10 Startups in the Arab World that Parents Will Love

This week we highlight 10 startups that parents (and their children) will love. From education to clothing, social communities to gadgets,...

Glen Dalakian II • 22 October, 2012

E-commerce Ecosystem Education

User Experience vs. Usability: How Can Startups Enhance Their Brand?

When it comes to user experience and usability, both of these terms are still very new to this market, so it’s not surprising that people s...

Amol Kadam • 22 October, 2012

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Marketing

Spotify’s Axel Bringeus at Webrazzi 2012

At the Webrazzi conference earlier this month Axel Bringéus, Director of International Growth at Spotify, discussed Spotify’s goal to in...

Wamda • 22 October, 2012

Conferences Digital Media E-commerce

Michael Trueschler of Citruss TV at CoE E-Commerce [Wamda TV]

At our June CoE E-Commerce Event, Michael Trueschler, owner of Citruss TV, briefly discusses the lessons he learned at the event and gives...

Wamda • 22 October, 2012

Arabic Content COE CoE E-Commerce

Elie Habib of Riyada Enterprise Development at CoE E-Commerce [Wamda TV]

At our June CoE E-Commerce event, Elie Habib, Lebanon Country Manager for Riyada Enterprise Development, discusses the biggest pitfalls for ...

Wamda • 21 October, 2012

Advice COE CoE E-Commerce

10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World

This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ...

Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012

Animation Arabic Content Design

Jamalon Hits 9 Million Books: Can It Crack the Saudi Market?

This week, Jamalon announced that its site now offers over 9 million unique Arabic and English books for sale. The “24-7 Online Book Fair f...

Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012

Book Reviews E-commerce Ecosystem

Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program

Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’.   Launched in...

Omar Aysha • 21 October, 2012

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 4 [Wamda TV]

In Part 4 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of Wa...

Wamda • 19 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences

The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 5 [Wamda TV]

In Part 5 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of Wa...

Wamda • 20 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences

The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 2 [Wamda TV]

In Part 2 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of Wa...

Wamda • 17 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences

The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 3 [Wamda TV]

In Part 3 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of Wa...

Wamda • 18 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Demystifying E-Commerce

Harvard Arab Weekend & Startup Pitch Competition

On November 8-11, the 6th Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) is bringing Arabs from around the world together to discuss the future of the region....

Wamda • 16 October, 2012

Competitions Conferences Diaspora

The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 1 [Wamda TV]

In Part 1 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of ...

Wamda • 16 October, 2012

COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences

25 Essential Stats on E-Commerce in the Middle East [Stats]

E-Commerce is Growing 1) There are 72.5 million internet users in MENA. [tweet this stat] 2) 66% of consumers in MENA use...

Glen Dalakian II • 16 October, 2012

Top Lists Technology Ecosystem

Understanding the Arab Digital Generation [Report]

A recent report by Strategy& and Google, Understanding the Arab Digital Generation, reveals interesting facts about how the newest...

Wamda • 10 October, 2012

Booz & Company Digital Media E-commerce

Kairos Collects the 50 Most Innovative Student-led Ventures – Are You One?

Kairos Society gathers a group of leading entrepreneurs around the globe to collaborative on initiatives and pioneer new concepts- and...

Nina Curley • 14 October, 2012

Competitions Ecosystem Fellowship

SILA Angel Investment Network Launches to Boost Entrepreneurs in Qatar

Silatech, a social initiative based in Qatar, has announced the launch of a new angel investment network, designed to open new avenues of...

Nina Curley • 15 October, 2012

Angel Investment Ecosystem Investment

Why It Only Takes One Billion Dollar Company to Build an Ecosystem

Fred Wilson (the most famous VC in the world) wrote last May about the Darwinian Evolution of Startup Hubs: "If you study Silicon...

Abdullah Alshalabi • 09 October, 2012

Ecosystem Investment

Startups Must Accept Change and Adapt [Pic of the Week]

Things don’t stay the same forever. It’s a fact of life that a lot of people, especially expanding businesses, often have trouble dealing w...

Glen Dalakian II • 11 October, 2012

Daily Deals E-commerce Digital Marketing

5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator

Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him...

Omar Aysha • 07 October, 2012

Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt

Lebanon

Solvermine: The Region’s First Crowdsourced Problem-Solving Platform [Wamda TV]

Solvermine is the first product from start-up Fekra2 (Idea2). Co-founders Sabrine Assem & Noha Askar explain that although there are...

Omar Aysha • 03 October, 2012

Competitions Crowdsourcing Ecosystem

Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition

“Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y...

Omar Aysha • 08 October, 2012

Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem

Startup Q8 Event Launches to Unite Entrepreneurs in Kuwait

Entrepreneurship in Kuwait may not seem widespread; few Kuwaiti entrepreneurs are well-known regionally and globally outside of Naif...

Abdullah Alshalabi • 02 October, 2012

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities