U.A.E The Retail Show Middle East 2016 The Middle East is a great region to do business in the retail industry, with billions of dollars being invested into ground-breaking... Wamda • 23 March, 2016 ecommerce middle east 2016 Speakers
U.A.E The Mobile Show Middle East 2016 Mobile is changing the way that all businesses engage, influence and ultimately sell to the new digital customer. Being a ‘mobile first’ c... Wamda • 23 March, 2016 The mobile show ecommerce show Alumni conference
U.A.E Cards and Payments Middle East 2016 Commerce is constantly evolving and technology continues to transform the way consumers, businesses, citizens and governments connect, ... Wamda • 23 March, 2016 ecommerce middle east Cards and payment 2016
Regional How valuation and cap tables work [How to] Have you ever wondered how valution is calculated and cap tables work? Read on. (Image via Business Collective) In the context of... Rita Khoriaty • 23 March, 2016 how to cap tables startup valuation
U.A.E Twofour54 acquires a stake in online art marketplace Collectionair Twofour54 announces its second investment this month. Abu Dhabi’s media and entertainment free zone Twofour54 has... Maya Rahal • 23 March, 2016 Collectionair DASH Ventures investement
Yemen Building startups from Yemen’s ruins The 10 winning startups of Yemen's second Afkar Award. (Images via Rowad Foundation) Talking about startups in Yemen, a country racked... Federico Guerrini • 23 March, 2016 National Company for Biogas Units Alashia Alshamsiah Mhlli
Maghreb Morocco's Sheaply finds opportunity in Jordan Sheaply turns international travelers into messengers. (Images via Sheaply) Moroccan ‘crowd-shipping’ startup Sheaply is heavily foc... Aline Mayard • 23 March, 2016 zaagel friendshippr Sheaply
Regional How Nabda Care is creating portable mobile healthcare services [Wamda TV] Nabda Care is a medical-social platform that aims to link patients, care providers, and personal medical records. It also provides patients... Maya Rahal • 22 March, 2016 Healthcare nabda care Egypt
Regional Enpact launches Startup Haus in Tunisia Kicking off Enpact's coworking space with a lively discussion. (Images via Startup Haus) Three months after its soft opening in... Mohammad M. Azraq • 22 March, 2016 incubation business reform incubators
Regional Wamda and Expo 2020 Dubai launch their first report on Collaborative Entrepreneurship [Infographic] Almost every other corporation operating in MENA engages with startups in one way or another. This is one of the exciting findings... Jonas Feller • 22 March, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
Lebanon Open Design Day at BDD The Myriad community for design is organizing Open Design Day, a free design day aimed at explaining the concepts of design and the ... Wamda • 21 March, 2016 Free architects Freelance designers
Regional Flat6Labs launches $5.6M fund Sawari Ventures partners: Hany Sonbaty, Ahmed Alfi, Wael Amin. (Image from archive) Flat6Labs Egypt announced yesterday that they are... Maya Rahal • 21 March, 2016 fund Sawari Ventures Flat6Labs
Saudi Arabia Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI): Application & Gaming week The Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI), which has been in the making for four years now, has launched its first Saudi Creative S... Wamda • 21 March, 2016 SNCI Creativity Saudi Arabia
U.A.E The Hive: Startup, Showdown at Future Technology Week Future Technology Week is the event set to redefine technology for business. A huge platform with four live events, it will take place at... Wamda • 21 March, 2016 startup demo The hive future technology week
Egypt Egypt's cash crunch is affecting startups All Egyptians have struggled for US dollars since capital controls were imposed, but this year has been particularly difficult. (Image via... Eman El-Sherbiny • 21 March, 2016 black market foreign exchange forex
Regional Online payment products are imperfect, but consumers can protect themselves This could be one way to prevent credit card fraud, not exactly practical though. (Image via kupunawiki.com) The marriage of credit... Maarid Fazili • 21 March, 2016 ecommernce Online payments Payfort