Egypt Proposed Egypt technology park facing bureaucratic delays Big plans to create a technology and entrepreneurial hub in the southern Cairo suburb of Maadi could be stalling, for which some are... Rachel Williamson • 28 January, 2015 maadi technology park Hardware Egypt
U.A.E DSOA to launch technology entrepreneurship center Before January comes to an end the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) will be launching the Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Centre... Pamela Kesrouani • 28 January, 2015 dtec DSOA Dubai
Regional Arabic Q&A site Jawabkom turns down 4 VCs It took Twitter 24 months to reach one million users. Tumblr published its one-millionth blog after 27 months. Facebook’s millionth user s... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 January, 2015 jawabkom
U.A.E Dubai fintech startup Cashnomix acquired by Singapore firm The Dubai tech startup Cashnomix, a cloud based platform that allows small businesses to collect money early on their invoices, has been... Lucy Knight • 27 January, 2015 fin-tech DSO acquisition
Global Not so tech, not so startup This article has been crossposted with The Economist. When The Economist posted their 'special report on tech startups' Daniel... Daniel Isenberg • 27 January, 2015 The Economist tech
Regional 12 lessons learned in helping your talent thrive Photo credits. Looking back at 2014, it was quite a fruitful year in terms of funds announced and investment deals closed. But one... Maya Rahal • 26 January, 2015 lessons Q&A Team building
Regional M-health apps taking the pulse of the region Following up on our recent piece on m-health in the region, we’ve compiled a list of other health applications and platforms that are... Lucy Knight • 26 January, 2015 AlemHealth Faselty Eshraq
Egypt AUC V-Lab launches 10 new startups in its third round As part of its ongoing efforts to support startups and entrepreneurs in Egypt, the AUC Venture Lab has announced the 10 startups that... Eman Mostafa • 26 January, 2015 AUC V-Lab AUC auc venture lab
Saudi Arabia Saudis love of Twitter, an online marketers dream This article has been cross-posted from Firnas.org Twitter is one of the most popular social networks in Saudi Arabia. While for some it is... Ryan Adil • 25 January, 2015 twitter Hype Saudi Arabia
Maghreb Entrepreneurs, start your engines: the Moroccan taxi app race is ready to begin The news was all over the Moroccan web: Uber is looking for a community manager for Casablanca. Is the famous taxi service really... Aline Mayard • 25 January, 2015 iTaxi Taxiii taxi service
Egypt Egyptian entrepreneurs push forward long-awaited e-government measures The Mugamma, Egypt's central bureaucracy building, stands sentinel over Tahrir Square and is a monument to a government legacy of... Rachel Williamson • 23 January, 2015 egovernment fawry hope
Saudi Arabia HolidayME announce $4 million Series A round after launching last month HolidayME, a Dubai-based online customized travel startup launched just last month, has announced a $4 million Series A round from Al... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 22 January, 2015 al sanie group holidayme saudi
Kuwait $5 million private VC fund - Kuwait's first - announces 3 investments Arzan Financial Group (AFG), one of the oldest and largest publicly listed investment firms in Kuwait, announced this week its investment... Maya Rahal • 22 January, 2015 Arzan VC kuwait Funding
Egypt Palestinian startup seeks to bridge Egypt’s digital divide Jacob Korenblum, CEO of Palestinian startup Souktel, says there is a a huge potential in Egypt for audio mobile services and low-data... Rachel Williamson • 22 January, 2015 Bayt Iqraaly Zambaleeta
Regional A deeper look at the last 4 years of investments in MENA Startups [Wamda TV] What are the key investment trends and challenges affecting MENA’s entrepreneurship ecosystem? What factors should the ecosystem consider w... Jamil Wyne • 21 January, 2015 investement WRL Wamda Research Lab
Maghreb Back on the Ampion Venture Bus: 5 days across Tunisia As part of its motorized adventures through Africa the Ampion Venture Bus made its way to North Africa. After having travelled through... Abdellah Mallek • 21 January, 2015 Startup System Tunisia Tunis Ampion
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