Regional Majority of UAE residents prefer to be entrepreneurs if given the choice [Report] (Image via Startupist) More than half of the UAE’s residents say they would like to be entrepreneurs, according to a survey conducted b... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 16 November, 2015 YouGov bayt.com MENA
Egypt Egypt pill reminder app sets sights on Germany Despite having perfect health, Ahmad ElKaragy always dreaded having colds for one reason: he often forgot to take his medication... Ahmed Gabr • 16 November, 2015 MEMakers Healthcare Egypt
Regional The ‘ease’ of doing business in MENA [Infographic] Starting a business and running it isn’t easy. It becomes less so when the economy in which you want to start the business... Lucy Knight • 15 November, 2015 Doing Business Report Oman Yemen
Global Web Summit draws in MENA startups Paddy Cosgrave, Websummit founder opening speech. (Images via Web Summit) This year’s Web Summit was a clear demonstration of the w... Lilian Abou Zeki • 15 November, 2015 Jobland EME Mosaikx
Saudi Arabia The rise of makerspaces in Saudi Arabia Hackerspaces aren’t new to the region, but they are new to Saudi Arabia. Two years ago we highlighted a number of hackerspaces in... Reine Farhat • 15 November, 2015 Fab Lab Beirut Fab Lab Cairo Geeks Valley
Egypt Fawry sells major stake for $100M A consortium of international investors has taken an 85 percent stake in Egyptian electronic bill presentment and payment platform Fawry... Eman Mostafa • 12 November, 2015 fawry Egypt Investment
Regional Things to keep in mind when prepping for a VC round [Opinion] Investors and industry-leading startups can do great work together. (Image via MetroMBA) Entrepreneurs are a gifted breed of individuals... Walid Faza • 12 November, 2015 Walid Faza Wamda Capital VC investment
Regional The female VCs of MENA Noor Sweid and Hala Fadel. (Image via Leap Ventures) There are two common complaints in the Middle East startup sector: a lack of funding,... Lucy Knight • 12 November, 2015 MIT Enterprise Forum GCC MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab Zen Yoga
U.A.E Makersbuilders joins the innovators of the Arab region Makersbuilders with parents and children filling up In5 in 2014. (Images via Makersbuilders) Gaps in the market, children... Pamela Kesrouani • 12 November, 2015 robotics MEMakers the cribb
Iraq Curing Iraq's coder crisis Iraqi startups suffer from a critical lack of skilled coders but a new bootcamp in Baghdad called The Week is trying to narrow this talent... Marwan A. Jabbar • 11 November, 2015 app developers coders The Week
Maghreb Why accelerators are flocking to Tunisia Are you ready for more Demodays? (Image via Flat6Labs) Tunisia has an impressive number of entrepreneurship training and mentoring... Aline Mayard • 11 November, 2015 Start'act Wikistartup Founders Institute
Jordan Tamatem signs a partnership with global player Tapinator The only way is up for gamers in Jordan. (Image via Tamatem) Jordanian game publishing platform Tamatem signed a partnership with US... Maya Rahal • 11 November, 2015 Tapinator MVI gaming industry
U.A.E ArabiaWeather closes a round of $5M CEO Mohammad Al-Shaker during one of the weather forecasts. (Image via ArabiaWeather) ArabiaWeather announced yesterday a $5 million... Maya Rahal • 10 November, 2015 Wamda Capital Jabbar Group MEMakers
Regional Car-hailing app Careem raises $60M Series C [Editor's note: This article has been updated to include details about Careem's peak pricing change.] Middle East-founded... Rachel Williamson • 10 November, 2015 Wamda Capital Lumia Capital Abraaj Group
Egypt Incubators prompt entrepreneurship in Upper Egypt Hemma encouraged students at Assiut University to apply with innovative ideas. (Images via Hemma) Cairo often takes all the attention of... Sara Aggour • 10 November, 2015 Holol Techno-Falah Upper Egypt
Regional 8 MENA startup founders under the age of 20 Countries in the Middle East and North Africa currently own a vast reserve of an invaluable resource, one that can spur innovation and help... Samuel Wendel • 09 November, 2015 teenage founders startups MENA
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