Jordan Teaching coding will lead digital jobs, and this Jordanian startup is seizing this opportunity Even though digital talent is still scarce globally, and in the Middle East particularly, the fast-growing digital economy is leading an... Rana Freifer • 02 April, 2018 Jordan usa Y Combinator
U.A.E How to increase your exit chances, widen your audience and keep it simple: Insights from #STEP2018 Entrepreneurs don’t need to refine their pitches or have everything figured out when approaching investors, because great products... Reine Farhat • 01 April, 2018 Step Conference 2018 startups
U.A.E STEP Start: Here’s what you should expect #STEP2018 Gathering over 6,000 people in Dubai, STEP Conference will host its fifth edition on March 28, 29 and will feature four main stages: STEP... Reine Farhat • 26 March, 2018 Step Conference 2018 STEP Start
Regional STEP Conference 2018 Less than a week to go until STEP Conference 2018! Join one of MENA’s biggest tech festivals, which will be bringing the best... Wamda • 24 March, 2018 STEP Step Conference 2018
U.A.E Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018 “The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) plans to provide financial support aggregating AED 100 million (US $27.2 million)... Rana Freifer • 21 March, 2018 uae Funding Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018
U.A.E Not a hardware, not a software, this startup looks to partner with CCC to improve construction efficiency Hassan Albalawi, the cofounder of on-site data tracking helmet WakeCap Technology, would like to believe he can digitize the construction... Reine Farhat • 20 March, 2018 WakeCap Hardware sensors
Egypt Egyptian e-learning platform raises over $800,000 from UK and US angel investors Knowledge Officer, an e-learning platform, raised £600,000 (US$ 833,500) from UK and US angel investors Ian Hurlock from Fox and... Rana Freifer • 13 March, 2018 Egypt uk Knowledge Officer
Saudi Arabia Niche e-grocery stores are gaining momentum and this Saudi startup is taking note A research led by Think with Google, found that millennials are very much concerned about their health. If they’re going to live... Rana Freifer • 12 March, 2018 Saudi Arabia ecommerce f&b
Lebanon Improving electricity and fake news detection through data #AUBWiDS2018 Data desert is a term often used to describe certain areas, whether unprivileged or not, where data is not regularly collected to form a... Reine Farhat • 07 March, 2018 aub Women in Data Science Data
U.A.E What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups? A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as... Nader Sabry • 06 March, 2018 Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion
U.A.E When innovation complements an Emirate’s rich tourism offering This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. The direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was AED... Rana Freifer • 04 March, 2018 uae Fikra Labs Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
Regional Over 3M jobs will be at risk in the GCC if not adapted to AI advancements: The time is now Artificial intelligence is becoming an inseparable part of our daily lives, and its impact is reaching almost every segment of the economic... Rana Freifer • 28 February, 2018 Artificial intelligence AI Technology
U.A.E Sheraa fosters entrepreneurship: Hosts first Mix N’ Mentor and showcases its Second Accelerator Cohort “At Sheraa, we are committed to providing a platform to amplify entrepreneurial networking through events such as Wamda’s Mix... Rana Freifer • 27 February, 2018 sharjah Sheraa Mix N' Mentor Sharjah
Lebanon 5 new trends at ArabNet Beirut 2018 Lebanon is a small market that is often described in the news as an unstable country full of corruption and problems on all levels. While... Reine Farhat • 26 February, 2018 ArabNet Beirut Arabnet Diabetes
U.A.E When business travel and leisure mix: A look at Abu Dhabi’s MICE sector This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, $1.2 trillion was spent on business travel around the world, nearly one quarter... Rana Freifer • 25 February, 2018 uae Abu Dhbai Fikra Labs
Regional Automated vehicles can reduce CO2 emissions by 60 percent and two regional startups are taking note Not too long ago, Tesla Model S and General Motors Chevy Bolt have been involved in two separate road accidents in California. Tesla bumped... Reine Farhat • 22 February, 2018 Automated Vehicles Derq Careem Pods
