DealMakers' Weekend For investment-ready companies in the information and communications technology sector looking for investors, and high-level angel... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ict Jordan
Turkey What Turkey's economic struggles mean for its startups Excitement about Turkey’s startups hit fever pitch last year. This time one year ago, The Economist anointed the country’s startup scene a... Gulay Ozkan • 09 January, 2014 Ecosystem
Startup news ticker: Bkam.com launches Chrome extension and Windows mobile app Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ticker Egypt
Slow and steady: How Jordan's tasmeemME is building the Behance of the Middle East In the Middle East startup scene, we’re often all too aware of the dangers of hype lately. Positivity keeps founders motivated, b... Nina Curley • 09 January, 2014 tasmeemME
Apply to the Khalifa Fund techno-preneur competition The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is organizing the first Techno-preneur Competition in UAE, in partnership with Abu Dhabi ... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 Khalifa Fund competition
Et3arraf, the Middle East-focused dating site, announces $150,000 USD fundraising round With his French business school diploma and his job at an international consulting firm, Cédric Maalouf was following the same path that ... Aline Mayard • 09 January, 2014 Dating service Seeqnce Social Networks
Palestinian startup MobiStine to launch free healthcare app for new parents At the end of October 2013, Husni Abu Samrah returned to Palestine after spending five months in the United States. He had just completed... Eric Reidy • 09 January, 2014 masschallenge mobistine palestine
Can icecairo sustain a maker movement in Egypt, with government help? Egypt’s political situation isn’t discouraging budding green entrepreneurs. If anything, the revolutionary spirit may have encouraged you... Andrew Bossone • 08 January, 2014 icecairo
Wearables take the day at the CES show in Las Vegas It seems like smartwatches won't be the hottest trend in wearables for long. Along with Google Glass, we’ve witnessed over the past c... Maya Rahal • 08 January, 2014 wearables Conferences
Al Riwaq Art Space seeks to change how Bahrainis approach art [Wamda TV] “One of our missions is to change the mindset of the people, not to take everything as it comes,” says Bayan Al-Barak Kanoo, founder of Bah... Wamda • 08 January, 2014 culture arts Bahrain
Global 10 mistakes to avoid when speaking in public At some point in our lives, we will most likely have to stand in front of people and present an idea or a project. While the experience... Reine Farhat • 08 January, 2014 Mistakes Expert Advice Top Lists
Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 07 January, 2014 Egypt Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurship
Narise Kamber, founder of Bahrain's Saffron Cafe, on scaling, funding, and passion [Wamda TV] Saffron Café is one of Bahrain's fledgling success stories, having grown from one to four cafes over the course of just one year. The ... Wamda • 07 January, 2014 wamdatv saffron cafe
4 big developments in Moroccan web in 2013 With 2013 behind us, we can now take a moment now to reflect on all the online initiatives, cultural, and technological developments that... Mehdi Reghai • 07 January, 2014 morocco Online video Conferences
Can Egyptian reminder app Before Leaving compete with Evernote? Who among us hasn’t lost their keys, phone, or wallet? This problem is addressed by the Before Leaving app launched a year ago by Egyptian ... Eman Mostafa • 07 January, 2014
Startup news ticker: Google brings Android to cars; new platform for teachers and students Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 06 January, 2014 morocco Jordan Google