Egypt AUC V-Lab launches 10 new startups in its third round As part of its ongoing efforts to support startups and entrepreneurs in Egypt, the AUC Venture Lab has announced the 10 startups that... Eman Mostafa • 26 January, 2015 AUC V-Lab AUC auc venture lab
Saudi Arabia Saudis love of Twitter, an online marketers dream This article has been cross-posted from Firnas.org Twitter is one of the most popular social networks in Saudi Arabia. While for some it is... Ryan Adil • 25 January, 2015 twitter Hype Saudi Arabia
Maghreb Entrepreneurs, start your engines: the Moroccan taxi app race is ready to begin The news was all over the Moroccan web: Uber is looking for a community manager for Casablanca. Is the famous taxi service really... Aline Mayard • 25 January, 2015 iTaxi Taxiii taxi service
Egypt AUC Venture Lab Challenge Cycle 4, Deadline January 25 The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program (EIP) at the American University of Cairo School of Business has announced that the... Wamda • 23 January, 2015 AUC V-Lab Egypt
Bahrain Third edition of Social Media Masters Forum The third edition of the Social Media Masters Forum (SMMF2015) will open at the Applied Sciences University in Bahrain on January 28th and... Wamda • 23 January, 2015 Bahrain Social Media
Egypt Egyptian entrepreneurs push forward long-awaited e-government measures The Mugamma, Egypt's central bureaucracy building, stands sentinel over Tahrir Square and is a monument to a government legacy of... Rachel Williamson • 23 January, 2015 egovernment fawry hope
Saudi Arabia HolidayME announce $4 million Series A round after launching last month HolidayME, a Dubai-based online customized travel startup launched just last month, has announced a $4 million Series A round from Al... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 22 January, 2015 al sanie group holidayme saudi
Kuwait $5 million private VC fund - Kuwait's first - announces 3 investments Arzan Financial Group (AFG), one of the oldest and largest publicly listed investment firms in Kuwait, announced this week its investment... Maya Rahal • 22 January, 2015 Arzan VC kuwait Funding
Egypt Palestinian startup seeks to bridge Egypt’s digital divide Jacob Korenblum, CEO of Palestinian startup Souktel, says there is a a huge potential in Egypt for audio mobile services and low-data... Rachel Williamson • 22 January, 2015 Bayt Iqraaly Zambaleeta
Europe MedGeneration project to support Diaspora entrepreneurs In the framework of the MedGeneration project, funded by the European Union through the ENPI CBC MED programme, ANIMA Investment Network... Wamda • 21 January, 2015 Diaspora
Regional A deeper look at the last 4 years of investments in MENA Startups [Wamda TV] What are the key investment trends and challenges affecting MENA’s entrepreneurship ecosystem? What factors should the ecosystem consider w... Jamil Wyne • 21 January, 2015 investement WRL Wamda Research Lab
Maghreb Back on the Ampion Venture Bus: 5 days across Tunisia As part of its motorized adventures through Africa the Ampion Venture Bus made its way to North Africa. After having travelled through... Abdellah Mallek • 21 January, 2015 Startup System Tunisia Tunis Ampion
Egypt First stop for Mix N’ Mentor 2015: Cairo “There is progress… not at a Silicon Valley pace but you can see clear milestones,” Ideavelopers Managing Partner Tarek Assaad told Wamda i... Wamda • 21 January, 2015 wamda mix n mentor cairo Mix N'Mentor Cairo wamda mix n mentor
Bahrain Bahrain's answer to OpenTable announces $300,000 second investment round Bahrain’s newest table reservation application, eatapp.co, has just announced a second funding round, totaling $300,000. The r... Lucy Knight • 21 January, 2015 reservations investment round f&b
Regional Startup MENA GCC Pitch Challenge Startup MENA is currently inviting tech startups from the GCC to apply for the Startup MENA GCC Pitch Challenge from now till February 1st... Wamda • 20 January, 2015 startup mena Pitch
U.A.E 'Never behave like an employee': Rasha Shehada's key to business success On the factory floor. (Image via Diamond Line) At not yet 29, Rasha Shehada is already the managing director of an international trading... Lucy Knight • 20 January, 2015 Oil uae Women