ArabNet Kuwait 2016

On October 4 and 5, ArabNet is headed to Kuwait for the first time for a 2-day conference focusing on the Kuwaiti and GCC market, while...

Wamda • 12 August, 2016

Be the CEO not the COO: finding space for vision-making [Opinion]

A whopping 70.6 percent of entrepreneurs in MENA say it’s difficult to balance daily operational work and fire-fighting with strategy...

Abdelrahman Wahba • 11 August, 2016

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Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh

Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash...

Maya Rahal • 11 August, 2016

Kharabeesh Wamda Capital Investment

Startup Watch: IKEA domination, young blood, and death by space travel

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Rachel Williamson • 11 August, 2016

Startup Watch

Revealing the tracks of the MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai

Community Jameel and Wamda are hosting an MIT Media Lab multi-day workshop, bringing together different cultures, skills and expertise all...

Wamda • 10 August, 2016

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5 [NOT Netflix] video streaming platforms available in MENA

2016 was a year of celebration for young MENA users hungry for video on demand (VOD) and online streaming services. Netflix entered our...

Dana Ballout • 10 August, 2016

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Decorating Jordan’s homes with its trash

It all started in one of the oldest bookstands in downtown Amman when unemployed Alaa Ziadeh decided to build things... using his...

Tala El Issa • 10 August, 2016

Jordan Environment Green entrepreneurs

How Morocco's Highness beat tall poppy syndrome

What to do when your team is too qualified, and too expensive, for your own country? Highness, a Moroccan user experience agency,...

Aline Mayard • 09 August, 2016

Highness morocco User Experience

Abu Dhabi, MENA’s fintech oasis?

Fintech has been the subject of significant interest from entrepreneurs and investors alike in the past few years, and this interest shows...

Tarek Faycal • 09 August, 2016

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Can solar startups survive in Saudi? [Video]

Saudi is one of the top two markets entrepreneurs want to scale into, but being a primarily oil-based economy it may or may not be right...

Rachel Williamson • 09 August, 2016

KAUST solar energy Saudi Arabia

Turn8 announces new $60M VC fund

UAE-based accelerator and investor Turn8 launched a $60 million venture capital fund on Sunday for technology innovation. This new fund...

Maya Rahal • 08 August, 2016

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What's holding MENA's digital media market back? [Podcast]

This podcast has been crossposted from Wamda Capital. Digital media is a growing market, but the amount of education still required for...

Rachel Williamson • 08 August, 2016

Wamda Capital digital content Kharabeesh

Kuwait's ecosystem - from an investor’s point of view

This is an edited crosspost with two Nuwait articles. You can see the original versions here and here. Mussaad Al-Razouki is one busy...

Ana Tadic • 08 August, 2016

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Wikilogia: The Syrian NGO that brought open source learning to Damascus

As the nearly six year war raged on in Syria, hundreds of entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts were quietly thriving in Damascus. They are...

Maysaa Ajjan • 08 August, 2016

syria Wikilogia Education

Tamatem: Gaming for 18 million users

As global gaming publishers overlook the Arab region’s hunger for localized mobile games, regional publishers are...

Tala El Issa • 07 August, 2016

tamatem Gaming localization

5 steps to ecommerce success in Gaza

It took five years for a small team of professional coders in Gaza to launch their own ecommerce solution Loqta, after noticing how much...

Rafat Abushaban • 07 August, 2016

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