Lebanon Crowdfunding products: pressure does not make perfect One of the most painful examples of delayed promises of crowdfunding is Palestine-based Bold Knot, a great-looking bank-charger-cable on a... Dana Ballout • 10 January, 2017 Crowdfunding kickstarter zoomaal
Saudi Arabia Why education in Saudi Arabia needs a boost [WamdaTV] Mashail Balkouka, an electrical and computer engineering student at Effat University in Saudi Arabia, talks about the importance of making... Maya Rahal • 10 January, 2017 Saudi Arabia Women women in tech
Global What I know about patient capital: Amjad Ahmad [Know Your VC] To Amjad Ahmad, American investment firms Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital are the ideal comparisons for his own Precinct Partners in... Archana Menon • 09 January, 2017 patient capital fundraising precinct partners
Algeria Hate speech to dialogue: Munathara reframes online debate Social media is often depicted as a game changer for democracy and freedom of speech, but by no means has it contributed to healthy... Tala El Issa • 09 January, 2017 Munathara Debate Belabbes Benkredda
U.A.E Startup Emirates: the most well-funded tech startups in the UAE in one infographic This article is a crosspost from CB Insights. All of the companies in our infographic are based in the Emirate of Dubai.... Willam Altman • 09 January, 2017 Investment uae CB Insights
Turkey Kiron, educational hope for refugees The UN refugee agency says that as of 2015 there are 65.3 million individuals that have been forcibly displaced worldwide, most with little... Joud Charafeddine • 08 January, 2017 Kiron higher education refugees
Egypt Did this Egyptian company predict the US election? Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency was a shock for many, but not so much for those who were willing and able to read the... Eman Mostafa • 08 January, 2017 big data TweetElect MEMakersGE
Regional Can democracy stand a better chance with civic tech? “The region’s tech startups may not be setting up tents in public squares or painting their messages on street walls but they... Tala El Issa • 08 January, 2017 Civic tech E-government Government
Regional Learn before you sign: the 3 parts of a term sheet [Opinion] This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait Perhaps the most important tool in the VC’s arsenal, especially when it comes... Mussaad M. Al-Razouki • 05 January, 2017 Know your VC Contract liquidation
Egypt Education startups begin to break through in Egypt Conservative dress codes hid a highly progressive approach to education during a meeting in Giza during November last year, which was... Menan Khater • 05 January, 2017 self-directed education Egyptian Network for Self-Directed Education Tyro
Global Startup Watch: weirdest new year countdown, food in 2050, and the ugly side of Silicon Valley 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... Reine Farhat • 05 January, 2017 Startup Watch Unicorn Bots
Regional 2016 was very generous to MENA's startups #Wamda2016 People on the internet aren’t too sad to let go of 2016. Memes surrounding the US presidential elections, comedy sketches on the... Teeb Assaf • 04 January, 2017 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Regional New startups on the block: January Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. German Medical Reference... Lucy Knight • 04 January, 2017 new startups real esate Healthcare
Palestine Gaza’s Swift Braille helps the blind use smartphones Swift Braille is a smartphone app that aims to help visually impaired and blind people communicate with others in writing. Worldwide... Rafat Abushaban • 04 January, 2017 SwiftBraille blindness Gaza
Regional Middle East youth unemployment: can startups help? This is an edited crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. A new study finds that perceptions of salaries and career prospects at startups are... Knowledge @Wharton • 03 January, 2017 WRL #Wamda2016 Access to Talent
Regional $815M+ invested in MENA startups in 2016 #Wamda2016 2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for... Tarek Faycal • 03 January, 2017 Wamda2016 Roundup investments
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