U.A.E 7 minutes in an Infiniti Q70 for a shot at $40,000 Your passion was unmatched! Congratulations to our 3 entrepreneurs, we can't wait to see what's next for you! pic.twitter.com/I3etOE5IJC — ... Archana Menon • 15 December, 2015 Bookr Infiniti Lab infiniti
U.A.E Top 6 questions raised at Mix N'Mentor Dubai The Mix N'Mentor crowd during the morning opening session. (Image via Abed Kataya) As promised, Mix N’Mentor Dubai, took Wamda’s signature ... Maya Rahal • 14 December, 2015 mix n mentor dubai Dubai Mix n Mentor
Jordan Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) Anniversary Conference Zain Jordan is inviting you to attend its Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) Anniversary Conference that will be held on 17th of December 2015 a... Wamda • 14 December, 2015 King Hussein Business Park anniversary ZINC
Europe Sign up for THNK's Creative Leadership Program in Amsterdam The Creative Leadership Program is a part-time, 6 month, divisive program including four week-long modules on campus, in the... Wamda • 14 December, 2015 THNK Amsterdam Creative Leadership Program
Egypt RiseUp Summit meets expectations, beats them A closing keynote: how does entrepreneurship impact on the economy? Well, it depends who you ask. (Images via Rachel... Sara Aggour - Rachel Williamson • 14 December, 2015 Oak Investment Partners YCombinator US Aid
Bahrain Thinkers and Doers present Investing in Culture: Business and Social Impacts The culture industry is booming in the Arab world, with the creation of world-level artistic infrastructures coupled with the renovation... Wamda • 14 December, 2015 Artistic gathering Thinkers and Doers Investment
Regional How credit card processing works What goes on when you click that 'buy' button? (Image via Papdan.com) Credit cards are everywhere these days, but few people know what... Yazin Alirhayim • 14 December, 2015 White Payments Payfort credit cards
Regional Megatrends in MENA: the rise of entrepreneurship [Infographic] Entrepreneurship has finally attained global megatrend status, according to EY, but MENA's founders knew that long... Rachel Williamson • 13 December, 2015 EY megatrend entrepreneurship
Saudi Arabia Two KSA startups headed to Get in the Ring regional competition Get in the Ring combines the excitement of a boxing match with the mentorship and networking opportunities of a startup pitch contest.... Rafat Abushaban • 13 December, 2015 Vanoman Myndplay get in the ring
Lebanon Investments announced at Lebanon's BDL Accelerate [Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include Berytech’s further investments announced on the second... Lucy Knight • 11 December, 2015 BDL Accelerate Berytech beirut
Pakistan What to do when the giants arrive [Opinion] Visitors to Lahore from the Islamabad incubator i2i test out the Savaree service. (Images via Savaree) Madeeha Hassan, founder of... Madeeha Hassan • 10 December, 2015 taxi app ride sharing Lahore
Bahrain Bahrain wants startups to call it home As almost every country in the Middle East begins to focus on attracting and developing an entrepreneur market, Bahrain is setting itself... Rachel Williamson • 10 December, 2015 BIM Bahrain Investment Market Cloud Accelerator
Regional Lift-off: planning your exit strategy Investment activity is slowly heating up in Egypt and as a result entrepreneurs, especially those looking to raise funding, need to start... Eman Mostafa • 10 December, 2015 oteena Egypt rise up summit
Regional 500 Startups announces $30M MENA fund Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups announced this week their $30 million fund for MENA startups. The fund, aptly... Lucy Knight • 09 December, 2015 Dave McClure Hasan Haider 500 startups
U.A.E Cisco Dubai successfully hosts IoT World Forum Hackathon In first place SmartX team with the judges. (Images via BeMyApp) Right on the heels of the Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) in... Archana Menon • 09 December, 2015 IoTWorldForum IoT MEMakers
Iraq Erbil's startups go quiet An Erbil panorama. (Images via Rachel Williamson) On three occasions this year Goran Sherko has had to postpone Startup Weekend... Lucy Knight • 09 December, 2015 Erbil Kurdistan isis