U.A.E Sharjah’s Sheraa sets sail An ecosystem building series, an innovation lab, an idea lab and a growth lab - these are the first four programs coming with the launch of... Archana Menon • 21 January, 2016 Sheraa YCombinator Support
Regional The competitive advantage of good customer service [Opinion] It should be self-evident. Good customer service increases revenues and decreases costs. (Image via tnooz.com) Inadequate or non-existent... Johnny Matta • 21 January, 2016 competitive advantage leaky bucket customer loyalty
Kuwait A cost effective and environmentally friendly way to cook your food, straight out of Kuwait As reported previously on Wamda, the teams attending the first Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge were trying to answer questions... Ana Tadic • 21 January, 2016 Solar cooker Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge MEMakers
Saudi Arabia Six winners announced at Saudi's first MITEF competition B8ak, an application for home maintenance has won first place in the ‘Startups Track’ at Saudi Arabia’s first MIT Enterprise Forum... Maya Rahal • 20 January, 2016 MIT Technology Review Arab Edition careem competition
Maghreb Tunisian stock exchange startup ilBoursa reaching new heights ilBoursa offers data to help investors make better financial decisions. Some entrepreneurs want to be famous, others want to make money,... Aline Mayard • 20 January, 2016 stock exchange Ilboursa finance
Pakistan Pakistan's eye on MENA Pakistan is as misrepresented in the media as the Middle East and has an equally thriving startup ecosystem, but there is not much... Lucy Knight - Rachel Williamson • 20 January, 2016 Zameen Rozee.pk incubation
Egypt Egypt's next meal ticket in tech Egypt birthed the Middle East's first delivery website with Otlob.com in 1999; today its digital food and beverage sector is finally... Lilian Abou Zeki • 19 January, 2016 Aklni Mumm Engezni
Egypt Many challenges still facing Egypt’s startups Startology cofounders from L to R: Ayman Saeed, Mahinaz El-Aasser, and Mahmoud Wasfy. Egypt's startup ecosystem... Eman Mostafa • 19 January, 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index Entrepreneurship in Egypt From Revolution To Evolution Startology
U.A.E Why e-Home Automation is big on smart home tech? [Video] Khalifa AlJaziri, Group Managing director of e-Home Automation International, explains in this video the core goal of his company, in... Maya Rahal • 19 January, 2016 ehome automation MEMakers
Saudi Arabia Saudi launches $133M fund for ICT startups Saudi Arabia has seen the launch of a new ICT venture worth 500 million riyals (US$133 million). Saudi riyals are plenty for... Lucy Knight • 18 January, 2016 Riyadh Taqnia Capital Riyad Capital Taqnia
Palestine What I know about developing hardware and software in Palestine: Ayman Arandi Ayman Arandi and his partners launched Iris Solutions with $15,000 of their own capital in the West Bank in 2012, with a plan to provide... Christina Ganim • 18 January, 2016 Ayman Arandi Sensory room Touch screens
U.A.E Expo 2020 and Wamda partner to drive collaborative entrepreneurship #Expo2020xWamda Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will partner with Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North... Wamda • 18 January, 2016 CE Collaborative Entrepreneurship Dubai Expo 2020
Lebanon Lebanese telco Touch expands its reach with startups Nadim Khater at his office. (Image via Touch) After indulging in an era of global expansion, telecom operators around the world... Maya Rahal • 18 January, 2016 Telcos touch lebanon
Regional Digi-teens' online spending habits [Infographic] The teens love their brands. (Image via International Digital Marketing) Today's teens are the market for many ecommerce... Rachel Williamson • 17 January, 2016 mobile shopping Payfort teenagers
Jordan Space: the next tech frontier for MENA? An art installation in Amman that could soon have a real-life counterpart. (Image via Sam Wendel) Watch out Elon Musk, a new force is... Samuel Wendel • 17 January, 2016 Oasis Space Ventures Jordan Space Ventures SpaceX
Lebanon Speed@BDD sends two startups off to Silicon Valley Two of Speed@BDD’s first six startups are off to Silicon Valley. The accelerator’s CEO Sami Abou Saab said Rational Pixels... Lucy Knight • 14 January, 2016 NAR Rational Pixels Speed@BDD
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