Egypt A visual map of the Cairo startup ecosystem The map links all of the players in the Cairo ecosystem. (Images via Istebdaa Consulting) This is an edited crosspost from LinkedIn. The... Tamer Taha • 10 May, 2016 ecosystem mapping Yomken Egypt
U.A.E Reserveout raises $4M Series A Dubai-based Reserveout announced on Sunday that it has raised a Series A round of over $4 million led by regional VC firm Silicon... Maya Rahal • 09 May, 2016 announcement ReserveOut silicon badia
Maghreb What I know about virtual reality: Walid Sultan Midani VR is fun but you've got to be careful, says Walid. (Image via Digital Mania) The attraction between virtual reality (VR) developers and... Lucy Knight • 09 May, 2016 MEMakersGE WIK What I Know
Lebanon Lebanese entrepreneurs introduce on demand waterless car washing Blink My car train their Lebanese bikers for their waterless car wash services. (Image via Blink My Car) One cup of water. Apparently... Maysaa Ajjan • 09 May, 2016 Drought Waterless car washing greensteam
Kuwait She started at 9: tech entrepreneur Yasmine Mustafa Yasmine Mustafa pitching her product, Roar For Good, during an event in Philadelphia. (Image via Tec.co) This is a crosspost with... Reine Farhat • 09 May, 2016 ROAR for good Nuwait TEDx
Lebanon Lebanon's startup clusters go beyond Beirut As Lebanon develops its tech startup culture to become a serious player in the region, the capital of Beirut has become the country’s u... Brooke Anderson • 08 May, 2016 Chouf Entrepreneur Bio Soil Outreach Leadership Academy
Egypt Digitizing the oil and gas industry in MENA Though the oil and gas sector can be tough, it is not impossible. (Image via theappentrepreneur.com) Tech startups receive all the... Eman Mostafa • 08 May, 2016 oil and gas app oil and gas Bexel
Global The next big thing is spacetech [Opinion] Space is a frontier that's fast becoming accessible to everyone. (Image via Timez5) The space economy is poised for explosive growth... Nader Sabry • 05 May, 2016 CanadaArm Space economy Virgin Galactic
Lebanon Lebanese drones tackling forest fires, NAR In 2014, when fires started raging through Nicolas Zaatar’s home district of Baabda in Lebanon, an opportunity presented... Lucy Knight • 05 May, 2016 Next Automated Robots MEMakersGE NAR
Jordan 10 new Jordanian startups for Enpact After welcoming eight Jordanian fellows into its network in 2015, Enpact has returned to provide assistance to 10 others this April. A... Tala El Issa • 04 May, 2016 Startup Haus Enpact Oasis500
Egypt Strategies to scale: TA Telecom’s expansion beyond Egypt [WRL report] Scaling is a tough challenge for startups to overcome but some, like TA Telecom offer strategies that other companies... Willam Altman • 04 May, 2016 Reports TA Telecom Wamda Research Lab
U.A.E IoT devices winning big The Mosaikx team with their giant cheque. (Image via Future Technology Week) A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry... Archana Menon • 04 May, 2016 The hive future technology week MEMakersGE
Egypt Hub in a Box creates off-the-shelf plan for hub finances Hub 'DNA' - working out what's essential and what's not. (Image via Eduard Cousin) Asking Adam Molyneux-Berry about Hub in a Box is... Eduard Cousin • 03 May, 2016 Global Innovation Gathering ImpactHubs Naweya
Saudi Arabia A Saudi social market could replace Instagram for ecommerce The internet offers huge opportunities for women and entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. (Image via Artistia) Instagram has become... Ahmed Gabr • 03 May, 2016 Rishatee social network Artistia
Kuwait Can robots improve Kuwait's educational sector? The winning team with their prize. (Images via Sara Tarik) This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. During Kuwait’s third N... Sara Tarik • 03 May, 2016 fablab kuwait Arab Open University of Kuwait Nuwait
U.A.E The World Government Summit: How the UAE’s past informs its future Attendees at this year’s World Government Summit. (Image via The National / Pawan Singh) This article is a crosspost with K... Knowledge @Wharton • 02 May, 2016 World Government Summit Healthcare Government