Morocco 4 Moroccans aiming at becoming the Alibaba of Africa Working in the energy and industry sectors in various African countries helped Niama El Bassunie, a Casablanca-born entrepreneur, discover... Maya Rahal • 19 July, 2017 Trade financing for trade suppliers
Regional Entrepreneurship is disrupting MENA’s real estate and retail gurus The first half of 2017 was an exciting one for enterprises and startups in the MENA region with mega deals taking the ecosystem by storm.... Rana Freifer • 19 July, 2017 acquisition VC investment Real Estate
Jordan Innovation in the humanitarian aid sector helps Jordan’s Syrian refugees Humanitarian organizations are increasingly focusing on innovation, including venture arms, innovation labs, and accelerators, as a means... Tala El Issa • 18 July, 2017 Jordan Humanitarian Aid Innovation
Lebanon How this entrepreneur wants to democratize mobile payment Elise Moussa, the entrepreneur who’s behind Snapay, a mobile payment solution, didn’t start small, didn’t start at home.... Aline Mayard • 18 July, 2017 lebanon mobile payment cash payment
Jordan Lost in translation: How this Jordanian startup is helping the deaf The translation of speech to text in real-time naturally enhances communication between people with hearing impairment and those without... Tala El Issa • 17 July, 2017 Mahmood Darawsheh Jordan Mind Rockets
Palestine Palestinian startups carving their ways around barriers to success Running a startup in Palestine is no easy task. In addition to the fact that over 90 percent of startups anywhere fail, with financial... Rafat Abushaban • 17 July, 2017 palestine Startup ecosystem entrepreneurship
Regional To gig or not to gig that is the question for the MENA It was Jazz performers who originally coined the term ‘gig’ in 1920’s America, as an abbreviation for the word... Dina Alnabulsi • 16 July, 2017 Gigs Freelancers jobs
Jordan How this chatbot is facilitating food ordering At some point in 2014, Mark Zuckerberg was disliked by many. Forcing all Facebook app users to migrate to a separate chatting app... Tala El Issa • 16 July, 2017 Eila Mindhub Cafe chatbot
U.A.E The app that ‘Maidme’ clean my house On-demand has made its way through almost all industries, and home cleaning is no exception, with everyone from entrepreneurs to major... Rana Freifer • 13 July, 2017 uae Maidme House cleaning
Global Startup Watch: Overfunding kills, cybersecurity smartphones, and Toyota’s AI fund 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 • 13 July, 2017 Startup Watch Jawbone AI
U.A.E This is why Dubai’s homegrown app industry is booming [Opinion] The global increase in the number of smartphone users is a phenomenon very much in evidence in the Middle East, especially in the United... Hamad Almuraikhi • 12 July, 2017 uae Dubai Homegrown apps
Saudi Arabia Becoming an employee in the company you founded: Esimsar Following the acquisition of Saudi Esimsar by Propertyfinder in 2014, its founder Tarek Zeitoun chose to continue working in his company as... Maya Rahal • 12 July, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Esismsar
Kuwait The internet of things is rising in Kuwait This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. The total potential economic impact of the internet of things (IoT) is expected to reach $11... Rana Freifer • 11 July, 2017 kuwait AEA Manufacture Internet of Things
U.A.E When tech tackles the multi-billion beauty industry Before founding Shedul, a free booking platform for hair salons and spas, New Zealand natives William Zeqiri and Nick Miller, were on... Archana Menon • 11 July, 2017 Shedul SAAS Beauty and Wellness
Regional Entrepreneurship in the Arab world: In English or in Arabic? When Wissam Tawileh, a native Arabic speaker was pitching at the latest Jusoor competition, he was the only one who opted to pitch in... Maya Rahal • 10 July, 2017 Pitching Pitch Competition jusoor
Tunisia What I know about building a solid team: Khaled Helioui Khaled Helioui left his job as CEO of the German video game company Bigpoint last May. He had joined the company at the age of 29 years... Maya Rahal • 10 July, 2017 management profitability growth
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