Maghreb Tunisian startup begins manufacturing innovative wind turbine; announces Microsoft partnership Anyone who has had the chance to speak to Anis Aouini and Hassine Labaïed, the cofounders of Tunisia’s Saphon Energy, knows that ... Aline Mayard • 03 December, 2014 Saphon green tech Green Energy
Egypt 5 startups to watch in Egypt's exciting agritech sector Following last week's agritech overview, we profile five up-and-coming businesses from the startups seeking to revolutionize the way... Rachel Williamson • 03 December, 2014 Schaduf Agrimatic Farms CUBII
Maghreb Is the CMI broken? One (disgruntled) entrepreneur weighs in Editor's Note: We’ve said it before at Wamda: the Moroccan Center for Innovation doesn’t have such a good reputation among Moroccan ent... Mohamed Attahri • 02 December, 2014 CMI morocco
Jordan Do tech entrepreneurs have the solution to a brighter future for Jordan? Jordan is facing a potential crisis. While GDP growth has been steady for the past few years and is projected to remain that way, the... Wamda • 02 December, 2014 scale-ups scale up Mentorship
Lebanon Beirut entrepreneurs seek to build community ties outside the city walls Ziad Abi Chaker, CEO of Cedar Environmental, addresses the room at Saturday's Zahle Meets Entrepreneurship event. Some of the brightest... John Owens • 01 December, 2014 zahle zahle meets entrepreneurship
Regional New Wamda Research Lab report sheds light on MENA investment landscape and future opportunities 76% of surveyed MENA startups surveyed have received funding below $500,000 (full report here) Entrepreneurs that have the ambition to ... Wamda • 01 December, 2014 Wamda Research Lab WRL
Regional 5 common scale-up mistakes Startups the world over, and in the Middle East in particular, often aspire to scale and develop their business in new markets. However,... Pamela Kesrouani • 01 December, 2014 AtlanticLIVE Scaling Failure
Jordan For Arabic educational digital content turn to Jordan What Jordan lacks in natural resources it makes up for in human resources. Pioneering as a key entrepreneurial tech hub for the Arab world,... Tala El Issa • 30 November, 2014 royal family early education Jordan
Kuwait Kuwait's myU shows promise in beta; can it scale? Social networking is seen in many schools and colleges as a distraction best avoided for students aiming for the top grades. But for Bader... Alexander Hawkes • 30 November, 2014 school university kuwait
Egypt Egypt's agritech entrepreneurs bring the farm to the boardroom For eight millennia the thin strip of land along the Nile, and the green fan of the Delta, supported Egypt's growing... Rachel Williamson • 30 November, 2014 agritech farming Egypt
Maghreb Moroccan startups are finally gaining exposure, although GES had little to do with it This year’s the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) took place in Marrakech under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, f... Aline Mayard • 27 November, 2014 GES event morocco
Regional Startup MENA announces 2015 workshop series to strengthen ties between GCC and Europe Startup MENA has announced its most ambitious plan yet, as part of its ongoing effort to build ties between European and Arab startup... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 November, 2014 startupbootcamp venturescout startup mena
Maghreb Africa scores a big win at GIST Tech-I competition 2014 This year’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I competition in Marrakech was a major win for Africa. Among the t... Anwar Aridi • 27 November, 2014 tech-i competition morocco GIST
Jordan "You need a mentor to show you the track, not to run for you": Insights from Startup Weekend Amman After having gathered entrepreneurs to help them formulate their ideas along three days, Startup Weekend Amman (SWA) has concluded its... Tala El Issa • 27 November, 2014 amman Jordan Startup Weekend
Jordan How to scale Jordan's gaming ecosystem? Community and strategy, say experts at Think ZINC From left to right: Moderator and Zain CEO Ahmad Hanandeh, Alison Kelly, Greg Mitchell, Gavin Goulden, and Rachad Saddi. Taking advantage... Hayden Pirkle • 26 November, 2014 zinc incubator ZINC Zain Jordan
Regional The Mentor Effect, Wamda Insights Vol. 1 Through Wamda Insights, a new quarterly publication from the Wamda Research Lab, we aim to share new knowledge and data on the Middle East... Wamda • 26 November, 2014 Wamda Research Lab Funding Mentors
