U.A.E Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in UAE's G42 for minority stake US-based tech giant Microsoft has partnered with UAE’s AI company G42 to deliver advanced AI solutions with Microsoft Azure across... News • 16 April, 2024 G42 microsoft
U.A.E Fifteen startups graduate from Microsoft’s GrowthX Accelerator programme Fifteen startups have graduated from the first cohort of the GrowthX Accelerator programme backed by Microsoft, in partnership with the... News • 12 January, 2022 GrowthX Accelerator microsoft ADIO
U.A.E Microsoft launches ‘GrowthX Accelerator’ for B2B startups in UAE Microsoft has launched an accelerator programme for B2B startups in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO). The... News • 01 June, 2021 uae microsoft GrowthX Accelerator
U.A.E How can we stay productive in a hybrid world? Mohammed Arif is the business group director of modern workplace and security at Microsoft UAE As the pandemic has spread around the... Thought Leadership • 25 January, 2021 Workflow microsoft
U.A.E Abu Dhabi startups to get funding and tech support from ADIO-Microsoft alliance Source: Gulf News In alliance with Microsoft, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will offer owners of local startups the resources... News • 13 January, 2021 ADIO Plug and Play microsoft
U.A.E Register to attend a Fireside chat with Tony Bates in Dubai On Tuesday April 24, Wamda will be hosting Tony Bates, CEO of Social Capital’s new growth unit, for a casual fireside chat and... Wamda • 13 April, 2018 Tony Bates Skype cisco
Egypt Automating HR management in Egypt Focusing on developing a specialized product allowed Egyptian software company HITS Solutions to enter more than 40 countries, working with... Maya Rahal • 20 June, 2017 Egypt HITS Solutions HR
Regional Data Science: a field in demand [Wamda TV] From casual office discussions to blogs and coffee tables around the world, the future of jobs is a topic heavily discussed amongst all... Berthe El Aya • 07 March, 2017 data science Future of Work Women in Data Science
Qatar How we can create a virtuous innovation cycle [Opinion] Innovation is a key element of all national transformation agendas in GCC countries, with no less than Vice President and Ruler of Dubai... Alexandros Papaspyridis - Tatiana Zalan • 15 December, 2016 3i Innovation Framework microsoft
Global Startup Watch: a Skype ‘Slack’, lazy leaders, and investors’ reading habits The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Maya Rahal • 08 September, 2016 Startup Watch Slack Skype
Maghreb Fantasy football kicking off in Tunisia Coaching Foot has proved that the American ‘fantasy football’ model has a thriving future in Tunisia. The country’s... Aline Mayard • 12 July, 2016 football coaching foot microsoft
Regional Arab girls defy stereotypes at Microsoft Imagine Cup Two teams from Tunisia alongside one from Bahrain will represent MENA at the global final in Seattle. (Images via Eduard Cousin) Malak... Eduard Cousin • 31 May, 2016 microsoft imagine cup microsoft Egypt
Maghreb Tiny Tunisian startup cracks open global telco market Roamsmart helps mobile operators manage their roaming operations. (Image via RCR Wireless) Roaming is a pain for business travelers and a... Aline Mayard • 01 May, 2016 BizSpark RoamSmart roaming
U.A.E Losing the pen and paper with Wrappup “If you were to record everything, it would be useless,” claimed Rami Salman, founder and CEO of Wrappup. “But, if you... Archana Menon • 13 April, 2016 AngelHack Dubai IBM Wrappup
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... Sara Aggour - Rachel Williamson • 14 December, 2015 Oak Investment Partners YCombinator US Aid
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Rwaq steps on giants' shoulders to succeed “Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility”, or CER, are the new buzzwords entering Saudi Arabia’s lexicon, and one startup is making the m... Safar Ayad • 14 June, 2015 online education Silatech Traxn
Regional Can this Dubai startup improve Arabic content design? ShortPoint, a Dubai-based web and content-design startup that launched earlier this year, hopes to save content creators hours of coding by... Pamela Kesrouani • 18 June, 2015 Content Design CMS ShortPoint
U.A.E A forum for Android lovers, Droidcon comes to Dubai Droidcon Dubai 2015. (Images via Facebook) "A 17-hour flight is how long it took for some of the event speakers to come... Pamela Kesrouani • 05 May, 2015 Dubai Smart City initiative Alljoyn Groupon
Egypt Egypt ed-tech firm eyes home turf for expansion [Wamda TV] One of Egypt’s earliest technology companies is beginning to venture into its local education market, having already conquered the... Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2014 itworx microsoft EdTech
Bahrain Bahrain women win innovation award at 2014 Microsoft Imagine Cup [Wamda TV] Every year since 2003, the Microsoft Imagine Cup has invited student teams from around the world to compete for gold and glory, while... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 September, 2014 microsoft imagine cup microsoft Bahrain
Egypt Microsoft's Satya Nadella visits Cairo on January 5th Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is visiting Egypt as a special keynote speaker during the Microsoft Developers Conference, which will be he... Wamda • 23 December, 2015 visit microsoft cairo