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

Global

Startup Watch: the tech-media-sports nexus, and Egypt, well done.

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...

Rachel Williamson • 10 November, 2016

Egypt lebanon Startup Watch

U.A.E

Startups, compete at your own risk

Be it money, equity, consultation, incubation or simply a platform to fine-tune the elevator pitch, startup competitions have manufactured...

Archana Menon • 26 June, 2016

Arab Start Up competition Startup MENA GCC Pitch Challenge Dubai+Acumen Business Plan Competition

Regional

Samih Toukan talks new Grabbd app and Jabbar’s direction in 2016

Jabbar Internet Group's CEO Samih Toukan. (Image via Wamda)  Mobile apps focused on food and drinks seem to be popping up faster than...

Samuel Wendel • 07 February, 2016

Grabbd Jabbar Internet Group Maktoob

Lebanon

Hind Hobeika discusses manufacturing challenges [Video]

Wamda's cofounder and CEO, Habib Haddad interviewed in the video above, Hind Hobeika, founder of Instabeat, from a driverless car in ...

Maya Rahal • 12 January, 2016

wearable MEMakers Hind Hobeika

Regional

Prototype to product: how to manage your manufacturing

Manufacturing is one of the final obstacles for hardware startups and it can be a rage-inducing affair. Flaky suppliers, the belated...

Rachel Williamson • 20 September, 2015

pch manufacturing Hind Hobeika

Lebanon

What we learned: Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Even the most amazing of ideas need a little help. (Images via Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) During our Mix N’ Mentor Beirut we gained s...

Lucy Knight • 10 September, 2015

Choueiri Group Diwanee Y Venture Partners

Instabeat raises Series A round from Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, and angel investors

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, has secured a Series A round of investment from Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, and...

Wamda • 02 January, 2014

Instabeat Series A

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, wins Wearable Technologies award

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers developed by Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika, is continuing to win accolades. The...

Wamda • 17 November, 2013

Technology Instabeat