Maghreb 2015, the year Moroccan startups start tackling transportation Transportation issues have always been a source of inspiration when it comes to Arab tech entrepreneurs searching for problems to... Aline Mayard • 18 February, 2015 taxi service carpooling Transportation
Regional Building the Arab region’s biggest B2B market place is not without its challenges Two years ago Syrian entrepreneur Salim Akil was poised to make his SearchinMena.com, a Yellow Pageseque search engine, the region’s l... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 February, 2015
Regional Startup AddVenture conference 2015 CCC Startups and MC Egypt are bringing the Startup AddVenture conference to Cairo on February 22nd. The conference offers a full-day... Wamda • 17 February, 2015 startups cairo
U.A.E 'Huge amounts' of support among Dubai's startup community, report entrepreneurs [Wamda TV] How supportive is the startup community in Dubai of young startups and fresh entrepreneurs? There are “huge amounts” of support, says Sarah ... Wamda • 17 February, 2015 wamda mix n mentor dubai mix n mentor dubai Community
Kuwait The war story behind Rocket Internet's acquisition of Kuwait's Talabat This piece was originally published on February 15th, 2015 on LinkedIn. When 33-year-old Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdulaziz Al Loughani first... Nina Curley • 16 February, 2015 abdulaziz alloughani talabat kuwait
Iran Iran's third annual Web and Mobile Conference This February, the Iran Entrepreneurship Association, an organization that works to empower the startup ecosystem in Iran, will host the... Wamda • 16 February, 2015 iran tech
Global The invisible heroes: who are your mentors? This post has been upgraded from Wamda's community page During a recent interview I was confronted with two comments; “you must be proud o... Genny Ghanimeh • 15 February, 2015 entreprenership Mentor Leadership
Jordan Turning your planning nightmare into a piece of cake Established in 2014 MICEit.co is the first online platform out of Jordan that will streamline the organization of events,... Tala El Issa • 15 February, 2015 Potential Pepsico Miceit.co
Regional Egyptian-Lebanese Business Forum 2015 Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group, The Egyptian Lebanese Businessmen Friendship Association, Beirut Arab University, the Investment Development... Wamda • 13 February, 2015 forum beirut
Jordan 2 Jordanian startups nominated to join Endeavor's network Two Jordanian companies were nominated on Saturday to join Endeavor’s International Selection Panel, which will determine their... Tala El Issa • 12 February, 2015 luminus monojo Endeavor Jordan
Maghreb Monetizing street art: the entrepreneurial journey of a Tunisian gallerist Last September, the Tunisian island of Djerba was at the heart of discussions of art lovers across Europe and elsewhere. The island, known... Aline Sara • 12 February, 2015 tunisia Art
U.A.E Bright future for drones industry on display at UAE contest The winning, Swiss, team. (Image via Drones for Good) Dubai Internet City was buzzing with the sounds of drones this week at the inaugural... Sushmitha Pidatala • 12 February, 2015 Unmanned aerial vehicle UAV Drones for good
Maghreb Arabic sport outlet Elbotola raises $400,000 to expand to Middle East Good things come to those who wait. Elbotola, the Arabic sports platform, has raised 4M dirham ($400,000) from Maroc Numeric Fund,... Aline Mayard • 11 February, 2015 Maroc Numeric Fund elbotola MNF
Kuwait Rocket Internet acquires Kuwait’s Talabat for $170M, largest MENA tech acquisition since Maktoob Since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob in 2009 for $165 million the region has anticipated the next big exit. Today the German ecommerce... Lucy Knight • 11 February, 2015 talabat Food delivery Rocket Internet
Regional A Tale of Five Founders: What I wish I had known on day one ‘I wish I had known then what I know now’ is something that must be on the mind of every founder. Imagine if you could go back in tim... Faisal Al Khalidi • 11 February, 2015 Hatch Travelstart Middle East Duplays
Regional Crowdfunding platforms see education as key to growth A recent panel at the MENA ICT Forum included liwwa's Ahmed Moor, second from left; crowdfunding strategist Ronald Kleverlan, third... Hayden Pirkle • 11 February, 2015 eureeca zoomaal liwwa