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Egypt

Building Egypt’s biogas market

Startups offering biogas or waste treatment solutions are slowly gearing up in the Middle East, but only Taqa Solutions had a reality...

Taqa Solutions Biogas MEMakers

Egypt

Alex Agenda aims to develop Egypt’s media [Q&A]

Egypt’s media has dramatically shifted since the January 25 revolution four years ago. Citizen journalists spread through the streets and l...

Media training Alex Agenda alexandria

Egypt

Getting kids into science? Egyptian entrepreneur uses solar energy cars [Video]

Teaching science to children can be a very challenging job. Not only do you need their full attention, but lessons need to be fun in order...

DIY Solar panels solar energy

Egypt

Intel's INARA initiative to engage Egyptian youth

A group of attendees with Egypt’s former minister of communications and information technology, Atef Helmy. (Image via Intel) Amidst the f...

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Regional

MENA’s robot revolution

The Terminator would be one lonely android in MENA. Few industries in the region use advanced robotics in their processes and artificial...

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Egypt

Lost in the City? LocName wants to find you

Egyptian start-up 'LocName' did not emerge from Cairo’s bustling streets, but in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Two years ago, young E...

Locname Souq.com Jumia

Egypt

KarmSolar signs first on-grid solar deal

KarmSolar is stepping into Egypt’s challenging grid-connected electricity market after signing a 27-year deal with Egypt’s...

PV KarmSolar solar energy

Egypt

Nahdet El Mahrousa launches 8th round of incubation

Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM) is launching its 8th round of incubation for aspiring entrepreneurs entitled “Khaleeha Suessi”. This...

Arabian Cement Company Khaleeha Suessi Egypt

Regional

From Egypt to the Gulf: conquering the HR market

Attracting good staff is the MENA-based entrepreneur’s constant lament, yet Egyptian Rania Abdallah says there are ways to solve this d...

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Egypt

Egypt’s Banana Kingdom to ripen in California

Egyptian social startup Banana Kingdom could be leaving its sleepy Nile-side home for a faster pace of life in Silicon Valley, after...

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Egypt

Zee3 Mawhbtak: Egypt’s new way to scout talent

During the recording one of the first episodes of Zee3 Mawhbtak An Egyptian online talent show is plucking undiscovered entertainers from...

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Egypt

When being a game developer just isn’t enough

Kareem Abdullatif andHani El-Akel have a passion for gaming and in 2010 the Egyptian entrepreneurs decided to take a risk and found their...

Appsinnovate gaming industry Egypt

Egypt

After taking Jeeran to Egypt, cofounder discusses failure and success

Jeeran's Egypt team at their launch party. (Image via Jeeran Blog) Jeeran, the MENA based review platform, expanded its network to Egypt...

Jeeran Romouz Sadeq Omar Koudsi

Egypt

NASA hackathon sheds light on Egypt’s growing interest in outer space

The growth of scientific minds in Egypt. (Images via Nasa Space Apps Cairo) With so many problems on the ground, why would we want to...

PSC-BA CubeSat Space Apps Challenge NASA

Regional

How animation studio Kharabeesh drew its own success

Kharabeesh was one of the first companies to start making animated and video Arabic content, but their success didn’t come...

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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....

MarkVIP Jereen Utrack.tv

Egypt

Egypt’s entrepreneurial youth and the battle for credibility

Entrepreneurial activities are not just the prerogative of those over 21 in hoodies. We’ve spoken before on Wamda about the ‘age’ question w...

Rocking Solutions Arabiaweb Awraq

Egypt

Egypreneur Forum: The Pioneers

Started in 2008, Egypreneur is a network of Egyptian entrepreneurs that empowers startups to start and grow their business. Acting as a...

Egypt

Maghreb

Sawari Ventures tries to fill Egypt funding gap with $50 million VC fund

Sawari Ventures partners: Hany Sonbaty, Ahmed Alfi, Wael Amin. Egyptian venture capital company Sawari Ventures is turning...

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Egypt

Leaving multinationals behind: how Creative Lab Group's Randa Abdou forged her own path

If you live in Egypt, you’re probably familiar with the Rotato potato chips brand and its growth in popularity over the years. Despite its ...

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Maghreb

Startup MENA expands its network to Tunisia

After favorable outcome in Egypt, where the Startup MENA team engaged over 400 entrepreneurs in 2014, designing tailored workshops...

Cogite startup mena tunisia

Egypt

'Shut up and build something': reflections and how tos from Startup AddVenture Cairo

Pharaoes scaling the walls of the GrEEK Campus Last weekend was a busy one for the GrEEK Campus, a tech hub located at the old...

Startup addventure Mix N'Mentor Cairo rise up summit

Regional

enpact Initiative for young entrepreneurs

Engage - Participate - Act" International mentoring led by enpact, a non-profit organization - aims to connect and train young promising ...

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Egypt

What the restaurant sector of Egypt needs to know [Infographic]

Ask any entrepreneur in Egypt and they will tell you right away that one of the biggest challenges faced when starting up is finding solid...

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