Wamda

Turkey

Scale-ups shine at Startup Turkey

Startup Turkey's winning teams AloTech, Tamatem, and UrbanStat. (Images via Startup Turkey) In the end it was the oldest and most...

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Bahrain

Bahrain wants startups to call it home

As almost every country in the Middle East begins to focus on attracting and developing an entrepreneur market, Bahrain is setting itself...

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Global

Then and now: how accelerators have evolved

This article is a crosspot with Nuwait. As Kuwait is welcoming soon one of the top five accelerators in the world, TechStars, we...

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Egypt

RiseUp Summit meets expectations, beats them

A closing keynote: how does entrepreneurship impact on the economy? Well, it depends who you ask. (Images via Rachel...

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Regional

500 Startups announces $30M MENA fund

Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups announced this week their $30 million fund for MENA startups. The fund, aptly...

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Jordan

Join Dave McClure & 500 Startups for a "COME ONE, PITCH ALL!" event

Join Dave McClure & 500 Startups on December 10 for a "COME ONE, PITCH ALL!" community pitch event hosted by 500 Startups, Microsoft an...

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Jordan

Tamatem signs a partnership with global player Tapinator

The only way is up for gamers in Jordan. (Image via Tamatem) Jordanian game publishing platform Tamatem signed a partnership with US...

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Turkey

Webrazzi Summit 2015, a springboard for Turkish techheads

Winners of the Webrazzi Summit 2015. (Image via Webrazzi) As several hundred innovative minds gathered over two days to share ideas and...

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Turkey

500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund

VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund...

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Turkey

Local funding for Turkish startups still lacking

Startup Istanbul attendees vowing to stay true to entrepreneurship. (Image via Startup Istanbul) This year's Startup Istanbul has...

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Bahrain

Bahraini startup streams success?

For 10 years Ali Mahmood was obsessed with amateur motorbike and go-kart racing. He wanted to take his love of the sports to another...

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Turkey

500 Startups announces new investment team in Turkey

500 Startups is boosting it’s presence in Turkey. This week the venture firm and early stage accelerator announced new venture partner E...

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Palestine

Startup Grind Ramallah hosts Dave McClure

It was clear at Startup Grind Ramallah on Thursday that teams matter less in comparison with the actual product or service they’re s...

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Lebanon

What we learned: Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Even the most amazing of ideas need a little help. (Images via Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) During our Mix N’ Mentor Beirut we gained s...

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Lebanon

Marketplace Edition pulls in the entrepreneurs for Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Getting to know you. Mix N' Mentor Beirut kicks off. (Images Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) Not too far from the location of recent...

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Iraq

Iraq's startups one year after the rise of ISIS [Opinion]

“A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty,” is how Eric Ries d...

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U.A.E

$11M Series A round from the US for Dubai-based delivery service Fetchr

Dubai-based delivery service Fetchr has successfully closed a Series A funding round worth $11 million. The not-insignificant sum was...

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U.A.E

Silicon valley’s 500 Startups is organizing a pitching workshop in Dubai

500 Startups is organizing a pitching workshop hosted by AstroLabs in partnership with Nestle and TOP. The event allows entrepreneurs and...

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Global

The growing list of global VCs investing in MENA startups

Earlier this year we published an article about the reasons behind foreign VCs' increase interest in the Middle East. Here...

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Regional

Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent

Though it might seem quiet, some VCs are on the prowl. Towards the end of 2014 Wamda published an interview with Lebanese VC Khaled Nasr....

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2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch

500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh...

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