Maghreb Startup Weekend Marrakech 2016 Startup Weekend Marrakech 2016 is taking place in Marrakech from February 5 till 7. Organized by Startup Morocco, in partnership with OCP ... Wamda • 02 February, 2016 Startup Roadshow Marakesh Startup Morocco
Global Youth, Tech, and Entrepreneurship: Unlocking the Middle East's Economic Potential Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley will be presenting the talk "Youth, ... Wamda • 02 February, 2016
U.A.E Mumzworld secures multi-million dollar investment round Mona Ataya posing next to some of the products offered on Mumzworld. (Image via Mumzworld) Mumzworld announced yesterday it had closed... Maya Rahal • 02 February, 2016 announcement Wamda Capital series B
Egypt Nawart opens doors to Egypt renewables startups Cleantech Arabia cofounder Ahmed Huzayyin gives an explainer on Nawart and what it's looking for. (Images via Nawart) MENA’s... Rachel Williamson • 02 February, 2016 cleantech incubator Ahmed Huzayyin GIZ
Regional Angel investment vs institutional investment [Wamda TV] During Wamda’s last Mix N’Mentor in Cairo, we met up with Lana Alamat, partner and general counsel at Wamda Capital, for a chat about the i... Maya Rahal • 02 February, 2016 Lana Alamat Institutional Investment insights
Turkey Startup Turkey 2016: the Very Best of Eurasia's Startups & Investors Startup Turkey is Turkey's leading startup event bringing together founders, entrepreneurs, investors and executives in the... Wamda • 01 February, 2016 Startup challenge Europe and Asia startups Startup Turkey
Lebanon Startup Seeds Launch by Tripoli Entrepreneur Club Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club is happy to announce the launching of "Startup Seeds", a 4-month acceleration program targeting young e... Wamda • 01 February, 2016 TEC StartupSeeds Tripoli
Lebanon Applications open for Speed@BDD's Batch II acceleration program Do you have a technology startup idea and want to grow it into a successful business? Apply now to Speed@BDD’s Batch II acceleration pr... Wamda • 01 February, 2016 mentorships applications Speed@BDD
Regional Seedstars Summit 2016 Seedstars World announces its annual Seedstars Summit under the theme "billion". The summit will take place on March 3rd at EPFL Un... Wamda • 01 February, 2016 Switzerland International startups 2016
U.A.E What I know about design thinking: Johannes Comeau Milke Johannes Comeau Milke with workshop attendees. (Image via Better today) Having planted the initial seeds of design thinking at... Archana Menon • 01 February, 2016 What I Know User Experience work practices
Egypt More cash, new look for Egypt SMEs Changes to lending guidelines for SMEs may open up new avenues of cash for tech startups. (Image via Misr Journal) Egypt’s... Rachel Williamson • 01 February, 2016 lending SME definition CBE
Women's Startup Lab: Two-Week Intensive Residential Program Women’s Startup Lab (WSL) empowers female founders to be strong leaders, to create powerful startups and to influence and shape the world t... Wamda • 01 February, 2016 women founders Women's startup Lab program
U.A.E Physicians and the future with 3D printing How soon before the doctors of the Middle East embrace the possibilities of 3D printing? (Images via Jacqueline Sofia) Covering everything... Jacqueline Sofia • 01 February, 2016 Arab Health Exhibition MEMakers AlemHealth
Regional Social money: it's coming to a MENA platform near you Fastacash is expanding into the Middle East, bringing with it social network payment options. (Image via Fastacash) Sending money to your... Federico Guerrini • 31 January, 2016 mobile money social payments Fastacash
Syria ReBootKamp initiative gives Syrian refugees access to tech-education A mockup of RBK's planned ZatLAB in northern Jordan. (Images via RebootKamp.org) As the Syrian Civil War drags on, a generation of young... Samuel Wendel • 31 January, 2016 hugh bosely syrian civil war Zatlab
Egypt Fintech startup Dopay raises $2.4M to take on Egypt, Ghana Dopay will use the funding to roll out its payroll and Visa prepaid card services. (Images via Dopay) Egypt-focused fintech startup... Rachel Williamson • 29 January, 2016 Visa pre-Series A raising