Regional Hatcher announces new seed and Series A funding for MENA startups Hatcher, the Singapore-based ‘B2B venture builder’ connecting startups in emerging markets with investors, is looking to “double down,” as ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 April, 2015 hatcher fund hatcher beirut
Regional Inspiration, community-building and unicorns at #STEP2015 The STEP Conference, in its fourth year, is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated events in the Arab region when it comes... Maya Rahal • 01 April, 2015 STEP2015 Step Conference STEP
Regional KAAYIA is seeking social entrepreneurs in the Arab world for its 4th cycle The King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) has launched the fourth cycle of the King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation &... Kamel Al-Asmar • 01 April, 2015 Social Social Entrepreneurship
U.A.E Payment solution, online marketplace, and logistics startup top TechCrunch Dubai On the eve of the Step Conference, (the Middle East’s largest event featuring technology, design, and gaming trends), Innovation360’s acc... Sushmitha Pidatala • 01 April, 2015 Step Conference Laundry Box Bit Oasis
Regional New fund to invest $10M in idea-stage startups In order to bridge the funding gap between the early stages of a startup, a new fund lead by Prince Kojo Onioni Zalani from Nigeria is... Reine Farhat • 01 April, 2015 fund
Jordan liwwa announces seed round led by DASH Ventures, hints at new product launch liwwa, the Amman-based peer-to-peer Sharia-compliant lending site, has closed a seed round led by DASH Ventures, with participation from... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 31 March, 2015 crowd economy liwwa DASH Ventures
Regional Why social entrepreneurship is critical for MENA Activists in the Middle East and North Africa who identify challenges in their communities must step up and create social enterprises that... Kamel Al-Asmar • 31 March, 2015 MENA Social Entrepreneurship
Lebanon How a Lebanese ecommerce pioneer carved his niche The hype surrounding entrepreneurs and tech companies has breathed new life into the myth that startups are staffed by college dropouts in... Stephanie Nour Prince • 31 March, 2015 Karim Saikali lebanon E-commerce
Regional Synthesis and community: how MENA Game participants plan to boost the gaming industry The MENA region is one of the fastest growing gaming markets in the world - for game developers - and is expected to reach $3.2 billion in... Stephanie Nour Prince • 30 March, 2015 gaming industry Play 3arabi MENA
Egypt Jumia Egypt has two new CEOs, here's what one has to say Egypt is a major market for Jumia, Rocket Internet’s market place in Africa and they’re betting big on it. In December, they hired not jus... Aline Mayard • 30 March, 2015 Q&A Jumia
Global Fadi Bishara on what will attract the VC from Silicon Valley [Wamda TV] Catching up with Fadi Bishara at the recent ArabNet conference in Beirut Wamda got a chance to chat with him about his thoughts on the VC... Lucy Knight • 29 March, 2015 Fadi Bishara blackbox silicon valley
Regional Facebook launches Blueprint for startups; and main announcements from #F8 In one of its biggest conferences so far, Facebook revealed this week a slew of services, products, and features tailored to almost all... Maya Rahal • 27 March, 2015 F8 blueprint Facebook
U.A.E Can small payments lead to big business? This article is a crosspost with the Payfort blog. There was a time when the motto of the internet was “information wants to be free." But ... Faisal Al Khalidi • 26 March, 2015 online transactions e-payments micropayments
U.A.E From boardroom to baby room: how Mona Ataya is building the UAE's one-stop shop for mothers Mona Ataya is proving to be one of the UAE’s most prominent female entrepreneurs. The cofounder of Bayt.com, arguably the most successful o... Sushmitha Pidatala • 26 March, 2015 Mumzworld
Maghreb Why crowdfunding isn't easy in North Africa Following the success of Kickstarter.com and IndieGoGo.com, crowdfunding platforms around the world have taken off. There is big... Eric Reidy • 26 March, 2015 Smala & Co Jumpstart Africa zoomaal
Saudi Arabia Saudi’s Rwaq team hope to create community of educators This article has been crossposted from Firnas.org We are so close to an awakening in the Arab world. In the past three years there has been... Safar Ayad • 25 March, 2015 Maharah Rwaq ksa
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