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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

Lebanon

Tripoli Startup Forum 2017

Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club is organizing Tripoli Startup Forum, the annual conference for North Lebanon startups and the entrepreneurship...

Wamda • 27 June, 2017

lebanon Tripoli startup

Iran

Seedstars Tehran

Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1...

Wamda • 19 June, 2017

iran seedstars Pitching

Lebanon

Seedstars Beirut

Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1...

Wamda • 21 August, 2017

seedstars Innovation Pitching

Turkey

Seedstars Istanbul

Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1...

Wamda • 22 May, 2017

turkey seedstars Pitching

Global

Startup Watch: the real robot danger

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 • 19 January, 2017

Startup Watch robotics Women

Global

What I know about pitching: Bianca Praetorius

You’re on stage. It’s not your favorite place; as an engineer you’re more used to hiding in a lab or behind a computer...

Rachel Williamson • 16 January, 2017

What I Know Pitching how to pitch

Regional

Your checklist for investing - and pitching - right [Know your VC]

This is an edited crosspost with Nuwait. Arzan VC partner Hassan Zainal’s famous checklist is one document he doesn’t...

Reine Farhat • 16 November, 2016

Nuwait kuwait Arzan VC

U.A.E

Crowd Analyzer wins pitching competition at Dubai Lynx [Video]

Crowd Analyzer is going to Cannes in June, after it won Wamda’s 'Startup Alley' pitching competition at this year's Dubai L...

Maya Rahal • 12 April, 2016

Startup Alley Dubai Lynx Crowd Analyzer

U.A.E

Crowd Analyzer wins Startup Alley pitching competition at #DubaiLynx

From left to right: Ahmed Saad CEO and Bahaa Galal CTO, happy winners. (Images by Maya Rahal). New startups need contacts, and the...

Maya Rahal • 10 March, 2016

Exhibition Startup Alley Dubai Lynx

Saudi Arabia

Winners emerge from KSA verbal throwdown

MC Keith Wallace kept the punches flowing. (Image via Get in the Ring) The gloves were off last night in Riyadh at the regional final of...

Bérénice Magistretti • 16 February, 2016

Food For People Date Pits Filers Fadfid.com

U.A.E

Introducing Flat6Labs' 6 latest UAE startups

Much like Hollywood is a celebrity hunting ground, Flat6Labs’ recent Demo Day suggests that Abu Dhabi might be the place to reel in...

Alaa' Odeh • 15 February, 2016

StudentCart Metaphorio Jumpsuite

U.A.E

Startups pitch for entry to Masdar and BP’s new accelerator

Catalyst advisor Mohamed Hamdy holds forth on what he'd like to see from startups wanting to enter the accelerator. (Images...

Wamda • 29 January, 2016

Masdar Catalyst accelerator BP

U.A.E

TURN8: Investor Demo Day

The graduation of Dubai-based TURN8 accelerator's fifth batch of entrepreneurs will take place on their Investor Demo Day on 16 ...

Wamda • 30 November, 2015

turn8 Demo Day accelerator

U.A.E

7 minutes in an Infiniti Q70 for a shot at $40,000

Your passion was unmatched! Congratulations to our 3 entrepreneurs, we can't wait to see what's next for you! pic.twitter.com/I3etOE5IJC — ...

Archana Menon • 15 December, 2015

Bookr Infiniti Lab infiniti

Regional

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority's Annual Tech Startups Pitching Competition

For The Entrepreneur Day, tech entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to apply to DSOA's Annual Tech Startups Pitching C...

Wamda • 11 November, 2015

DSOA competition Dubai

Jordan

Join Dave McClure & 500 Startups for a "COME ONE, PITCH ALL!" event

Join Dave McClure & 500 Startups on December 10 for a "COME ONE, PITCH ALL!" community pitch event hosted by 500 Startups, Microsoft an...

Wamda • 26 November, 2015

Dave McClure 500 startups Pitching

Global

How to make the first 30 seconds of your pitch really count

Editor's note: A few weeks ago, Rabih El Khodr from Standup Communication gave us his tips on how to pitch in under a minute. Now, he's...

Rabih El Khodr • 29 December, 2014

Rabih El Khodr StandUp public speaking

Regional

Livestream StartupIstanbul 2014 here

StartupIstanbul is a networking event that hosts more than 1,000 attendees including founders, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors...

Wamda • 30 September, 2014

turkey istanbul startup

Global

10 mistakes to avoid when speaking in public

At some point in our lives, we will most likely have to stand in front of people and present an idea or a project. While the experience...

Reine Farhat • 08 January, 2014

Mistakes Expert Advice Top Lists

New meetup at Morocco's New Work Lab awards MySportner startup of the month

  The Moroccan co-working space New Work Lab has launched a new meetup called Pitch Lab, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch...

Saad Zabari • 28 November, 2013

pitch lab new work labs morocco

Lebanon's Roadie Tuner debuts a device 'three times more accurate than the human ear'

Fresh off their stay in China at hardware accelerator HAXLR8R, the Lebanese team behind Roadie Tuner is now set to release its...

Glen Dalakian II • 20 November, 2013

haxlr8r china Hardware

Wamda’s new Pitch N’ Mentor heads to Cairo

Alongside the Rise Up Egypt event coming to Cairo on November 24th, Wamda's Pitch N' Mentor will take place as the region's first of its k...

Wamda • 10 November, 2013

Pitching

5 tips for building the perfect startup pitch, at Google Zurich

A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the...

Aline Mayard • 06 November, 2013

hackathon Startupbus Pitching