Saudi Arabia What to expect at Arabnet Riyadh 2016 Arabnet Riyadh has proven to be one of the biggest forums in Saudi Arabia: in 2015 it gathered more than a 1,000 participants from all over... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 December, 2016 Saudi Arabia ksa riyadh
U.A.E Melltoo’s secondhand story Growing up in France as one of 13 children meant Morrad Irsane’s clothes, shoes, and books, were hand-me-downs. Irsane has since... Archana Menon • 04 December, 2016 melltoo uae algeria
Morocco Moroccan enviro-startups turn their eyes on Africa This year COP22 succeeded in shifting into a real platform for action for the development of innovation and entrepreneurship - in Morocco,... Yassine Bakir • 04 December, 2016 Maroc COP22 Start-up
Jordan Uber and Careem: a yellow cab's worst nightmare in Jordan “We don’t need Uber or Careem, the yellow cab is the boss,” chanted yellow cab drivers protesting outside Jordan’s... Tala El Issa • 01 December, 2016 Uber careem Jordan
Regional Between a rock and a hard place: the trend towards for-profit social enterprises [Opinion] Reducing the focus of my work as a social entrepreneur to become a social intrapreneur wasn’t an easy decision. I started working... Kamel Al-Asmar • 01 December, 2016 Social Entrepreneurship social enterprise Scaling
Sustainability in an increasingly energy-hungry region The recent refugee crisis and the rising pace of urbanization processes has placed an immense load on already-strained infrastructures... Stefania D'Ignoti • 01 December, 2016 Harvard Arab Weekend Sustainability energy efficiency
Global Startup Watch: How to save your job from a robot, bringing back the cubicle, and meatless shawarma 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... Dana Ballout • 01 December, 2016 Startup Watch Supercomputers Artificial intelligence
Regional GE launches MENA corporate collaboration campaign GE has today launched the first of a series of entrepreneurship videos for their GE Digital Industrial MENA campaign, a company initiative... Rachel Williamson • 30 November, 2016 MEMakersGE wamdatv Corporate entrepreneurship
Turkey Turkish ride sharing app Volt raises over $500K Turkish ride sharing service Volt has raised $550,000 from Lebanon-based investor Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), with participation... Lucy Knight • 30 November, 2016 ride sharing volt MEVP
Regional Egyptian startup wins PepsiCo Social Impact Competition Napata from Egypt was announced the winner of the PepsiCo Social Impact Competition, receiving $10,000 in Amman on Tuesday. Napata,... Tala El Issa • 30 November, 2016 PepsiCo Social Impact Competition social impact Sustainability
Regional Entrepreneurs, learn your financials and investment terms [Know your VC] This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. It is the first part of a series on startups lifecycle. Before startups start seeking... Mussaad M. Al-Razouki • 30 November, 2016 Boostrapping VC terms Contract
Egypt Wamda’s Mix N' Mentor meets Rise Up Egypt There are a handful of giant tech events in MENA every year and they’re often packed with people you want to meet (and some you... Rachel Williamson • 29 November, 2016 rise up summit Egypt event
Global Is AI influencing our romantic interactions? [Video] Algorithms behind artifical intelligence are still not entirely clear among all internet users. At the same time, our use of AI in our... Maya Rahal • 29 November, 2016 Artificial intelligence Iyad Rahwan Social Sciences
U.A.E What I know about building a sharing economy business: Debbie Wosskow Debbie Wosskow comes from a family of entrepreneurs, particularly female entrepreneurs. She launched her first business at 25 followed by... Archana Menon • 28 November, 2016 What I Know WIK debbie wosskow
Egypt What’s in store for the digital real estate sector in Egypt? Real estate is a safe haven for Egyptian investors, a circumstance that helps explain the success of Aqarmap, a real estate search engine... Eman Mostafa • 28 November, 2016 Real Estate Aqarmap Nozol
Jordan 300 days of sunlight a year: a look at Jordan's solar sector Jordan’s latest solar energy deal with a UAE company marks the largest power plant to be built on Jordanian soil. The deal, along... Tala El Issa • 28 November, 2016 solar energy Jordan Solar panels
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