Saudi Arabia Riyadh is Mix N’ Mentor’s first stop this year The Saudi ecosystem is getting more and more exciting, and Wamda is on trend: we host the first Mix N’ Mentor of the year on April 22... Abdulghani Kataya • 30 March, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa mnm
Regional Why Amazon acquired Souq.com This article is a crosspost with Centric.ae. Seeking global world domination in the ecommerce marketplace, Amazon acquired... Usman Khalid • 30 March, 2017 Souq.com acquisition Amazon
Regional Social entrepreneurship needs a culture change [Opinion] It should come as little surprise that social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa have become rather lackadaisical over... Sami Halabi • 30 March, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Opinion
Global Startup Watch: the Souq deal, juice cleanses, and how to vet your VC The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 30 March, 2017 souq beirut water taxi Investment
Morocco Biodome fights gas with gas in Morocco Fatima Zahra Beraich works in agriculture, a sector that’s dominated by men, in rural Moroccan areas rarely accustomed to seeing... Yassine Bakir • 29 March, 2017 biodome compost morocco
U.A.E Why is the Souq.com acquisition so significant? [Opinion] For those who have been in the dark, Amazon has acquired Souq.com for over $650 million. The news of an acquisition of this size has... Abed Agha • 29 March, 2017 Souq.com Amazon acquisition
Lebanon Lebanon sets sights on being R&D hub for the Middle East It’s all about sharing. That is what former Nokia Technologies president, Ramzi Haidamus, thinks when it comes to a country... Rida Mawla • 28 March, 2017 UK Lebanon Tech Hub Knowledge Economy lebanon
Regional Amazon acquires Souq.com for over $650 million Russ Grandinetti, Amazon Senior Vice President, International Consumer and Ronaldo Mouchawar, Souq.com CEO and cofounder (Image via... Maya Rahal • 28 March, 2017 Souq.com Amazon Alabbar
Egypt Upper Egypt entrepreneurs demand more attention Luxor entrepreneurs hope they will be the lucky recipients of rising international, if not national, attention after the UN launched two... Doaa Farid • 28 March, 2017 UNIDO IMKAN creetova
Lebanon Lebanon’s Smarke takes a second look at MENA After a strongly MENA-backed crowdfunding campaign, Lebanese smart lock maker Smarke is reconsidering their target market. Smarke... Berthe El Aya • 28 March, 2017 smart locks smarke lebanon
U.A.E Is a marketplace enough to penetrate UAE’s laundry services? A woman gazes at her new purchase. ‘Lucky me’, a 1959 advert for washing machines says. And indeed lucky her. Rather than... Tala El Issa • 27 March, 2017 marketplaces get laundry Washmen
Saudi Arabia What I know about CX in Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Almokhem Saudi Arabia has the largest consumer market in the Arab world and is poised to grow its nascent ecommerce sector, yet providing a stellar... Elias Jabbe • 27 March, 2017 CX customer experience Saudi Arabia
Tunisia Two thirds of women-led startups fail in Tunisia, report Only a third of startups founded by women in Tunisia will survive compared to over two-thirds of those by men, a new study shows. The... Lilia Blaise • 26 March, 2017 Tunisie régions entrepreneurs
Lebanon Beirut gets to experiment with VR [Wamda TV] Can a short VR movie be produced in just two days? This was the bet taken by the 48h VR Film Jam in Beirut last weekend. It seems... Jana Kassem • 26 March, 2017 VR video production beirut
Saudi Arabia GEM report reveals Saudi’s startup status [Opinion] Click the 'download' button to the right to access this report. Saudi Arabia has embarked on a long-promised strategy to... Ignacio De La Vega • 23 March, 2017 GEM Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Global Startup Watch: VCs and renewables are never, ever, ever getting back together The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Lucy Knight • 23 March, 2017 Startup Watch Women Healthcare
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