Regional MENA's IoT expansion [Infographic] People today create a data trace with almost everything they do - trawling Facebook, booking an Uber, walking with a FitBit. The Middle... Rachel Williamson • 25 October, 2015 Internet of Things IoT MENA
Kuwait Mentorship and community building show big potential for entrepreneurs at Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait If there’s just one word to describe Mix N’ Mentor - Nuwait Edition, it would be “hunger.” Hunger for mentorship,... Reine Farhat • 25 October, 2015 Nuwait Kuwait National Fund kuwait
Regional TechWadi Roadshow connects MENA startups to Silicon Valley experts Google's Sharif El-Badawi addresses the crowd at ZINC during TechWadi's stop in Amman. (Images via Samuel Wendel) Despite the near... Samuel Wendel • 25 October, 2015 SiliconWadi ZINC silicon badia
Regional Extended Deadline: 9th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition in Jeddah, KSA Update: the deadline has been extended to January 18.The 9th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition is now receiving applications. ... Wamda • 22 October, 2015 MITEF ksa MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition
Turkey 500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 22 October, 2015 erhan erdogan Webrazzi Summit yemeksepeti
U.A.E Coding for kids classes from the Coding Circle in Dubai Tech education company The Coding Circle has opened registrations for a new beginners’ course and for the first module of an intermediate c... Wamda • 22 October, 2015 Coding for Kids Coding Circle
Lebanon How Lebanon and its diaspora can mutually benefit in the startup ecosystem [Opinion] Editor's note: this is the first of two articles on diaspora engagement. Connecting a diaspora and its home country can’t be a one-way r... Irene Kapusta • 22 October, 2015 Startup Megaphone Elie Nasr Foo
Lebanon AUF and Berytech accept applications for Francophone women entrepreneurs The Francophone University Agency (AUF) and Berytech have opened applications for the fourth batch of Francophone women entreprneeurs. Two... Wamda • 22 October, 2015 francophone lebanon Women
Kuwait Nuwait launches to celebrate entrepreneurs' success stories in Kuwait This article was originally published on Nuwait. One of the core issues Kuwait is facing at the moment is the need to find more private ... Nuwait • 21 October, 2015 Nuwait Kuwait National Fund Support
Regional London calling A Lebanese, a Briton, a Dutchman and an Italian walk into a London investment firm. They bond over hip hop. One year later they launch a... Lucy Knight • 21 October, 2015 Braci Hoxton Ventures Slidr
U.A.E May the funds be with you Tom Cruise famously scaling the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (Image via Paramount Pictures) It is nearly four years since the release of... Rachel McArthur • 21 October, 2015 AlKatraz Production Abu Dhabi Film Commission SANAD
Lebanon Startup creativity spurred by 'networked space' Office design matters more than most entrepreneurs realise when it comes to employee performance, which is why the UK Lebanon Tech Hub made... Maysaa Ajjan • 20 October, 2015 networked spaces UK tech hub lebanon
Egypt Egypt’s El Noor Geh takes part in GE’s first Minds+Machines event in the region As Egypt suffers from frequent power cuts, programmers, makers and builders keep trying to find ways to prevent their work from being... Maya Rahal • 20 October, 2015 El Noor Geh Minds+Machines MEMakers
Iran Pioneering PR in Iran: startup links SMEs to media Digital companies in Iran are flourishing, carving out a space in the local market in spite of the restrictions on foreign trade and... Federico Guerrini • 20 October, 2015 Akhbar Rasmi PR Newswire iran
U.A.E MIT Radical Innovation Program [Discount] MIT Professional Education and Eruditus Executive Education invites you to a 2-day program by MIT Professional Education on Radical... Wamda • 19 October, 2015
Lebanon AstroLabs Official Launch The AstroLabs community has moved into its new home right in the park of Jumeirah Lakes Towers, and they'd like to invite you to... Wamda • 19 October, 2015