Palestine Borders may lock Gazan techies in, but they don’t lock support out In a jam-packed hall at Box inc. in the heart of Silicon Valley, Gaza Sky Geeks hosted a startup event atypical of Bay Area... Lilian Abou Zeki • 23 September, 2016 gaza sky geeks Gaza 500 startups
U.A.E From mortgages to Nancy Ajram, one man makes his digital mark on pop culture Celebrity beta website Najem is three-months old and dedicated to the lifestyles of MENA's rich and famous. Think Buzzfeed with glamor.... Lucy Knight • 22 September, 2016 Vinelab lebanon uae
Regional Real innovation can only happen from within I was recently invited to talk about innovation in healthcare in emerging markets at the Royal Society of Medicine’s Digital... Roland Daher • 22 September, 2016 MEMakersGE Innovation
Global Startup Watch: Elon Musk feels fear, US startups declining, and Saudi teen wants hijabi emojis The world of entrepreneurship news is a complicated one to navigate. To help, here’s our roundup of what we’re reading on Elon... Dana Ballout • 22 September, 2016 Startup Watch Elon Musk DARPA
U.A.E Nice and slow: Ekar launches with the watchful blessing of UAE authorities Earlier this year, UAE news outlets were abuzz with the launch of Udrive, a car rental app running on a pay-per-minute scheme. Clickbait... Vanessa Khalil • 21 September, 2016 uae ekar Transport
U.A.E Wrappup closes $800K investment round Wrappup, an app that solves time wasting meetings by recording and flagging the important moments, has closed a seed round of... Lucy Knight • 21 September, 2016 Wrappup BECO Capital Investment
Turkey Wamda Capital invests $2.2M in Insider Wamda Capital announced today a $2.2 million Series A investment in Insider, a smart digital platform for marketers to personalize,... Dana Ballout • 21 September, 2016 Insider turkey Wamda Capital
Kuwait Should you offer internships at your startup? This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. You have excellent college grades, solid cover letter, stellar resume, and dozens of... Reine Farhat • 21 September, 2016 internships MyU studenthub
U.A.E Movesouq closes $3M round Home services marketplace Movesouq has closed a funding round of $3 million. The round was led by Addventure, an international VC out of... Lucy Knight • 20 September, 2016 movesouq Addventure home services
Global 4 ways human data can help plan a city If you can overcome the paranoia of your online data being collected and mined by companies like Google or Facebook, and instead focus on... Lucy Knight • 20 September, 2016 MIT Media Lab Dubai Data
Regional Digital Arabic content: A massive opportunity to capitalize on [Wamda TV] In 2015, the population of the Arab world reached 375 million, of which 41.5 percent use the internet. Digital Arabic content stands at 3... Abdulghani Kataya • 20 September, 2016 Arabic Content Mix n Mentor Mix n Mentor Beirut
Lebanon What I know about assessing startups for potential investment: Fadi Bizri It can be difficult to find the right investor for what you know is a solid idea. But if the meetings with an investor drag on, you may... Dana Ballout • 19 September, 2016 Fadi Bizri B&Y Venture Partners B&Y Venture Partners
Lebanon AUB students Reboot Beirut at hackathon “The moment you realize that you can build and change things, you see something sucks and you do something about it, build a company,... Dana Ballout • 19 September, 2016 AUB Hackathon aub lebanon
U.A.E Itworx Education glocalizes e-learning in EMEA and beyond In 2003 Itworx Education was officially established as a division of its much older parent company, Cairo-based IT service... Vanessa Khalil • 19 September, 2016 itworx education uae EdTech
Global From droid farmers to gamer therapists: why we can’t prepare students today for the careers of 2030 [Opinion] This article is a crossposted with Medium. I recently reread To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. There’s one... Ayah Bdeir • 18 September, 2016 littlebits Opinion
U.A.E A fractal view of event technology Fractal Systems is a Dubai based company loading up exhibitions, airports, and event venues with samplings of holograms, drones, sliding... Archana Menon • 18 September, 2016 MEMakersGE fractel robotics
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