U.A.E ArabiaWeather closes a round of $5M CEO Mohammad Al-Shaker during one of the weather forecasts. (Image via ArabiaWeather) ArabiaWeather announced yesterday a $5 million... Maya Rahal • 10 November, 2015 Wamda Capital Jabbar Group MEMakers
Lebanon Seedstars Beirut 2015 Seedstars World is coming back to Beirut! On November 26 2015, the top 10 to 12 best startups in Lebanon will be invited to... Wamda • 10 November, 2015 seedstars competition beirut
Regional Car-hailing app Careem raises $60M Series C [Editor's note: This article has been updated to include details about Careem's peak pricing change.] Middle East-founded... Rachel Williamson • 10 November, 2015 Wamda Capital Lumia Capital Abraaj Group
Egypt Incubators prompt entrepreneurship in Upper Egypt Hemma encouraged students at Assiut University to apply with innovative ideas. (Images via Hemma) Cairo often takes all the attention of... Sara Aggour • 10 November, 2015 Holol Techno-Falah Upper Egypt
Lebanon Upward Consulting presents Minimal Viable Product workshop Training, coaching & consulting company Upward Consulting, in cooperation with Berytech, is organizing a workshop for startups on how t... Wamda • 09 November, 2015 Workshop minimum viable product mvp
Kuwait Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge 2015 As the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University celebrates its 40th Anniversary, it will host, in partnership with... Wamda • 09 November, 2015 Hewar technopreneurs kuwait
Regional RiseUp Summit 2015 in Egypt RiseUp Summit 2015, Egypt's top entrepreneurship event, will be held on 12-13 December in Cairo, at the GrEEK Campus and downtown areas. Or... Wamda • 09 November, 2015 summit RiseUp Egypt
Regional 8 MENA startup founders under the age of 20 Countries in the Middle East and North Africa currently own a vast reserve of an invaluable resource, one that can spur innovation and help... Samuel Wendel • 09 November, 2015 teenage founders startups MENA
Lebanon Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Lebanon 2015 For the third time consecutively, Lebanon will be participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which takes place on November 1... Wamda • 09 November, 2015 November lebanon GEW
U.A.E GE brings Minds+Machines to the region for the first time General Electric have made a MENA debut. The event focusing on Industrial Internet, was held for the first time in the region at the... Maya Rahal • 09 November, 2015 Ver2 Medicus Scriptr
Maghreb Yuzu helps Moroccans cook and eat better with less effort Dinner is ready! (Images via Yuzu) Everybody agrees: cooking at home is the easiest way to eat healthy and cheaply. But how many of us... Aline Mayard • 09 November, 2015 Yuzu morocco Food delivery
Jordan German Jordanian University (GJU) Health Hackathon As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the German Jordanian University (GJU), throught its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team (... Wamda • 09 November, 2015 Health hackathon German Jordanian University competition
U.A.E What I know about pretotyping: Karina Sotnik Karina Sotnik explaining the benefits of pretotyping. (Image via Wharton School) For Karina Sotnik, Silicon Valley was just the beginning... Archana Menon • 09 November, 2015 Karina Sotnik What I Know Pretotyping
Regional Megatrends in MENA: startup solutions for urban lives [Infographic] The ultimate example of urbanization in MENA: Dubai from above. (Image via Picasa) 'Megatrends', according to EY, are... Rachel Williamson • 08 November, 2015 Recycle Beirut urbanisation El Noor Geh
Egypt This Egyptian fashion startup has its eyes on Europe Online luxury sales are projected to grow by an unprecedented 20 to 25 percent over the next five years, according to a Boston Consulting... Eman Mostafa • 08 November, 2015 maria munoz slickr Clothing
Egypt Renac Oasis Renewable Energy offers PV Off-grid Course The Renac Oasis Solar Academy in Egypt is offering a PV Off-grid course. The course is tailored for engineers, consultants, and... Wamda • 05 November, 2015 course solar academy Renac Oasis