Regional

Accelerators 2.0: The post-pandemic version

Yousra Diab is the head of programmes at Dubai-based social impact accelerator C3 As the world came to a standstill with the outbreak of...

Thought Leadership • 18 August, 2020

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U.A.E

The case for accelerators in the UAE

Shahzad Bhatti is the founder and owner of the Co-Working PopUp, a community-driven coworking space and incubator for startups and small...

Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2019

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UAE finance ministry launches accelerator

The UAE’s Ministry of Finance has launched a new accelerator to drive innovation in the country. The Mohammed Bin Rashid...

Triska Hamid • 17 December, 2018

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Regional

Nurturing the social entrepreneurs of the Mid East

As many governments across the Middle East struggle with providing the basic services and necessities, entrepreneurs are stepping up to...

Middle East Exchange • 25 October, 2018

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Regional

$100M invested in MENA fintech [WRL report]

Fintech startups in MENA have raised over $100 million in funding in the last 10 years, and a new report indicates the number of startups...

Jonas Feller • 16 March, 2017

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2016 was very generous to MENA's startups #Wamda2016

People on the internet aren’t too sad to let go of 2016. Memes surrounding the US presidential elections, comedy sketches on the...

Teeb Assaf • 04 January, 2017

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15+ MENA accelerators launched in 2016 #Wamda2016

Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their...

Edoardo Giorgetti • 19 December, 2016

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Egypt

The lucky 13: Egypt's incubators

Cairo was - surprisingly - named one of the top 10 cities in the world to found a tech-startup last year, and that is likely partly...

Radwa Rashad • 24 October, 2016

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Turkey

The incubators and accelerators powering Turkey’s startups

Despite seeing big political upheavals in recent years, and again over the weekend, Turkey is a startup hub. Behind the thriving...

Lorena Rios • 18 July, 2016

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Jordan

Jordan gets a new startup accelerator with BIG by Orange

Jordan’s startup factory just powered-up another assembly line. In December 2015, Orange Jordan, which is part of the multinational...

Samuel Wendel • 30 March, 2016

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Palestine

Palestine's top 8 incubators

There has been a lot of hype recently surrounding startups from Palestine, but they aren’t working in a vacuum. There’s a thriving eco...

Rafat Abushaban • 01 September, 2015

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Iran

Iran’s Avatech ready for third cycle

As of September 20 one of Tehran’s three established accelerators will be open for applications to their third cycle. Out of those a...

Lucy Knight • 23 August, 2015

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Maghreb

How this French-Arab initiave is backing projects tackling MENA growth challenges

Entrepreneurs, doers and thinkers discuss progress and innovation at the Bardo Museum recently. (Images via Thinkers & Doers) As the...

Aline Mayard • 21 July, 2015

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Iran

3 ways to accelerate and incubate in Iran

The Iran startup scene has gone through a quiet, yet powerful, transformation over the past year. Despite slow internet, failing...

Aline Mayard • 16 July, 2015

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Zoomaal launches Crowdfunding Accelerator Program with Oasis500 and Flat6Labs

Official banner of the Crowdfunding Accelerator Program by Zoomaal. One of the biggest crowdfunding platforms targeting the MENA region,...

Maya Rahal • 16 July, 2015

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Lebanon

Beirut gets a new accelerator, UK Lebanon Tech Hub now open

A giant Twitter deck at the UK Lebanon Tech Hub. (Images via Lucy Knight) Standing on a podium in a carpark in a fast sweltering Beirut,...

Lucy Knight • 30 April, 2015

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U.A.E

Flat6Labs launches Abu Dhabi accelerator with a focus on media startups

From L to R: Flat6Labs CEO Ramez Mohamed, Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi Managing Director Nina Curley, and twofour54's Issa Aghabi. Hoping to...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 November, 2014

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Do you know the difference between an accelerator and an incubator?

Reine Farhat, Arabic Editor at Wamda, contributed to this article. Accelerator Oasis 500's workplace Terms like accelerators and...

Aline Mayard • 21 August, 2014

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Beirut coworking space AltCity is finding its path

In a quiet moment, AltCity's work friendly cafe. (Image via Facebook) Stepping into the spacious offices of AltCity on Beirut’s b...

Lucy Knight • 05 August, 2014

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6 tips from failed accelerators

It’s been four years since the first accelerator was launched in the Arab world. Now, almost every country in the MENA region has one, and ...

Aline Mayard • 04 August, 2014

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Palestine's only startup accelerator announces its latest round

The Ramallah-based accelerator, FastForward, recently selected three startups for its latest round of acceleration. The selected startups...

Hayden Pirkle • 04 August, 2014

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14 regional accelerators that can put your startup in the fast lane

Two and a half years ago, we published a selection of 10 Accelerators in the Middle East and North Africa, most of which at the time were...

Aline Mayard • 24 June, 2014

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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

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Where to get mentorship in Tunisia

Tunisian entrepreneurs are unanimous: people in their country don’t lack motivation and creativity but they need advice on how to apply i...

Aline Mayard • 17 July, 2014

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