Regional How to develop competitive strategy The Wamda Research Lab’s new report on investment activity in the MENA region highlights several alarming data points. The finding that i... Ahmed Moor • 09 November, 2014 strategy
Regional 6 regional VCs agree: To support the ecosystem, focus on making it profitable This is the second of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 06 November, 2014 Q&A WRL Wamda Research Lab
Regional Want to push the MENA forward? Work for an entrepreneur This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Youth entrepreneurship is of particular importance in MENA. Officially, one... Jamil Wyne • 04 November, 2014
Regional What do investors in the MENA want from startups? This is the first of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 30 October, 2014 investement Q&A WRL
Regional New Wamda Research Lab report sheds light on MENA investment landscape and future opportunities 76% of surveyed MENA startups surveyed have received funding below $500,000 (full report here) Entrepreneurs that have the ambition to... Wamda • 29 October, 2014 WRL Wamda Research Lab
Regional She Entrepreneurs leadership program for women entrepreneurs She Entrepreneurs is a leadership program for young emerging women social entrepreneurs in the Middle East, North Africa and Sweden. The... Wamda • 28 October, 2014 Women
Regional $40M renewable energy fund to launch in MENA Large, established global corporations have dominated the renewable energy market in the MENA region. But many others who would... Ahmed Moor • 27 October, 2014 renewable energy
Regional How did these three Arab startups take advantage of TechCrunch Disrupt Getting your product known and used internationally is tough, especially if you’re based in the Arab world. To address this head on, a s... Aline Mayard • 27 October, 2014 TechCrunch Disrupt competition Europe
Regional Mobile dominates even offline shopping in MENA [Report] Shoppers and retailers in the MENA region have long known that consumers have been spending more and more money online. What is new,... Wamda • 21 October, 2014 smartphone penetration Mobile Report
Regional Former Maktoob exec raises 800K to bring social TV app to MENA The Los Angeles-based, MENA-focused app Vyu has just closed an $825,000 USD round led by Jordan’s Jabbar Internet Group. The company will u... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 October, 2014
Regional One desperate entrepreneur asks the community: should I give up? Pondering the future at Mix N' Mentor, Piotr is seated at center. This post was originally published on Medium. My team and I are going... Piotr Yordanov • 16 October, 2014 SwypeOut
Regional 5 entrepreneurs share a time they almost gave up [Wamda TV] Late last month at Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, we got to play the role of nosy reporters, dragging five mentors away from their sessions and g... Wamda • 15 October, 2014 giving up mix n' mentor beirut Mix n Mentor
Regional 3 ways bitcoin can make a difference for entrepreneurs in the Arab world Exchanging money for services with people outside the region is a special hassle for the Arab world. At best, entrepreneurs have to... Aline Mayard • 15 October, 2014 Bitcoin Freelancers Outsourcing
Regional 4 successful entrepreneurs share how they met their cofounders At Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, we got to play the role of nosy reporters, dragging five mentors away from their sessions and getting them to a... Wamda • 14 October, 2014 mix n' mentor beirut Mix n Mentor
Regional Rise Up Cairo kicks off with strong feelings about investment AUC’s downtown campus is currently playing host to the Rise Up conference, a well-organized and attended celebration of entrepreneurship w... Ahmed Moor • 13 October, 2014 Cario RiseUp
Regional Meet the Arab entrepreneurs who competed at Istanbul's WebIt Congress On the two first days of October, in Istanbul, Turkey, the 6th edition of the Eurasian tech event Webit Congress took place. A large... Abdellah Mallek • 12 October, 2014 turkey event Webit
Regional Lesson One: Mapping Education Technology Startups in the MENA Education is a powerful tool. Those of us privileged enough to get a good education often forget that for the majority of people around... Nafez Dakkak • 12 October, 2014 Wamda Research Lab EdTech Education
Regional Smart phones in healthcare: Lessons drawn from the experience of Kuwaiti AbiDoc With technology infiltrating pretty much every aspect of life, the intertwining of disciplines is the norm, in particular, in the health... Lynn C • 09 October, 2014 Healthcare Saudi Arabia Health & Beauty
Regional A look into the startup specializations of Beirut, Dubai, and Amman Different places do different industries differently – and over time they may come to be identified with the industries they do well. Los A... Ahmed Moor • 08 October, 2014 amman beirut cairo
Regional 4 entrepreneurs share their most embarrassing professional moments [Wamda TV] Late last month at Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, we got to play the role of nosy reporters, dragging five mentors away from their sessions and g... Wamda • 08 October, 2014 Mentor wamda Mix n Mentor
Regional Sultan al-Qassemi on MIT Media Lab: imagination realized When I was first invited to join the MIT Media Lab as a Director’s Fellow I took it at face value and assumed it was somehow connected to t... Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi • 07 October, 2014 sultan al-qassemi MIT Media Lab Media
Regional Californian launches gaming startup focused on Arab and Islamic history Gaming is a far cry from finance and the military, but not only is American Thomas Tellner now creating games from his base in California,... Lucy Knight • 01 October, 2014 Arab history Asia usa
Regional Why is the Arab region attractive for expats? [Infographic] The Middle East Internet Group (MEIG), a joint venture of Rocket Internet and MTN, released this week its latest infographic, depicting... Maya Rahal • 30 September, 2014 internet penetration MEIG Saudi Arabia
Regional Livestream StartupIstanbul 2014 here StartupIstanbul is a networking event that hosts more than 1,000 attendees including founders, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors... Wamda • 30 September, 2014 turkey istanbul startup