Arabreneur selects three Palestinian startups to receive $300,000 USD Earlier this year, Arabreneur invested $440,000 USD in four Palestinian startups: AidBits, Karaz, Fariqak, and Edunation (formerly L... Robert Carroll • 05 June, 2014 Accelerators arabreneur
Payfort report delves into regional payment issues, and looks to the future During yesterday’s ArabNet Digital Summit, regional e-payment gateway Payfort issued its 2014 State of Payments Report. The report c... Eman Mostafa • 05 June, 2014 E-commerce
3 lessons from MITEF's Cairo competition, from startup finalist Melltoo Chosen from over 5,000 applicants, Melltoo (a startup I cofounded) had the honor of being one of 50 semi-finalists at the 7th MIT... Sharene Lee • 05 June, 2014 startup competitions MIT Competitions
Elance-oDesk launches in Dubai; poised to serve burgeoning regional freelancer economy This article was amended on June 5th 2014 to include increased contextualization of Elance-oDesk within the regional freelancer services... Natasha D'Souza • 04 June, 2014 Job Recruitment Freelancers nabbesh
Jordanian online music shop Feesheh expands into the UAE Between positive revenue growth in Jordan, a new partnership with Liwwa, and a victory at Seedstars World Amman, Nur Alfayez and... Robert Carroll • 03 June, 2014
'Do the opposite of what you're told': Teen entrepreneurs from the Arab region on their early success While there aren’t many, when a teenager launches a successful entrepreneurial project before earning their high school diploma or they’re ... Aline Mayard • 03 June, 2014 Tips
Announcing the Mix N' Mentor Competition Cairo edition finalist We’re excited to reveal today the name of the first Mix N’ Mentor finalist from Cairo: Codly, a software development company. Watch their s... Stephanie Nour Prince • 02 June, 2014 Mix n Mentor Google
What is the next step for improving funding conditions for MENA entrepreneurs? Though the investment scene for MENA’s entrepreneurs is evolving, large gaps remain. In the 2013-2014 World Economic Forum Global C... Olivia Daniels • 02 June, 2014
Lebanon Can mobile games be social? Meet Qwidz, a board game gone mobile Ever wondered why board games like Monopoly, Chess and Risk are still popular? Unlike mobile and online games, board games increase... Reine Farhat • 01 June, 2014 games Mobile Gaming
Palestinian startup to tackle global fantasy football market with Ace Roster With support from Silicon Valley, a Palestinian entrepreneur who built the first Arabic fantasy football platform, is hoping to... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 May, 2014 arabreneur Sports Scaling
Why Swedish gaming success FunRock is expanding to the MENA FunRock, the Swedish game developer turned publisher, is one of the most notable gaming success stories in recent years. The team’s game R... Maya Rahal • 29 May, 2014 entering emerging markets
If I Were 22: Embracing change is embracing opportunity This post is crossposted with LinkedIn, as part of its series in which highly influential people share lessons from their youth. Today, a... Fadi Ghandour • 29 May, 2014
4 Arab game developers you should know about Crossposted with Cloud Games' May 25 post. Arabic game development is on the rise. Many talented regional indie as well as larger... Johan Lofstrom • 28 May, 2014
Startup MENA targets European investors in Cairo; crowns Tellus as winning startup Startup MENA aimed to revive European interest in Egyptian startups by hosting its inaugural Investor Lounge event in Cairo earlier this... Daria Solovieva • 27 May, 2014
ScreenDy, a coding-free DIY app creation service, tackles MENA market Mehdi Alaoui created his first mobile app in 2001, succeeded in gathering 50,000 members on his dating app in 2003, and since 2006 has... Aline Mayard • 27 May, 2014
Flat6Labs graduates 10 startups in Cairo; announces new Abu Dhabi accelerator Last week, Flat6Labs, the largest accelerator in Egypt, announced the graduation of ten startups and their launch into entrepreneurship... Eman Mostafa • 26 May, 2014 Demo Day TwoFour54 Flat6Labs
