Regional Should you make governance a priority? One criticism of US-based Zenefits was that it had a weak board - only four people. (Image via Barcinno) During a recent visit to a client... Abdulrahman Hammad • 13 March, 2016 Saudi Arabia Advice Corporate Governance
U.A.E Scale-up survival guides It’s 4am and the phone is ringing. Noor Sweid picks up, and a voice on the other end tells her the news: a fire has erupted at the... Jacqueline Sofia • 13 March, 2016 Mangus Olsson Depa Noor Sweid
U.A.E Dashroad launches with Careem, seeks to take on MENA "It's a platform. In short, it's a FitBit for cars" This is how entrepreneur Faheem Gill introduces his product Dashroad, which was... Pamela Kesrouani • 13 March, 2016 MixTelematics Samtech Dashroad
U.A.E Crowd Analyzer wins Startup Alley pitching competition at #DubaiLynx From left to right: Ahmed Saad CEO and Bahaa Galal CTO, happy winners. (Images by Maya Rahal). New startups need contacts, and the... Maya Rahal • 10 March, 2016 Exhibition Startup Alley Dubai Lynx
Regional The evolution of tech startups in MENA [Opinion] Watching an ecosystem grow. (Image via Miami Herald) In much of the world, being a technology startup is a very ‘cool’ pursuit. The sto... Edward Roberto • 10 March, 2016 risk ecosystem growth Opinion
Lebanon Prototyping and the art in hardware creation: White Lab Prototyping is a product development process made up of tests and iterations. (Image via smashingmagazine.com) “Between the conception and ... Willam Altman • 10 March, 2016 Air prototyping WhiteLab
Maghreb Droidcon Tunis, the government backs startups The Tunisian minister drop the suit for the fifth edition of Droidcon in Tunisia. (image via Tekiano) Over the weekend, huge crowds of... Ahmed Hamza • 09 March, 2016 noomen fehri Droidcon Tunisia Taher Mestiri
U.A.E StudentCart: integrating technology and the school marketplace The Hammadi brothers at their Flat6Labs demo day earlier this year. (Image via Flat6Labs) When a child begins the year at a private... Alaa' Odeh • 09 March, 2016 schools StudentCart flat6labs abu dhabi
Saudi Arabia Triage Project redefines medical aid in KSA Team leaders of the triage project at the first workshop at King Abdulaziz Public Library in January (Images via Triage) Oil-rich Saudi... Bérénice Magistretti • 09 March, 2016 The Triage Project healthtech Saudi Arabia
Regional Careem's 4 big things for 2016 [Wamda TV] 2015 was certainly a great year for Careem and they say localization was the key. They acquired Saudi-based home delivery... Abdulghani Kataya • 08 March, 2016 Mudassir Sheikha wamda mix n mentor dubai growth
Iraq A story of failure, or is it? Three years ago Wamda interviewed Iraqi Mohammad Al-Samarrai about his venture, the country’s first online food delivery site based... Lucy Knight • 08 March, 2016 Easy Bites Erbil Kurdistan
Saudi Arabia Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI): Social Innovation Week The Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI), which has been in the making for four years now, launched its first Saudi Creative Season o... Wamda • 08 March, 2016 Chris Blauvelt March Innovation week
Egypt What I know about being a woman in business: Neveen El Tahri Investor and entrepreneur Neveen El Tahri is "very proud" of Egyptian women. (Image via Milken Institute) Neveen El Tahri is... Rachel Williamson • 07 March, 2016 International Women's Day 138 Pyramids Delta Inspire
Global Governments and startups, where the two can merge Amongst the snow capped Swiss mountains a crop of startups selected from emerging markets descended on the chilly town of Lausanne for the... Lucy Knight • 07 March, 2016 Government reform Omniup Merchandiser
Regional Abraaj Week 2016: What makes or breaks a creative entrepreneur? As part of the inaugural Abraaj Week, Abraaj group is hosting an interactive session with a lively panel themed "What makes or breaks a... Wamda • 07 March, 2016 Inaugral week Abraaj Group Dubai
Lebanon Robots and races at ArabNet maker day Teens displayed their car robots in a Robotic fight show at ArabNet Beirut. (Image via Kalimat) The maker movement is gathering pace... Maysaa Ajjan • 07 March, 2016 Axel Space Alex hackerspace panels
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