile Challenge (AMC) registration deadline The Arab Mobile Challenge 2015 (AMC) is a competition for entrepreneurs with ideas related to mobile. It is not restricted to people with... Wamda • 11 June, 2015 Global Mobile Challenge Arab Mobile Challenge
Regional Digital Arabic Content: an industry brief [WRL report] In the past few years, the MENA region has witnessed a rapid growth of internet and smartphone penetration - and these trends are projected... Lucy Knight • 10 June, 2015 Taghreedat DAC Digital Arabic Content
Regional Where are the gaps in the digital Arabic content sector? [Infographic] In the past several years, the MENA region has witnessed a rapid growth of internet and smartphone penetration - and these trends are... Lucy Knight • 10 June, 2015 Taghreedat DAC Digital Arabic Content
Regional Two startups in Palestinian refugee camp picking up where NGOs left off For years, the mention of “refugees” has drawn pitying donors and sympathetic volunteers, but rarely did it bring stern bosses... Tala El Issa • 09 June, 2015 Gaza Refugee Camp SEP Sitti Soap Company
Regional Online survey by the University of Wollongong in Dubai The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is conducting a survey aimed at and for entrepreneurs. This survey is done as part of a study... Wamda • 08 June, 2015 national research foundation University of Wollongong in Dubai
Regional What KinTrans' Mohammed Elwazer learned at SeedStars International KinTrans may not have won SeedStars 2015 competition in Geneva in February, but founder Mohammed Elwazer didn’t walk away empty h... Samantha Kaufman • 08 June, 2015 SeedStars International hearing impaired KinTrans
Regional Maqtoob takes its mission on the road Meet Maqtoob's cofounders. (Images via Maqtoob) For many, promoting a new platform means using SEO techniques and Facebook ads. Not for... Aline Mayard • 04 June, 2015 digital nomads maqtoob morocco
Regional First Wearable Tech Show UAE 2015 For the first time in Abu Dhabi and the MENA, The Wearable Tech Show UAE will showcase some innovative and cutting edge products in... Wamda • 03 June, 2015 Wearable Tech Show UAE
Regional 6 steps to valuing a tech startup [Opinion] This is an edited crosspost with BOOSTMENA. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of posts on the subject of valuation, specifically... Amir Farha • 03 June, 2015 irr tech startup Valuation
Regional Silicon Valley investor on MENA’s road to startup success Bern Shen at Flat6Labs mentoring a startup team working on children education. Investor Bern Shen is optimistic about the MENA region’s a... Pamela Kesrouani • 03 June, 2015 MENA ecosystem Bern Shen MENA
Regional Are MENA’s SME business reforms doing enough? Governments have been adding their cogs to the startup machine of MENA. Enough though? (Image via Mikehoolboom.com) For entrepreneurs... Jamil Wyne - Jonas Feller • 03 June, 2015 business reform Endeavor Insight The Economist
Regional Mo'men Group's recipe for success [Report] Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with Wamda and the American University in Cairo, on Mo’men, a fast food chain of r... Raed Khalil • 31 May, 2015 Mo'men aramex
Regional GIST Tech-I competition enters voting phase Tech-I is a global entrepreneurship competition run in conjunction with the US Department of State. It is the flagship program of the... Wamda • 28 May, 2015 Tech-I GIST
Regional Decode Dubai hackathon is back for a second installment In5 Innovation Centre and Dubai Internet City, bring to Dubai the second installment of their successful hackathon, Decode Dubai. The... Wamda • 26 May, 2015 In5 Innovation Centre Decode Dubai Dubai Internet City
Regional The right policy can power renewable energy startups The Middle East renewable energy sector for startups is in its infancy, but there’s huge potential for entrepreneurs to play a role... Rachel Williamson • 25 May, 2015 MEMakers KarmSolar Solar panels
Regional Tripzzle aims to make travel trouble-free Emirati startup Tripzzle is launching itself at the crowded online travel search market and cofounder Ghaith Akkad believes its extra... Pamela Kesrouani • 25 May, 2015