Palestine

Ramallah travel portal Batuta announces $2.5M Series A round

So many places to visit, so much to see. (Image via Batuta) Batuta, a Ramallah-based Arabic travel research website has secured a $2.5...

Antoine Abou-Diwan • 08 June, 2015

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Yamsafer secures $3.5M in series B funding led by Global Founders Capital

The world is your oyster. (Image via Yamsafer) Yamsafer, a Ramallah-based hotel booking platform servicing the Arab region, has announced...

Maya Rahal • 04 June, 2015

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Tiny package, quick power: Palestinian startup crowdfunding phone battery solution

A nifty charger that won't weigh you down. (Images via BOLD Gadget) As technology still lags behind the growing demand for longer...

Rachel Williamson • 26 May, 2015

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Why this high-fashion startup is prioritizing Palestine

ElMuda's founders Ruba Abdulhadi (left) and Badea Jaber. High fashion is big business in the Middle East. In fact, the Arab region is one...

Rachel McArthur • 06 April, 2015

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PIVOT turns to Kickstarter to fund its journey through Palestinian - and world - history

You might remember the story of Palestinian Asma Jaber and her fiancé Sami Jitan who launched PIVOT, an interactive app that stores ...

Pamela Kesrouani • 15 March, 2015

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Palestinian startup seeks to bridge Egypt’s digital divide

Jacob Korenblum, CEO of Palestinian startup Souktel, says there is a a huge potential in Egypt for audio mobile services and low-data...

Rachel Williamson • 22 January, 2015

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Palestinian FOA Academy joins the fleet of ed-tech startups

According to the Broadband Commission for Digital Development more than half of the world’s population will have access to the internet b...

Eman Mostafa • 24 February, 2015

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Startups have a role to play in rebuilding Gaza

Despite Israel’s destroying several billion dollars worth of property, businesses, and homes, displacing 500,000 people, and killing 2,200 ...

Wamda • 09 December, 2014

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Entrepreneur puts Palestine on region's educational gaming map

“We suffer from a deep shortage of digital Arabic content in the region” at least that is a complaint often made by entrepreneurs, despite e...

Eman Mostafa • 04 December, 2014

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WebTeb closes a $3.2M series C round led by Sadara Ventures

Arabic health and lifestyle portal, WebTeb, announced today that it has closed a $3.2M Series C investment round led by Sadara Ventures....

Maya Rahal • 15 September, 2014

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How these two Arab startups are joining forces to support #Gaza

More and more individual and collective initiatives are being launched every day across the Arab region – and the whole world for that m...

Maya Rahal • 10 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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This startup wants to be the 'Facebook for Arabic apps'

[Update: App Mahal has won the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award, a prestigous list honoring the year's promising tech ventures in...

Reine Farhat • 16 July, 2014

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Palestinian startup AidBits aims to streamline the aid sector

NGOs aren’t known for being the most efficient organizations. The amount of bureaucratic navel gazing, however important, it takes to get d...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 April, 2014

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7 Palestinian startups vie for Arabreneur investment at recent pitch event

“These startups are as good as any in Toronto, Barcelona, or London,” said Palestinian entrepreneur extraordinaire Dr. Abdulmalek Al-Jaber ...

Robert Carroll • 16 April, 2014

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Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings

Faris Zaher, CEO and co-founder of hotel bookings site Yamsafer, thinks his team may have come up with a solution to the region’s payment r...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 April, 2014

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Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples

“It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 April, 2014

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Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market

iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,...

Eric Reidy • 01 April, 2014

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Afkartoon, a Palestinian startup specialized in educational cartoons [Wamda TV]

[English subtitles]  After a stint working in drawing and designing, Monzer Matrabie decided to launch Afkartoon to make educational ...

Mariam Hamed • 13 March, 2014

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Meet PinchPoint, the 7 month-old Palestinian gaming startup that just got funding from Sadara Ventures

  “I remember when Apple released its first SDK [software development kit]. I made my first game there,” recalls Khaled Abu Alkheir, CE...

Eric Reidy • 27 February, 2014

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Palestinian juice startup Ardy takes on market leader with a hyperlocal approach

In a Palestinian entrepreneurial scene gaining recognition for its globally minded tech startups, Ardy, a beverage company whose name...

Eric Reidy • 02 March, 2014

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Baraka Bits uses 'good news from the Middle East' to power positive change in the region

“It’s OK if we don’t see thousands of views on our articles,” says Rama Chakaki, founder and CEO of news site Baraka Bits. “We’re willing t...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 February, 2014

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Now serving one billion ads per month, Hsoub looks to the future

Hsoub, the web solutions company based in Egypt and the UK, whose mission is to develop online opportunities for people living throughout...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 05 February, 2014

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Palestine's only startup accelerator Fast Forward announces its second class

Palestine’s first startup accelerator, Fast Forward, announced its second class on January 20th. The new group of startups focuses on t...

Eric Reidy • 28 January, 2014

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