Lebanon BDD transitions from dream to startup hub The green grass of innovation. (Images via BDD) 2015 was a busy year for the Beirut Digital District (BDD). There was... Maysaa Ajjan • 29 December, 2015 Nymgo Diwanee Mouhamad Rabah
Regional MENA's year of money: 10 notable rounds of 2015 A big year for MENA startups. (Image via Wamda) 2015 was a rich one in terms of startup investment rounds. We’ve witnessed two $100 m... Maya Rahal • 29 December, 2015 2015 Roundup Deals Roundup
Egypt How Farminal uses tech to impact the agriculture sector in Egypt [Video] As CEO of Farminal, Egyptian entrepreneur Walid Sorour presents his company, providers of innovative solutions for dairy farms. With their... Maya Rahal • 29 December, 2015 Mastitis Farminal NUMA
U.A.E Souq.com sells CashU Regional ecommerce site Souq.com has sold its online payment arm CashU. In what is known as a ‘management buyout’ the company was pur... Lucy Knight • 28 December, 2015 investments Online payments Genero Capital
Global Then and now: how accelerators have evolved This article is a crosspot with Nuwait. As Kuwait is welcoming soon one of the top five accelerators in the world, TechStars, we... Ahmad Takatkah • 28 December, 2015 crosspost oped data growth
Egypt Maker Hackathon Cairo 2016 Maker Hackathon Cairo is the first hardware competition in Egypt powered by Zoomaal and organized by Dimensions student organization to... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 Innovators Maker Hackathon competition
Lebanon Samir & Claude Abillama Eco-Entrepreneurship Award application If you’ve got an eco-entrepreneurial idea for an eco-friendly business, it just might win you $ 20,000. The American University of Beirut -... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 eco-entrepreneurship Abillama' aub
Regional GIST Tech-I Competition application deadline Since 2011, innovators from around the globe have showcased their science and technology ventures to the world through the GIST Tech-I ... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 GIST silicon valley
Regional 8 MENA ecommerce predictions for 2016 This is an edited crosspost with LinkedIn. What a year it’s been for ecommerce in the Middle East. Launches of dozens of new startups; the ... Mo Ali Yusuf • 28 December, 2015 Uberization Mo Ali Yusuf Opinion
Saudi Arabia Apply for Flat6Labs Jeddah's Spring 2016 round Flat6Labs Jeddah fosters and invests in bright and passionate Saudi entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas. Launched in 2013, Flat6Labs... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 applications jeddah entrepreneurs
Regional MENA's social media strongholds [Infographic] Social media has a huge influence on business in the Middle East, be it as a marketing tool or a company platform through which... Rachel Williamson • 27 December, 2015 google plus snapchat Payfort
Jordan First Jordan Connect matches startups with big business Big business meets the smallest: Jordan Connect brought together large corporations with startups. (Images via VentureScout) Discovering a... Maya Rahal • 27 December, 2015 Jordan Connect SWIPT The Tank
Kuwait Technopreneurship Challenge winners work to reduce car accidents in Kuwait The winners of the Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge. (Image via Ana Tadic) The big questions were being asked at the Kuwait... Ana Tadic • 27 December, 2015 Legacy Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge smart car
Jordan Jordan entrepreneurs have high hopes for ZINC 2016 Keynote Speaker Steve Johnson signing his book "Where good ideas come from: the natural history of innovation". (Images via... Tala El Issa • 24 December, 2015 I3zif.com Zain incubator Coding Circle
Maghreb How the Tunisian government revived its economy [Opinion] Tunisia in 2025 is quite different from the Tunisia of the Arab spring (Image via Hongkiat) * This is a hypothetical look-back from the... Bilel Bouraoui • 24 December, 2015 revival startups economy
Saudi Arabia Google Design Sprint workshop in Jeddah Google Launchpad, Qotuf Alriyadah Development - قطوف الريادة are inviting you to their tenth Design Sprint workshop delivered by Google E... Wamda • 24 December, 2015 Qotuf Alriyadah Development Google Design Sprint Tour jeddah