U.A.E Angel Rising 2016: Investor Education Symposium In order for a startup ecosystem to flourish, the investor base needs to mature and evolve in lock step with the entrepreneur base. Angel... Wamda • 18 April, 2016 Angel rising lecture 2016
Lebanon Arab Arcade Game Jam Arab Arcade's next 48-hour Game Jam is taking place on the weekend of May 6-8 at the Beirut Digital District in Beirut, Lebanon. If you’re ... Wamda • 18 April, 2016 Arab Arcade game jam lebanon
Jordan Euromoney Jordan 2016 International investment conference Euromoney will return to Amman in April 2016 to relaunch its annual financial Jordan conference. This ... Wamda • 18 April, 2016
Saudi Arabia A made-in-Syria toy that speaks Arabic This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. The Loujee educational toy isn't as fearsome as... MIT Technology Review • 18 April, 2016 voice recognition Votek uae
Egypt Apply for ElRe7la's upcoming Nuweiba trip ElRe7la are preparing to kick off their next four-day unconventional camping experience outside of the city, bringing together leaders,... Wamda • 18 April, 2016 holistic experience camping application deadline
Egypt A global fitness platform from the streets of Cairo The Jumpsuite team, left to right, Nabil Rostom, Norshek Fawzy and Kareem Abou Gamrah. (Images via Jumpsuite) We all know working out... Alaa' Odeh • 18 April, 2016 ehealth fitness Health
Jordan Cash before delivery, the COD alternative? The CashBasha founders. (Images via Cashbasha) According to a 2014 Payfortreport, 80 percent of ecommerce transactions in the region... Tala El Issa • 18 April, 2016 aramex ventures cash before delivery CashBasha
Regional Who's hiring in MENA? [Infographic] Access to talent is a key difficulty for employers large and small in MENA. In an upcoming Wamda Research Lab report the findings... Rachel Williamson • 17 April, 2016 Access to Talent recruitment Payfort
Maghreb Look to Africa, says Moroccan startup godfather Casapplanca’s founder sees most of its traction in Egypt and Nigeria. (Image via Casapplanca) Taher Alami is often c... Aline Mayard • 17 April, 2016 cassaplanca Adweb Taher Alami
Syria Syrian entrepreneur invents capsule to replace water chlorination From the left: Louay Otba between cofounders of Jusoor Aziza Osman and Dania Ismail (Image via Louay Otba). Syrian... Maysaa Ajjan • 17 April, 2016 disinfecting tablets water pollution NobelChemist
Regional Maghreb, Egypt startups big winners at MIT Startup Competition Winners and Judges of the 9th MITEFARAB Startup Competition. ( Images via MITEF) It was North Africa versus the Arab world at this ... Aline Mayard • 15 April, 2016 Zamen Ghinwa B8ak
U.A.E ArabNet Digital Summit Dubai 2016 ArabNet Digital Summit 2016 aims to bring its audience the “behind-the-scene” initiators of change from across the world, sharing their len... Wamda • 15 April, 2016 Meet the speakers Dubai 2016 arabnet digital summit
U.A.E Festival of Media MENA 2016 in Dubai Building on the success of the 2015 event, the Festival of Media MENA will return to Dubai on April 20, 2016, to celebrate the best media... Wamda • 14 April, 2016 speakers award Festival of media MENA festivals
Regional The Product-Market-Strategy fit: big vs small ideas [Opinion] This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on Medium. Can strategy predict a big-time versus a small-time... Mohamad Charafeddine • 14 April, 2016 pms fit product market strategy fit product development
Egypt Egypt startups try to halt education, tech skills slide Tech education experts gather st the GrEEK Campus during the EduVation Summit. (Images via EduVation) Traditionally, countries have... Eman Mostafa • 14 April, 2016 Da7ee7 EduVation Summit nafham
Egypt Micro-production of micro-solar launches in Egypt Tiba Solar CEO Ahmed Al-Abd (left) in December at his Cairo factory as the company kicked into first production. With him is Ain Al-Bee'ah... Sara Aggour • 14 April, 2016 Tiba Solar manufacturing solar