Regional Using tech to reverse wealth inequality The increasing pace of technological evolution is causing serious concerns about its impact on wealth inequality and creating... Abdulghani Kataya • 21 August, 2016 Wealth wealth inequality The Little Engineer
Qidni Labs promises to clean out your kidney for an artificial one End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is when kidneys have stopped working well enough for patients to survive without dialysis or a kidney... Bérénice Magistretti • 21 August, 2016 Qidni Labs Healthcare Artificial organs
Syria Startup Weekend Damascus: here are the winners! Tabbakh Rou7o, an app that matches home cooks with customers seeking affordable meals, snagged the first prize at Startup Weekend Damascus... Maysaa Ajjan • 21 August, 2016 Startup Weekend Damascus syria
U.A.E Astrolabs: diversifying innovation in Dubai [Q&A] This is an edited crosspost from Knowledge@Wharton. Muhammed Mekki is well equipped for his mission to promote a robust startup culture... Knowledge @Wharton • 18 August, 2016 Astrolabs Google Dubai
Egypt Egyptian superhero startup wants to save comics Koshk Comics has a plan to take over the world, but unlike the nefarious comic villains who normally wield that line they’re aiming... Rachel Williamson • 18 August, 2016 Koshk Comics Egypt Lamis
Regional Startup Watch: Google Duo, Dropbox IPO and squirting guns 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 • 18 August, 2016 Startup Watch Google Duo DropBox
Regional Test your market with these 6 prototyping tools This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Some entrepreneurs think that prototyping delays the launch of the real product and could... Reine Farhat • 17 August, 2016 Protoytping Axure RP Nuwait
Egypt Egypt fintech startups prepare for lift off In a country where only 14 percent of people have bank accounts, fintech startups servicing Egyptians’ unmet needs are playing on a... Radwa Rashad • 17 August, 2016 Fintech Egypt Dopay
Regional Why digital access is essential to economic development Digital. It's a byword for modern life and how we move our homes and cities forward. Back in May, Dubai hosted the 22nd GCC Smart... Archana Menon • 17 August, 2016 smart government Smart Cities
Regional GE Geeks Go for Gold Challenge During this year's Rio 2016 Olympic Games, GE machines are tweeting in their native tongue - binary code – about their... Wamda • 17 August, 2016 GE twitter Coding
Jordan F03 Female Founders Meetup #2 F03 Fellow Female Founders series aims to build and activate a vibrant community around female startup founders in Amman. The event is set... Wamda • 16 August, 2016 ZINC Networking female entrepreneurs
Global French Tech Ticket The French Tech Ticket program is back with its second iteration, selecting 70 startups from all around the world to join one of... Wamda • 16 August, 2016
Regional National Treasure 2016 [Exclusive discount code] The region’s first theatrical conference and gathering of leaders shaping the future of UAE is here! National Treasure will be... Wamda • 16 August, 2016 Dubai conference Dubai Chamber
Tunisia Surviving the Ben Ali regime: a Tunisian entrepreneur success story Badreddine Ouali is a model for the new generation of Tunisian entrepreneurs, but he never planned his career. Today, after blazing a... Jazem Halioui • 16 August, 2016 Corruption Europe Vermeg
Iran Seedstars Tehran 2016 Seedstars World is coming back to Tehran! On September 15 at the Incubator of Shahid Beheshti University, the 12 best startups from Iran... Wamda • 16 August, 2016 iran Pitch competition
Bahrain Seedstars Bahrain 2016 Seedstars World is coming for its inaugural event to Bahrain! The event will take place at CH9 Hub on September 24, where the best... Wamda • 16 August, 2016 Pitch competition seedstars