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Lebanon

Can Lebanon's entrepreneurship ecosystem survive?

Beirut made headlines worldwide as a devastating explosion shook the Lebanese capital’s port area last week, resulting in an...

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Lebanon

What impact will the Lebanon protests have on its startups?

The Arab social contract was designed to placate the people – provide public sector jobs and free social services, and the...

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Lebanon

Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Beirut. Apply now

After hosting a successful Mix N’ Mentor in Amman last month, the roadshow for Wamda's flagship event will...

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Lebanon

AUB Stanford Women in Data Science Conference

AUB Stanford Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference is a global conference organized in collaboration with Stanford ICME (Institute for...

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Lebanon

Seedstars Beirut: Everyone wants to scale

“Lebanon is a great place to test ideas and launch startups. This relatively small market is better than others when it comes to the...

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Lebanon

Startup Weekend Beirut Artificial Intelligence Edition

From September 29 to October 1, Beirut Digital District will be hosting the first Startup Weekend dedicated to artificial intelligence in...

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Lebanon

Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2017

The Lebanese startup ecosystem had witnessed a series of game-changing initiatives that promise to boost many of the country’s...

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Lebanon

Seedstars Beirut

Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1...

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Lebanon

#BeirutInnovationWeek - Fintech

During Beirut Innovation Week, Resolve and UK Lebanon Tech Hub are inviting local startups to participate in a full day of discussions and...

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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...

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Lebanon

ArabNet Beirut 2017

ArabNet Beirut returns with its 8th edition this year, expecting over 1,300 corporate executives, marketing industry leaders, entrepreneurs...

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Lebanon

Beirut Digital District expanding into work, live, play neighborhood [Wamda TV]

Lebanon’s Beirut Digital District is the epicenter of the country’s ecosystem. Launched in 2012, it hosts dozens of startups,...

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Lebanon

SwitchMed Green Entrepreneurship Training Program

Green entrepreneurship is a growing industry in the region, where there’s great potential in turning a ‘green’ product or...

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Lebanon

Beirut Jam Sessions: magic, music, and Minister of Culture

Anthony Semaan is an unspoken hero for Lebanon’s music scene. His startup, Beirut Jam Sessions, has done more for local musicians...

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Lebanon

Launch Summit experts advise entrepreneurs to begin with solving local problems

“Right now is a good time to be an entrepreneur… Ten years ago, if you said you’re an entrepreneur people thought you...

Launch Summit Altcity techstars

Lebanon

Start Your Own Business Workshop

The Amideast Entrepreneur Institute is launching its upcoming ‘Start Your Own Business’ workshop. The workshop is...

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Lebanon

Reboot Beirut: shaping the future of communities #RebootBeirut

What's the one thing you'd want to change about Beirut? On September 16-18, Wamda and the American University of...

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Lebanon

Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016

Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly...

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Lebanon

Wamda announces Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016

Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly growing to...

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Lebanon

Banque du Liban Accelerate 2016

Against all odds, Lebanon is developing a highly innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem. With a growing number of incubators, accelerators...

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Lebanon

Lebanese entrepreneurs introduce on demand waterless car washing

Blink My car train their Lebanese bikers for their waterless car wash services. (Image via Blink My Car) One cup of water. Apparently...

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Lebanon

8 things we learnt at MENA Games in Beirut

The gaming industry in the Middle East and North Africa is growing. More than 40 gaming startups from Europe, MENA and Turkey...

Turkish Game Developers Association Netmarble Nuked Cockroach

Lebanon

Maker Movement and fintech: what to expect at Arabnet Beirut

Christidis speaking at Arabnet Beirut 2015. (Image via Arabnet) The maker movement has been heating up in Lebanon for the past few...

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Lebanon

Applications open for Speed@BDD's Batch II acceleration program

Do you have a technology startup idea and want to grow it into a successful business? Apply now to Speed@BDD’s Batch II acceleration pr...

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