U.A.E

Angel Rising 2016: Investor Education Symposium

In order for a startup ecosystem to flourish, the investor base needs to mature and evolve in lock step with the entrepreneur base. Angel...

Wamda • 18 April, 2016

Angel rising lecture 2016

U.A.E

WOMENA Angel Series Workshop in Dubai

  Angel investment group WOMENA are gearing up for their second workshop about the basics of angel investment and financial projections. Th...

Wamda • 30 March, 2016

Workshop Womena investors

Oman

5th Oman Economic Forum

The fifth edition of the Oman Economic Forum which will take place on the 23rd and 24th of March at Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort &...

Wamda • 11 January, 2016

Asian economy Oman Economic Forum Muscat

Bahrain

Thinkers and Doers present Investing in Culture: Business and Social Impacts

The culture industry is booming in the Arab world, with the creation of world-level artistic infrastructures coupled with the renovation...

Wamda • 14 December, 2015

Artistic gathering Thinkers and Doers Investment

Lebanon

Foreign investment elusive for MENA startups, says Lebanese VC

When you talk with Khaled Nasr about venture capital investments and the tech startup scene in both Silicon Valley and the Middle East...

Anwar Aridi • 02 November, 2014

silicon valley Investment VC investment

Watch the Livestream of Flat6Labs' 4th Demo Day

Curious about the latest round of startups coming out of Cairo's accelerator Flat6Labs? Tune in to the Livestream from their Demo Day,...

Wamda • 14 January, 2013

Accelerators Angel Investment Flat6Labs

Gaza Sky Geeks bootcamp prepares entrepreneurs to pitch to investors [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Last week, MercyCorps Gaza and Oasis500 partnered to organize their first week long bootcamp in Gaza, in collaboration with Gaza ...

Mariam Hamed • 09 September, 2013

Accelerators Investment Oasis500

Why startups should look outside of traditional VC funding for investment [Wamda TV]

Young startups shouldn’t get stuck looking for funding only from VC’s. There’s a world of opportunity in less traditional funding sources to...

Wamda • 22 July, 2013

Venture Capital World Economic Forum Advice

What can the Bank of Palestine do to better support startups? [Wamda TV]

At the recent World Economic Forum Meeting on the Middle East and North Africa in the Dead Sea, Jordan this May, we tried to...

Nina Curley • 11 July, 2013

Banks Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Ecosystem

How can governments better support entrepreneurs? [Wamda TV]

At the World Economic Forum Meeting in Jordan this May, Wamda chatted with Yasar Jarrar, a Young Global Leader working as a Partner at Bain ...

Nina Curley • 15 July, 2013

World Economic Forum Government Mentorship

What's dangerous about the hype in the Middle East startup ecosystem [Wamda TV]

At the recent World Economic Forum Meeting on the Middle East and North Africa in Dead Sea, Jordan this May, we chatted with Usama Fayyad, E...

Nina Curley • 09 July, 2013

Hype World Economic Forum Incubator

What Challenges are Arab Entrepreneurs Facing Today? We Ask The Mentors [Wamda TV]

At our latest Mix N' Mentor event in Cairo, the event's Mentors share some of the biggest challenges that participating entrepreneurs are...

Wamda • 01 April, 2013

Mix n Mentor Advice Egypt

Building a Self-Funded Tech Solutions Company from Jordan [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] We chatted with Ashraf Alqudah, co-founder of TjDeeD Technology, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit,   which provides software p...

Wamda • 11 March, 2013

Investment E-commerce

Going Global in an Emerging Market: Tips from Alexander Galitsky of Almaz Capital [Wamda TV]

Alexander Galitsky, managing partner and co-founder of leading Russian venture capital firm Almaz Capital, was one of the key speakers at...

Gulay Ozkan • 13 January, 2013

Advice Ecosystem Innovation

HemenKiralik For Apartments Rental: Focusing on the Turkish Market [Wamda TV]

During the Webrazzi Summit, Remi Onur, Co-founder and CEO at HemenKiralik.com, speaks to us about the startup's interface and future plans....

Wamda • 27 December, 2012

Call Centers Investment Travel

A Chat with Dave McClure of 500 Startups and Geeks on a Plane in Amman [Wamda TV]

In the bus on the way back from our first Mix n Mentor event in Amman, we chatted with Dave McClure of Silicon Valley-based accelerator and...

Nina Curley • 28 November, 2012

Accelerators Advice Ecosystem

Wamda Face Off Part 6: Investment [Wamda TV]

Our Face Off series will feature two entrepreneurs leading companies in the same industry, discussing their challenges and opportunities in...

Wamda • 13 November, 2012

E-commerce Face Off Investment

Amman Meets Silicon Valley's Geeks on a Plane

This Saturday, Nov 10th, Amman Tech Tuesdays is hosting an event at the Zara Expo Auditorium behind the Hyatt Amman...

Wamda • 06 November, 2012

Investment Mentorship Mix n Mentor

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 23-27

This week has been all about inspiration, and what it takes to foster a work environment that encourages creativity. How do you do it?  Pic ...

Wamda • 27 September, 2012

Airlines E-commerce Egypt

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 07-11

When it comes to change, this week was especially ripe in news about changing careers and directions. The question on everybody's mind is...

Wamda • 11 October, 2012

CoE Cards Daily Deals Developers

MENA PEA's Second Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa Report

Those looking for a quick overview of the state of the venture capital industry today in the Middle East and North Africa have a new cheat...

Nina Curley • 16 August, 2012

Investment

Launching a Communal Incubator in Amman: Gel Together [Wamda TV]

Founder Farah Ghniem and brand strategist Ayah Younis of Gel Together brought a dose of fun to the Amman Tech Tuesday anniversary event ...

Nina Curley • 28 May, 2012

Ecosystem Investment Startup Communities

What Investors Look for in a Media Company [Wamda TV]

As we get geared up for CoE E-Commerce, happening on June 3rd in Amman, we're releasing more from the archives of September's CoE Animate 1...

Nina Curley • 26 April, 2012

Animation Arabic Content CoE Animate

How Investors Valuate Media Companies [Wamda TV]

As we get geared up for CoE E-Commerce, happening on June 3rd in Amman, we're releasing more from the archives of September's CoE Animate 1...

Nina Curley • 27 April, 2012

Animation Arabic Content CoE Animate