Lebanon TheFamily's Oussama Ammar, from entrepreneur to philosopher to investor Over the past few months, Oussama Ammar has become one of the most controversial figure of the French startup scene. A year ago, this... Aline Mayard • 23 September, 2014 TheFamily Diaspora
Lebanon Innovation in Family Business Forum in Beirut The Lebanese Management Association (LMA) will organize in collaboration with Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group the “Innovation in Family B... Wamda • 23 September, 2014 Innovation lebanon
Egypt RiseUp Summit Egypt In less than a month from now, Cairo will host the "the MENA's most significant event", Rise Up Egypt, which will be held on October 12th,... Wamda • 23 September, 2014 Egypt
Lebanon Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014 Banque du Liban is hosting Lebanon’s 1st international startup conference, Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014, on November 20th and 21st at B... Wamda • 23 September, 2014
Saudi Arabia The Global Mentoring Week for Entrepreneurship Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Board... Wamda • 23 September, 2014
U.A.E Indian advertising company scaling to MENA on strength of $27M round When Chetan Kulkarni, CEO of Vizury, visited Dubai last month, it wasn’t to check out the Burj Khalifa or hit the malls. Founded in D... Pamela Kesrouani • 23 September, 2014
Jordan Jordan's Beladcom sold a virtual stable for $2,200. What does this mean for Arab gaming? How much would you pay for a virtual stable on a distant planet in a virtual universe? Whatever the number in your head, it’s likely less t... Hayden Pirkle • 23 September, 2014 planet toulan beladcom Gaming
Regional Innovators Under 35 Pan Arab, nomination closes October 10th The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab Region announced the Launch of the 2nd edition of "Innovators under 35 Pan Arab" with MIT Technology... Wamda • 23 September, 2014 MIT MITEF
Lebanon Real time traffic info + big data: meet Lebanon's latest traffic app Early this year, Lebanese entrepreneur and iOS developer, Ramy Khawandi launched Tari2ak (‘your route’ in Arabic) a mob... Maya Rahal • 22 September, 2014 Tari2ak traffic beirut
U.A.E Could AbsoluteGeeks.com be the region’s next big tech site? What do you get if you combine three Dubai-based technology lovers, a firm friendship, and the omnipresent World Wide Web? As it turns... Natasha D'Souza • 22 September, 2014 absolutegeeks.com
Saudi Arabia UTURN cofounder launches a platform for outdoor activities in Jeddah This article has been crossposted from Firnas.org. Inspired by his personal struggle with finding out about outdoor activities in Jeddah,... Safar Ayad • 22 September, 2014 Saudi Arabia Entertainment Uturn
Regional The Future Agro Challenge Competition Future Agro Challenge Competition is a gathering of the agri-business entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors that offers a unique... Wamda • 22 September, 2014 competition morocco
Global Could this unusual investment fund/event organizer be the future of seed funding? The launch of TheFamily a year ago shook up the French startup scene in a big way. The organization, falling somewhere between... Aline Mayard • 21 September, 2014 seed investment accelerator France
U.A.E 5 components of a smart ecosystem, from SmartLivingCity Dubai “Dubai is a transit city, a hub for people from all around the world and from all backgrounds.” With these words Kamran Saddique, pre... Pamela Kesrouani • 21 September, 2014 SLC smartlivingcity dubai Dubai
Saudi Arabia Mobily, Saudi Credit & Savings Bank, and Firnas announce partnership to support Saudi innovation This article was crossposted from Firnas.org In an effort to inspire the youth of Saudi Arabia to think creatively and launch their own... Reine Farhat • 21 September, 2014 mobily partnerships Saudi Arabia
The GIST initiative Tech-I Voting! from now until October 1 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is announcing the commencement of the Global Innovation through Science and... Wamda • 19 September, 2014 GIST
