How Game Cooks' side project became its newest attraction It's all about the screen tap. (Images courtesy of Game Cooks) In a departure from their usual games, which... Lucy Knight • 13 August, 2014 game cooks lebanon
How this entrepreneur hacked Dubai's lunch rush (and increased his sales by 300%) “I’m working towards the day when a grouchy cab driver or a famished corporate professional, in the middle of a particularly monotonous day... Natasha D'Souza • 13 August, 2014
Aramex launches logistics support network for regional entrepreneurs Aramex and Infofort are launching a new program that focuses on helping startups and SMEs across their network. Aramex and Infofort ... Wamda • 13 August, 2014 aramex Support Organizations
Indian social entrepreneurs facilitate funding for MENA non-profits Earlier this year, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner posted a blog post on the site calling for an app that could generate random acts of... Alexander Hawkes • 12 August, 2014 karmasnap turn8 the cribb
Jordan Tamatem Games' secret to 2 million downloads in 2 months Amman-based games publisher Tamatem announced last week that they had hit 4 million downloads. When Wamda spoke to them this week that... Lucy Knight • 12 August, 2014 tamatem Jordan Gaming
Here's how group messaging app Palringo raised $230,000 for Syria and Gaza this Ramadan Palringo, a London-headquartered group messaging and gaming app for iOS and Android launched in 2006, used its 27 million-strong user... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 August, 2014 group messaging charity palringo
i3zif co-founder shares advice on online branding and expansion [Wamda Mix n' Mentor Competition] Check out Bisher Abu Taleb, co-founder of Jordanian online Arabic music school i3zif, discuss the successes and challenges facing his... Wamda • 12 August, 2014 I3zif Jordan
15 funny a-ha! moments from successful entrepreneurs [Infographic] It only takes a second, a sudden impulse, to realize that you actually have an idea. This moment usually comes after individual research,... Maya Rahal • 11 August, 2014 Eureka aha
Here's how Mounia Rkha walks the line between the entrepreneurship and VC worlds Mounia Rkha is not your average investor or entrepreneur. The former analyst at Ventech, the famous French venture capital fund, has... Aline Mayard • 11 August, 2014 Mydeal.ma France VC
Global How Lebanese 3D-mapping pioneer Louay Eldada shares his success with the MENA Leaving behind his Beirut childhood, Louay Eldada went off to New York City to attend Columbia University. The PhD he earned there is in... Anwar Aridi • 11 August, 2014 3d-mapping quanergy systems louay eldada
Palestine How these two Arab startups are joining forces to support #Gaza More and more individual and collective initiatives are being launched every day across the Arab region – and the whole world for that m... Maya Rahal • 10 August, 2014 solidarity visualizingpalestine VisualisingPalestine
Fatim-Zahra Biaz is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Karim Jazouani Prize For the second year in a row, we have asked you, our readers, to nominate people who have done the most for the Moroccan startups. We... Wamda • 10 August, 2014 Karim Jazouani new work labs morocco
2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch 500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 August, 2014 silk road images gallery alsharq 500 startups
This startup is riding the wave of soaring mobile ad spending in MENA Mobile advertising is the next big thing: analysts say that mobile ad spending is growing seven times faster than desktop internet... Aline Mayard • 07 August, 2014 mobile advertising
Economics for Entrepreneurs 101: 4 things to know about an economy Recently Wamda posted a list of five basic economic concepts that can help guide decision making and structural analyses of entrepreneurs.... Ahmed Moor • 07 August, 2014 debt deficit inflation
15 MENA incubators to help nurse your company More and more governmental entities, corporations, and individuals believe in the potential of entrepreneurship to improve economies in... Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2014 incubators