U.A.E China calls for Dubai 100 health tech backer With its fast growing healthcare market and rapidly ageing population, China is proving to be a match for Dubai-based Dubai 100. The... Lucy Knight • 06 November, 2016 Dubai 100 china Healthcare
Egypt 'Push' is big business for these Egyptians 2015 was the year of the push notification. App makers discovered that a prompt on a smartphone could remind their users they existed... Rachel Williamson • 06 November, 2016 pushbots push notification Egypt
U.A.E Challenge 22 Roadshow - UAE Challenge 22 is an innovation competition administered by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar. This competition aims... Wamda • 05 November, 2016 challenge 22 Roadshow Innovation
Lebanon What's Steve Wozniaks's favorite drink? BDL Accelerate reveals The ‘Woz’ had arrived. The flashing lights and booming duff-duff of a heavy bassline more befitted a DJ at one of... Rachel Williamson - Dana Ballout • 04 November, 2016 Steve Wozniak BDL apple
Regional Challenge 22 Roadshow - Morocco Challenge 22 is an innovation competition administered by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar. This competition aims... Wamda • 04 November, 2016 qatar challenge 22 Innovation
Oman Challenge 22 Roadshow - Oman Challenge 22 is an innovation competition administered by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar. This competition aims... Wamda • 04 November, 2016 Oman challenge 22 Roadshow
Regional Get your house in order: what to expect from due diligence [Opinion] Before an investor will give your startup money, they will dig into your books to find out whether there is anything they need to know... Abdulrahman Hammad • 03 November, 2016 due diligence Investment list
U.A.E Dubai food tech startup Lunch:on raises $500K seed Lunch:on today announced the closing of a seed round of $500,000 led by Wamda Capital, with participation from Arzan VC, Dubai Angel... Natasha D'Souza • 03 November, 2016 Lunch:On Wamda Capital arzan
Global Startup Watch: Company rebellions, new MENA crowdfunding platforms, and why your hacker is not your fault The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on what they think is hottest industry,... Dana Ballout • 03 November, 2016 Startup Watch exiting Digital security
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... Dana Ballout • 02 November, 2016 Beirut Jam Sessions beirut Music
Lebanon Arab world’s streaming app Anghami raises Series B Lebanon-born music streaming app Anghami has raised a Series B round at an undisclosed value, the company said in a statement. The round... Rachel Williamson • 02 November, 2016 anghami Middle East Venture Partners Investment
Global Behind Gradberry’s rebirth: it's all about timing “I don’t look like any other founder in the [Silicon] Valley. I wasn’t born and raised here,” Gradberry founder Iba... Vanessa Khalil • 02 November, 2016 Gradberry TARA uae
Regional Challenge 22 for Entrepreneurs & Innovators The Challenge 22 innovation competition is aimed towards engaging Arab youth, who can come up with creative solutions and innovations... Wamda • 01 November, 2016 qatar world cup Innovation
Lebanon Entreprenergy Summit 2016 Entreprenergy Summit is the yearly networking event which connects entrepreneurs and ‘wantrepreneurs’ from around the Arab... Wamda • 01 November, 2016 entreprenergy summit Networking
Saudi Arabia Arabnet Riyadh 2016 ArabNet Riyadh is Saudi Arabia’s leading forum focused on digital business in the Kingdom and Gulf countries. This year’s event... Wamda • 01 November, 2016 Saudi Arabia entrepreneurship Arabnet
Egypt Winners and losers in Egypt’s currency crisis Two days after this article was published, on November 3 the Central Bank of Egypt has floated the pound, allowing it to move to 13... Rachel Williamson • 01 November, 2016 Egypt currency crisis Al Bustani