Egypt First stop for Mix N’ Mentor 2015: Cairo “There is progress… not at a Silicon Valley pace but you can see clear milestones,” Ideavelopers Managing Partner Tarek Assaad told Wamda i... Wamda • 21 January, 2015 wamda mix n mentor cairo Mix N'Mentor Cairo wamda mix n mentor
Bahrain Bahrain's answer to OpenTable announces $300,000 second investment round Bahrain’s newest table reservation application, eatapp.co, has just announced a second funding round, totaling $300,000. The r... Lucy Knight • 21 January, 2015 reservations investment round f&b
U.A.E 'Never behave like an employee': Rasha Shehada's key to business success On the factory floor. (Image via Diamond Line) At not yet 29, Rasha Shehada is already the managing director of an international trading... Lucy Knight • 20 January, 2015 Oil uae Women
Regional 5 predictions for ecommerce in the Arab World in 2015 This article is a crosspost with the Payfort blog. At Payfort, we always gather our teams in January to discuss and plan for... Omar Soudodi • 20 January, 2015 Payfort
Saudi Arabia Sawerly announces $200,000 round from QB Co This piece has been adapted piece from Firnas. Sawerly, the online marketplace that connects photographers and clients, have... Ryan Adil • 20 January, 2015 Photography Sawerly Saudi Arabia
U.A.E How Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi is stoking creativity in the UAE Select mentors featured as part of Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi's intensive program. The newly launched Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi, helmed by Managing... Wamda • 19 January, 2015 flat6labs abu dhabi Flat6Labs
U.A.E UAE's price comparison website Pricena steps into Saudi Arabia [Update: Two years after its launch in 2013, Middle East-focused shopping comparison site Pricena.com has generated 1 million leads to its... Reine Farhat • 19 January, 2015 internet prices Pricena Saudi Arabia
Global Does your startup have what it takes to get into a top accelerator? Applying for a MENA accelerator or a global one can turn out to be a time-consuming process, so it’s important to make ... Aline Mayard • 19 January, 2015 Hxlr8r accelerator Hardware
Regional Why do funded entrepreneurs fail to raise money again (and again)? This is the third of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 18 January, 2015 investors Expert Advice Advice
Egypt 3 Cairo coworking spaces offering a new approach to education A reduction in rent costs is no longer the only reason for coworking spaces to trend in Egypt, rather, the expansion is looking to include... Eman Mostafa • 18 January, 2015 Designopia alexandria qafeer labs
Maghreb VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV] (Click on cc to view subtitles in English) Aline Mayard • 18 January, 2015 Réseau Entreprendre Yunus Social Business Microsoft Innovation Center
Jordan Tamatem Games hits six million milestone but won't be celebrating (yet) After landing two million downloads in two months last summer, Jordan’s Tamatem Games has closed out 2014 with more big numbers: the g... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 16 January, 2015 jordan gaming tamatem games tamatem
Regional When looking for investment, you need the law on your side At the dawn of a new year, and potentially a new era of investment in the Middle East, startups and entrepreneurs would do well to take... Lucy Knight • 15 January, 2015 law lebanon Bahrain
Global The most innovative – and weird – devices from CES 2015 The last two years brought us thinner and larger mobile phones and devices than ever before, but 2015 is set to be the year of virtual... Reine Farhat • 15 January, 2015 VR Gadget CES
Maghreb 'We need to learn to learn from failure,' says Morocco Technopark's Omar Balafrej It’s been seven years now that Omar Balafrej has been running Technopark, and over that period, he has seen his share of M... Aline Mayard • 15 January, 2015 morocco Funding Failure
Egypt The pros and cons of being a foreign founder in Egypt UK citizen and former financial analyst Emily Renny is a cofounder of the gamified crowdfunding platform Tennra, and has lived in... Rachel Williamson • 14 January, 2015 Tennra law uk
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