Lebanon Seedstars Beirut: Everyone wants to scale “Lebanon is a great place to test ideas and launch startups. This relatively small market is better than others when it comes to the... Maya Rahal • 26 September, 2017 lebanon seedstars beirut
Syria Using tech to rebuild a hospital: the story of Dr. Rola Hallam Many people hope to change the world but very few actually do. Rola Hallam is a British-Syrian doctor. She studied Medicine in 1997 at... Reine Farhat • 26 September, 2017 CanDo Crowdfunding Humanitarian Aid
Global Genesis of a cryptoeconomy [Opinion] This article does not cover any of the technical aspects of the blockchain or cryptocurrencies. The objective of this introductory article... Fares Ghandour • 25 September, 2017 Bitcoin Blockchain cryptocurrency
Global Overcoming failure and defying normal [Q&A] This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Nine out of every 10 new startups will fail. While many entrepreneurs will acknowledge this... Ahmed Gabr • 25 September, 2017 Failure startups entrepreneurs
Saudi Arabia BIBAN Forum 2017: Funding is available, seek mentorship Wamda organized its three-day Mix N’ Mentor event in Saudi Arabia, during the BIBAN Forum 2017, which ran from September 17 till 20,... Staff writer • 24 September, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Biban
Regional Corporate VCs and VCs: Who wins the battle? In 2016, Intel Capital and Google Ventures were the most active corporate venture capital (CVC), according to a CB Insights report,... Reine Farhat • 24 September, 2017 corporate venture capital Venture Capital CER
Global Startup Watch: Google’s new phone, VC money for women startups, and the MENA’s startup economy 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... Rana Freifer • 21 September, 2017 Google Hong Kong VCs
Global Online media platforms are facilitating the production of Arabic science We’ve all struggled with the tedious task of memorizing the functions of the brain and the heart to pass our science exams. Egyptian... Tala El Issa • 20 September, 2017 Science E-Learning EdTech
Egypt This Egyptian startup plans on regulating private tutoring In the Arab world, including Egypt, many students at both public and private schools pay teachers extras for after-class private... Menna Farouk • 19 September, 2017 Egypt Tyro EdTech
Regional 6 steps to regulate a VC fund [Opinion] As an angel investor and venture capitalist, most of us actually transact in offshore jurisdictions when making investments due to better... Abdulaziz Al Loughani • 19 September, 2017 VC Regulations
Turkey Turkish startup turned machine failure into a business model Airways and railways have been conservative and difficult sectors for startups due to safety and security issues. But this is changing,... Maya Rahal • 18 September, 2017 Delphisonic predictable maintenance turkey
Kuwait Kuwait’s path towards becoming a food capital This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. As the GCC looks to diversify their revenue streams away from the oil and gas sector, Kuwait is... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 18 September, 2017 kuwait Nuwait f&b
Jordan When refugee kids’ drawings inspire a new social enterprise in Jordan Similar to many millennials, Jordanian Zaid Souqi gets bored very quickly; within several years he changed jobs around four times, but it... Tala El Issa • 17 September, 2017 Jordan Social Entrepreneurship The Orenda Tribe
Tunisia Why should investors consider funding Tunisian startups? [Q&A] Intilaq, a Tunisian incubator and fund officially started in 2014 in a partnership between Microsoft, Ooredoo, and other funding partners.... Maya Rahal • 17 September, 2017 investments Business Angels seed funds
Lebanon How this Lebanese startup is innovating refugee humanitarian assistance Innovation in the humanitarian sector is a growing and important source of support for at-risk groups of people around the world. It served... Nina Angeles • 14 September, 2017 KwikSense UNH Humanitarian Aid
Global Startup Watch: About the public failure of facial recognition, Apple Pay in the UAE and airport nap pods 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... Rana Freifer • 14 September, 2017 Startup Watch iPhone apple
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