Conflict Mapping Platform Ushahidi's Henry Addo at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV]

At SHARE Beirut event last weeked, Henry Addo, co-founder of Ushahidi, discussed Ushahidi’s work to map incidents of violence and peace e...

Glen Dalakian II • 14 October, 2012

Analytics Conferences Digital Media

Egypt's Sacha Books Pioneers Arabic Interactive Digital Children's Books

When 34-year-old entrepreneur Samer Youssef decided to launch iOS app Sacha Books, he and his wife were inspired by the lack of available...

Nina Curley • 14 October, 2012

Arabic Content Digital Media Mobile

The State of the Internet in 2012 [Presentation]

Henry Blodget and Alex Cocotas from Business Insider’s BI Intelligence team have assembled a detailed overview of the U.S. and global digita...

Wamda • 10 October, 2012

Advertising Digital Advertising Digital Marketing

Going Digital: Offline Businesses Moving Online, Part 3 [Wamda TV]

In Part 3 of our June CoE E-Commerce panel, Going Digital: Offline Businesses Moving Online, moderator Omar Christidis...

Wamda • 14 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences

How to Build a Global Brand: Plamen Russev of Webit Congress [Wamda TV]

Webit Congress kicks off today, bringing over 187 speakers from 72 countries to Istanbul for a conference focusing on the digital, ...

Nina Curley • 10 October, 2012

Conferences Digital Media Mobile Apps

Silicon Valley Design Company Targets MENA Web Developers with New RTL Platform

Developers in the Middle East now have more tools for their front-end web design, namely a useful Right-to-Left (RTL) design...

Glen Dalakian II • 07 October, 2012

Design Mobile Apps

Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition

“Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y...

Omar Aysha • 08 October, 2012

Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem

The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 2 [Wamda TV]

At our June event, CoE E-Commerce, Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, moderated a panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical ...

Wamda • 04 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Digital Media

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

Wamda • 04 October, 2012

Acquisitions Animation Competitions

TellUs the New Way For Customer Service in MENA

“I was talking with a friend when he suggested there should be some sort of solution to solve the [bad] customer service quality in Egypt, a...

Omar Aysha • 23 September, 2012

Egypt Mobile Apps User Experience Design

A*Apps Launches Crowdsourced Mobile App-Testing at Flat6Labs Demo Day

In Egypt, A*Apps (“A Star Apps”) is developing a unique platform that allows mobile app developers to test their apps through cro...

Glen Dalakian II • 18 September, 2012

Crowdsourcing Mobile Apps

Egypt's Tech Community to Conquer Cairo's Traffic

We have all heard about, and many of us have experienced, Cairo’s infamous and grueling traffic congestion. This year, the World Bank is p...

Glen Dalakian II • 14 September, 2012

Mobile Apps Technology Taxi + Traffic

Froot Encourages Joking, Reading on Mobiles in the Arab World

In Saudi Arabia, where smartphone penetration has reached 60% according to Google, pivoting into the mobile app market seems a...

Glen Dalakian II • 10 September, 2012

Mobile Apps Mobile

Entrepreneur of the Week: Sohaib Thiab of Wizards Productions [Wamda TV]

This week's entrepreneur of the week, Sohaib Thiab, founded game development Wizards Productions along with Hussam Hammo and Afif Toukan in ...

Nina Curley • 06 September, 2012

Mobile Endeavor Entrepreneur of the Week

RoundMenu Announces $730K Round of Funding to Expand into New Markets

After launching just over a month ago, RoundMenu has closed its first round of investment, for US $730,000, led by HoneyBee Tech Ventures,...

Nina Curley • 27 August, 2012

Food & Beverage Mobile Apps Technology

Algeria

Algerian Team Takes Microsoft's Global Stage to Fight Diabetes

This July, three Algerian college students became the first team from the Middle East and North Africa to place as finalists in the cloud...

Nina Curley • 22 August, 2012

Competitions Health Mobile Apps

Jeeran Co-Founder Leaves to Venture into Product Reviews

Ever since co-founder Laith Zraikat left Jeeran earlier this year, the Jordanian tech scene has been curious what he’ll do next. He’s not...

Nina Curley • 19 July, 2012

Mobile Mobile Apps

Moroccan Startup Taxi Counter Wins Global Competition BeMyApp

Last week was an exciting time for all mobile Moroccan entrepreneurs and developers as it happened to be the BeMYApp WeekEnd...

Karim Jazouani • 09 July, 2012

Competitions Mobile Mobile Apps

N2V Announces First StartAppz Investment in Mobile App Startup iAraby

N2V has announced investment in Arabic mobile developer company iAraby, via its mobile investment vehicle and accelerator,...

Nina Curley • 05 July, 2012

Accelerators Mobile Mobile Apps

Egyptian Mobile App Dokani Links Shoppers to Offline Deals

For the mobile app-savvy shopper in Egypt, Dokani offers the chance to a check information online about new products and sales...

Maya Rahal • 01 July, 2012

Mobile Apps

Links Are Not Answers: Cairo's Kngine Launches App to Revolutionize Search

Operating with the tagline, "Links are not answers," intelligent search company Kngine (pronounced “kin-gin”) has launched beta versions of ...

Nina Curley • 30 May, 2012

Mobile Apps

Meet the Teams that Pitched at Cairo Culture Shift

The British Council Culture Shift event in Cairo this month brought together an interesting mix of teams and ideas:  Competing ...

Omar Aysha • 13 May, 2012

Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation

KAUST Announces Startup Showcase Winners

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has announced the two winners in its second round of VentureLab, a startup...

Nina Curley • 10 May, 2012

Competitions Mobile Apps Trends

Egyptian Accelerator Flat6Labs Shows Growth at Second Demo Day

The great and the good of Egypt’s entrepreneurial ecosystem gathered for the showcase of Flat6Labs’ latest clutch of ready-to-grow acc...

Omar Aysha • 03 May, 2012

Accelerators Angel Investment Ecosystem