Regional STEP Conference 2018 Less than a week to go until STEP Conference 2018! Join one of MENA’s biggest tech festivals, which will be bringing the best... Wamda • 24 March, 2018 STEP Step Conference 2018
U.A.E Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018 “The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) plans to provide financial support aggregating AED 100 million (US $27.2 million)... Rana Freifer • 21 March, 2018 uae Funding Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018
U.A.E Not a hardware, not a software, this startup looks to partner with CCC to improve construction efficiency Hassan Albalawi, the cofounder of on-site data tracking helmet WakeCap Technology, would like to believe he can digitize the construction... Reine Farhat • 20 March, 2018 WakeCap Hardware sensors
Egypt Egyptian e-learning platform raises over $800,000 from UK and US angel investors Knowledge Officer, an e-learning platform, raised £600,000 (US$ 833,500) from UK and US angel investors Ian Hurlock from Fox and... Rana Freifer • 13 March, 2018 Egypt uk Knowledge Officer
Saudi Arabia Niche e-grocery stores are gaining momentum and this Saudi startup is taking note A research led by Think with Google, found that millennials are very much concerned about their health. If they’re going to live... Rana Freifer • 12 March, 2018 Saudi Arabia ecommerce f&b
Lebanon Improving electricity and fake news detection through data #AUBWiDS2018 Data desert is a term often used to describe certain areas, whether unprivileged or not, where data is not regularly collected to form a... Reine Farhat • 07 March, 2018 aub Women in Data Science Data
U.A.E What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups? A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as... Nader Sabry • 06 March, 2018 Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion
U.A.E When innovation complements an Emirate’s rich tourism offering This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. The direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was AED... Rana Freifer • 04 March, 2018 uae Fikra Labs Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
Regional Over 3M jobs will be at risk in the GCC if not adapted to AI advancements: The time is now Artificial intelligence is becoming an inseparable part of our daily lives, and its impact is reaching almost every segment of the economic... Rana Freifer • 28 February, 2018 Artificial intelligence AI Technology
U.A.E Sheraa fosters entrepreneurship: Hosts first Mix N’ Mentor and showcases its Second Accelerator Cohort “At Sheraa, we are committed to providing a platform to amplify entrepreneurial networking through events such as Wamda’s Mix... Rana Freifer • 27 February, 2018 sharjah Sheraa Mix N' Mentor Sharjah
Lebanon 5 new trends at ArabNet Beirut 2018 Lebanon is a small market that is often described in the news as an unstable country full of corruption and problems on all levels. While... Reine Farhat • 26 February, 2018 ArabNet Beirut Arabnet Diabetes
U.A.E When business travel and leisure mix: A look at Abu Dhabi’s MICE sector This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, $1.2 trillion was spent on business travel around the world, nearly one quarter... Rana Freifer • 25 February, 2018 uae Abu Dhbai Fikra Labs
Regional Automated vehicles can reduce CO2 emissions by 60 percent and two regional startups are taking note Not too long ago, Tesla Model S and General Motors Chevy Bolt have been involved in two separate road accidents in California. Tesla bumped... Reine Farhat • 22 February, 2018 Automated Vehicles Derq Careem Pods
Lebanon $48M MIC Ventures telco fund launched to boost ICT startups in Lebanon MIC Ventures, a $48 million telco fund initiated by MIC 1 and MIC 2, the two mobile operators in Lebanon managed by Touch and Alfa, was... Rana Freifer • 19 February, 2018 lebanon alfa touch
U.A.E Abu Dhabi is getting ready for an innovation-loaded takeoff This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. If it wasn’t for all the great aviation innovations that the world... Reine Farhat • 18 February, 2018 abu dhabi Travel Tourism
Global TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington on cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and tech in the MENA [Podcast] Since 2005, TechCrunch, founded by Michael Arrington, has been a primary source for global tech and innovation news, trends, and... Staff writer • 13 February, 2018 techcrunch Michael Arrington ICO
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