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The startup marathon: how to endure to the finish line [Infographic]

Building a startup is like a marathon, and endurance is key. In the infographic below, Anna Vital goes through some of the main worries...

fundersandfounders Advice Infographic

4 ways to engage your Twitter audience this Ramadan

It’s that time of year again: Ramadan. During this period, many online startups look back to their last year’s analytics to try to make the ...

Rackspace the online project TOP

Moroccan private fund offers alternative to government funding

It is not unusual to hear Moroccan entrepreneurs complain about the lack of funds available for investment in their country, as well as...

Iwi Venture Capital Angel Investment

What is the next step for improving funding conditions for MENA entrepreneurs?

Though the investment scene for MENA’s entrepreneurs is evolving, large gaps remain. In the 2013-2014 World Economic Forum Global C...

What you should know about Amman's tech sector [Infographic]

According to a recent infographic, Amman is growing to become the regional technology capital for startups. The data featured shows that in...

inforgraphic ict Jordan

Can this Saudi initiative become the Wikipedia of Arabic infographics?

In light of many recent attempts to enhance online Arabic content, three Saudi entrepreneurs have launched Arinfographic.net to archive...

arabic infographic inforgraphic Arabic Content

Saudi Arabia

What are users in the Arab world watching on YouTube? [Infographic]

YouTube’s potential for regional startups is clear: Saudi Arabia alone accounts for 190 million YouTube views a day, and other...

Online video Saudi Arabia Video Advertising

Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector

Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social...

ebooks content Arabic Content

Egyptian startup Asly fights counterfeit vaccines to save lives and money

When Tamer Ahmed was a child, his three year-old sister died because she had been given a counterfeit vaccine. Years later, still...

counterfeit Mobile

Regional

Most workers in the Middle East would prefer to launch a business

Due to high unemployment rates in the Arab region, more people than ever are launching their own businesses, hoping to create their own...

bayt.com entrepreneurship Report

New data proves Facebook's extensive reach in Morocco

For many in Morocco, it seems that Facebook is the most popular destination on the internet. A healthy 73% of the total population visited...

Data Facebook

What are we talking about when we talk about innovation?

Every industry has jargon: words people say to sound informed whose true meanings have been diluted from overuse. People who hear others...

bayt.com scott berkun Innovation

Wearables market projected to diversify, expand by 2018 [Infographic]

Developing wearables doesn’t have to be the exclusive domain of genius tech engineers. If you have the idea and know which audience you are ...

Wearable devices wearables

World Bank and IFC's Doing Business 2014 report ranks Arab countries

Entrepreneurs in the Arab World might not be the luckiest compared to their peers in more developed regions, but entrepreneurs from the...

Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

Egypt Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurship

Instabeat raises Series A round from Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, and angel investors

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, has secured a Series A round of investment from Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, and...

Instabeat Series A

What You Look Like to a Social Network [Infographic]

Facebook makes a lot of us feel warm and fuzzy; if commenting on ‘life event’ photos and smugly stalking friends and family halfway around ...

privacy tumblr twitter

Trends in mobile advertising in the Middle East

It's no secret that mobile advertising is expected to grow globally in years to come, as smartphone use increases and the ability to...

4 technology predictions for the Middle East in 2014

“As we move into 2014, work is no longer a place, it’s something you do wherever inspiration strikes,” says Johnny Karam, regional vi...

2014 citrix Predictions

PayPal brings new mobile payment option to rapidly developing East Africa

M-PESA, a mobile payment scheme launched in 2007 by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, has fundamentally changed the way Kenyans...

mobile payments Payment systems Kenya

Africa: an untapped opportunity for Middle Eastern startups

Cellular penetration in Africa is growing at a rate of around 4.2 percent – a rate unequalled anywhere else in the world. In terms of m...

africa Mobile messaging Mobile Penetration

How do Saudis use social media? [Infographic]

Saudi Arabia is no doubt one of the main markets digital entrepreneurs want to dominate. With more than three million active Twitter users,...

the online project TOP twitter

Mobile advertising more vital than ever to marketers in the Arab world [Infographic]

With more than 366 million mobile phone users in the region, penetration rates and usage data are attracting more attention every day....

mobile advertising Advertising Infographic

What's distracting the Middle East's workers? [Infographic]

Work-hours flexibility is not the only problem threatening employee productivity and efficiency in the work environment; 59.3% of...

workplace work distraction

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