Wamda

U.A.E

Zero Carbon Ventures closes $5 million Seed investment

UAE-based cleantech Zero Carbon Ventures has raised a $5 million Seed funding round, from Emirati businessman and member of Dubai's...

Zero Carbon Cleantech

Jordan

Ibtikar Fund, Arco announce investment in Algebra Intelligence

Ibtikar Fund and the Architects Contracting Company (Arco) have invested an undisclosed amount in Algebra Intelligence, a Jordan-based...

Ibtikar Fund Algebra Intelligence Architects Contracting Company

U.A.E

Nadeera wins $100,000 grant from PepsiCo

UAE-based cleantech Nadeera has won a $100,000 grant as part of PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator Programme. Founded in...

Nadeera Pepsico Cleantech

Egypt

The startup tackling plastic waste in Egypt through its “reverse vending machine”

As the most populous country in the Middle East, Egypt produces the largest quantity of plastic waste at an average of 5.4 million tonnes...

plastic waste Dawarha Cleantech

Egypt

Plstka raises Seed round for expansion

Egypt-based cleantech startup Plstka, has raised an undisclosed Seed funding round from Alexandria Angels Network, in addition to a...

Cleantech

Iraq

A look at the cleantech startups in Iraq

Azza Yahia is part of the investment team at Five One Labs, an incubator based in Iraq Cleantech is a term initially coined in the 1990s...

Five One Labs Cleantech KESK

Egypt

Changelabs launches green accelerator in Egypt

Changelabs, in collaboration with Green for Growth Fund (GGF), a €600 million+ investment fund, has launched a greentech...

Cleantech Changelabs Scale Up To Green

Regional

Why Ireland is taking an interest in the UAE's cleantech sector

The UAE government is determined to become a regional hub for clean energy development and production, encouraging the adoption and...

Cleantech Ireland

U.A.E

Enerwhere raises $940,000 through crowdfunding

Source: The National Dubai-based solar company Enerwhere raised Dh1 million ($940,000) in less than a week via a crowdfunding platform...

solar Crowdfunding beehive

Jordan

Reasons behind the mushrooming of electric cars on Jordan’s roads [Q&A]

In 2016, electric car sales hit a new record with over 750,000 sales worldwide. The same year also witnessed the highest number of electric...

Jordan uae Electric vehicles

Regional

Middle Eastern environmental startups get on the right side of the green line

In recent years, the tech sector around the world has come to recognize the importance, the urgent necessity even, of going green. The...

Sustainability Cleantech green

Jordan

Harnessing the power of Jordan's wind [Q&A]

Solar panel units, satellite dishes and water tanks are no longer the only trademarks of residential rooftops. Two-meter high wind turbines...

Taqetna solar Wind

Regional

6 WRL reports in 2016 to highlight ecosystem opportunities #Wamda2016

This year was an interesting one, not just from a geopolitical angle, but also a technological one that saw some great advancements, not...

Wamda2016 Healthcare Cleantech

Egypt

Can cleantech be Egypt's greatest wealth generator?

The Egyptian cleantech ecosystem is a few years behind its cousin, pure tech, but the sector is beginning to show signs of consolidation....

Cleantech LACI cleantech Arabia

Morocco

Moroccan enviro-startups turn their eyes on Africa

This year COP22 succeeded in shifting into a real platform for action for the development of innovation and entrepreneurship - in Morocco,...

Maroc COP22 Start-up

Regional

Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic]

In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs...

MEMakersGE WRL Cleantech

Egypt

Nawart's cleantech startups a silver lining for Egypt's transition

Egypt may have effectively killed off any interest in industrial scale solar, but a group of people passionate about the cause believe...

MEMakersGE Cleantech Nawart

Regional

How MENA countries rank in terms of cleantech startups [Video]

By 2030, Saudi Arabia will have more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This...

Cleantech MEMakersGE Green Energy

Syria

Syrian inventor on his journey of making a solar-powered washing machine [Q&A]

Twenty-two-year old Syrian inventor Yaman Abou Jeib has the entrepreneurship community buzzing over him, and for good reason too. Aside...

Glean Yaman Abou Jeib Cleantech

Global

Startup Watch: Who's reading your emails, the UAE mission to Mars and has power corrupted you yet?

Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been reading this week on those new Pixel phones that do stuff with the flick of a wrist,...

twitter Space Cleantech

Regional

Cleantech startups in MENA face many challenges but remain resilient [Report]

MENA is experiencing some of the most daunting environmental challenges on earth. Energy and water scarcity coupled with an...

Cleantech MEMakersGE Report

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