Lebanon Tech Talks at UK Lebanon Tech Hub: SMEs Exit Strategies and Company Valuation This week's Tech Talk is titled 'SME Exit Strategies and Company Valuation', and will be exploring ways entrepreneurs can use to i... Wamda • 19 October, 2015 Exit strategies tech talks UK tech hub
Global Rules of engagement: attracting media attention Dealing with the media can be hard – a little scary sometimes. Handing over the painstakingly-crafted story of your startup to a... Rachel Williamson • 19 October, 2015 media for startups media management Tips
Lebanon The Design Sprint by Google comes to Beirut The first Design Sprint in Beirut, organized by Google Launchpad, Berytech, ESCWA and BCC, will take place on 26-27 October 2015, at Bery... Wamda • 19 October, 2015 the sprint beirut Google
Regional TAKREEM 2015 honors Arab achievers TAKREEM is an annual event which honors Arabs who excel in their field and inspire others on their quests for educational, scientific,... Wamda • 19 October, 2015 Arab achievers TAKREEM
Regional Private equity investors in MENA seek a place in the sun This is a crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. The backbone of future economic development in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could hinge... Knowledge @Wharton • 19 October, 2015 IMF Abraaj Group private equity
Kuwait Mix N’ Mentor - Nuwait Edition Mix N’ Mentor is a community event that brings together entrepreneurs with industry experts, investors and mentors to discuss specific c... Wamda • 19 October, 2015 Mix n Mentor Kuwait Kuwait National Fund kuwait
Regional Prepaid cards still filling MENA's epayment gaps Prepaid cards are a strong contender for filling the gap between the unbanked and ecommerce in MENA, says PayPal’s Francis... Rachel Williamson • 19 October, 2015 prepaid cards epayment PayPal
Regional EdTech in MENA: issues and recommendations [Infographic] MENA public spending on education as a percentage of GDP exceeds the world average, yet it still badly needs reform. Youth... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 18 October, 2015 MENA EdTech
Egypt Egypt's VoIP block to make the startup life harder At the start of October news broke on social media websites that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications such as Skype, WhatsApp... Sara Aggour • 18 October, 2015 voice over internet protocol Mobinil Viber
Regional 5 ecofriendly developments in MENA Attention is shifting towards harnessing the powers of the environment for new energy sources, and the Middle East is securing its own... Ahmed Gabr • 18 October, 2015 Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque Bahrain World Trade Center The Gate
Regional StartUp Maroc Championship StartUp Maroc Championship is a disruptive event designed to bring together new and experienced entrepreneurs with investors, mentors, ... Wamda • 16 October, 2015 championship startup maroc entrepreneurs
Maghreb 5 MENA entrepreneurs join Endeavor Endeavor, Moroccan style. (Images via Endeavor) Two Moroccan and three Egyptian entrepreneurs have been selected to join the global... Aline Mayard • 15 October, 2015 morocoo Endeavor
Saudi Arabia 6 challenges facing Saudi entrepreneurs [Opinion] The future is wide open. (Image via Realty Today) We have all read articles about what’s wrong with the entrepreneurship support culture a... Nader Ajami • 15 October, 2015 Saudi entrepreneurs nader ajami ksa
U.A.E UAE's creative entrepreneurs rising Salsali Private Museum at the Alserkal Avenue Galleries Night. (Image via Alserkal) The ever evolving Emirate of Dubai is welcoming a... Archana Menon • 15 October, 2015 The Dubai Creative Clusters Authority Dubai Media City This Dude Knows Food
Regional What I know about big data: Ali Rebaie Ali Rebaie is a data scientist. One of the few data scientists, in fact, in MENA. He’s the founder of Rebaie Analytics Group... Rachel Williamson • 15 October, 2015 What I Know ali rebaie Le Wagon
U.A.E Pretotyping and Beyond: Building the Right ‘It’ Before You Build ‘It’ Right 'Pretotyping and Beyond: Building the Right ‘It’ Before You Build ‘It’ Right', the first pretotyping workshop in the region, will be held i... Wamda • 14 October, 2015 Pretotyping startups silicon valley
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