Iran Iran startup scene gears up with new startup accelerator Avatech A year ago, Mohsen Malayeri told us in a Wamda community post that the election of Iranian President Rouhani meant things were... Aline Mayard • 04 September, 2014 AvaTech iran accelerator
Online obituary service born in Egypt Given the extent to which the digital world has become an essential part of our everyday lives, many of the region’s industries have been f... Eman Mostafa • 04 September, 2014 obituary Egypt elwafeyat
Can smartphone tracking tools revitalize brick-and-mortar retail? Whether on a shopping mission or merely killing time before a meeting, your wandering around the shops has more of an impact that you... Lucy Knight • 03 September, 2014 Retail Analytics
Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey In a startup ecosystem as young as the Arab region’s, there are only a few founders that have completed the full entrepreneurship cycle, f... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 September, 2014 livingsocial gonabit
Lebanon Lebanese youth benefit from Zoomaal funding Shhhhhhhhhh. It seems that the determination of youth in the Lebanese city of Tripoli is steadfast in the face of political and security... Lynn C • 03 September, 2014 Tripoli books Youth
Turkey’s Prisync has its eye on the Middle East The growth of e-commerce has brought with it a surge in the choice of products and suppliers at customers’ fingertips. It has never been e... Alexander Hawkes • 02 September, 2014 E-commerce turkey
'Tinder for trivia': SwypeOut, Lebanon's newest mobile game As the Arab world has become home to the world’s most active gamers, it has increasingly been eyed as a potential hotbed for game d... Stephanie Nour Prince • 02 September, 2014 SwypeOut lebanon
Wamda giveaway: win two Gold tickets for the Webit Congress 2014 in Istanbul UPDATE: The winners of the 2 Gold Tickets are Robert McGovern and Reem Boudraa. Congratulations! This year, we've partnered with Webit... Wamda • 02 September, 2014 Webit event istanbul
Regional New fund to offer support for creative coworking spaces in the MENA After working for several years on a global scale, international development organization Hivos is launching its first program to support... Maya Rahal • 02 September, 2014 creative industries Mideast Creatives co-working space
Egypt Can this app streamline medical care in the MENA? When ill or recovering from an illness or operation, a patient often finds themselves tied to the hospital where they have received their... Hanan Solayman • 01 September, 2014 Egypt Health nabda care
A Forbes 30 under 30 shares some home truths about entrepreneurship They call me a “social entrepreneur,” but I always prefer to call myself an “entrepreneur wannabe.” But regardless of the name, what we do s... Kamel Al-Asmar • 01 September, 2014
300% growth demands expansion for Moroccan sports site Patience and passion can be worth more than fundraising or aggressive marketing; this is an often-repeated maxim that might sometimes be... Aline Mayard • 01 September, 2014 elbotola morocco
Newly launched Mobily Ventures invests in Anghami, Easy Taxi Mobily, a leading telecom in Saudi Arabia, will announce today the launch of Mobily Ventures, a venture capital fund seeking to invest... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 31 August, 2014 mobily ventures mobily easy taxi
Starting over: Lessons from 2 entrepreneurs who've closed a business The process of winding down a company is an essential part of learning and growth. That’s true across lots of fields and specialties, and i... Ahmed Moor • 31 August, 2014
Code no more: Jordanian platform debuts drag-and-drop builder for in-app ads When Samer Tarazi and Omar Massad of RedTroops – an in-app advertising-focused startup that connects advertisers and app developers, and a... Hayden Pirkle • 31 August, 2014 in-app ads redtroops Advertising
Shelvies builds on Instagram's momentum in Saudi to promote ecommerce This article was originally posted on Firnas.org. During my meeting with Khalid Al-Issa, the young developer told us how he built... Safar Ayad • 28 August, 2014 shelvies ksa saudi
