Wamda

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...

Competitions Ecosystem Fellowship

Startup Weekend Tripoli

Startup Weekend Tripoli is a Part of "Startup Weekend" the global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire,...

Startup Communities Startup Weekend

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...

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities

Start Up Weekend Alexandria: Still the Best Entrepreneurship Event in Egypt

The second Start Up Weekend Alexandria (SWA) was held on the 27th to 29th September 2012, and while it’s always nearly impossible to r...

Ecosystem Mentorship Startup Communities

Monthly Tech Series Launches in Palestine, Unites Community [Wamda TV]

Momentum is building in the Palestinian tech scence. Hi Tech Hub Palestine launched last Wednesday to bring 500 members of Palestine’s tech ...

Competitions Conferences Diaspora

First Startup Q8 (Kuwait) Event

On Wednesday, September 26th, Startup Q8 (Kuwait) is hosting the first Startup Q8 Event at Think Cafe in Kuwait City. Join this powerful ...

Startup Communities

AltCity's Open House & Barcamp

Join AltCity on Friday, September 28th for their first “Open House” from 6-8pm, and on Saturday September 29th for a barcamp entitled “Me...

Startup Communities

Goodbye Mizado, Hello Jumia: Inside Rocket Internet's Newest Gamble in Egypt

Jumia, the new online mall, launched with little fanfare in Egypt just over two months ago, the progeny of the German behemoth...

Rocket Internet Egypt Ecosystem

Turkish Startup Hub Turns to MENA: Arda Kutsal of Webrazzi [Wamda TV]

Arda Kutsal, founder of Webrazzi, discusses the Turkish startup space in comparison to that in the Arab world. Started in 2006, Webrazzi...

Startup Communities

Building Government-Startup Alliances [Pic of the Week]

Entrepreneurs and governments are often at odds, leery of working with each other and afraid to reach out to build an uncommon alliance....

Government Startup Communities Pic of the Week

The Weekly Entrepreneurs Brunch Is Back Every Saturday

After a month of stand-by, the weekly entrepreneurs brunch is back, starting this Saturday and will take place every Saturday 11 am at...

Entertainment Startup Communities

Get Up Start Up in Cairo: Alternative Education Wins the Day

El-Sawy Culture Wheel (SCW), the avant-garde capital of Cairo’s cultural scene, was the location of Cairo’s latest entrepreneurial com...

Accelerators Innovation Startup Communities

The Way Forward for Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt

The fundamental role of women in Egypt’s revolution and growing its economy was the focus of the event “Co-Creation: Women and Ent...

Ecosystem Education Women

Tech Entrepreneurs Prepare for a New Egypt

Sometimes you attend an event expecting one thing, but end up gaining insight into something completely different. Or at least in something...

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities

The Final Showdown at AUC's Product Innovation TV Show The Hit

Hundreds of rowdy AUC undergrads cheered on as the MC presented the teams. There was cheering, a buzzing atmosphere, and plenty of...

Education Startup Communities Competitions

Creating a Culture Shift in Cairo

Fill a room with equal numbers of people from the arts, software developers, NGO volunteers, and business professionals. Now sprinkle some ...

Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation

Meet the Teams that Pitched at Cairo Culture Shift

The British Council Culture Shift event in Cairo this month brought together an interesting mix of teams and ideas: Competing ...

Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation

Step Mini-Conference Draws Dubai Entrepreneurs to Discuss Creativity and Innovation

On Friday April 6th artists, entrepreneurs, and investors gathered for the STEP Mini-Conference, a forum for ideas and inspiration...

Coworking Spaces Startup Communities

Defining Small and Medium Enterprises in Oman

As Oman’s Third Economic Forum came to a close on Monday, the question of how to define small and medium enterprises SMEs came to a h...

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities

Shaping the Entrepreneurial Future of Egypt

The 2012 AUC Research Conference, held this past week at the university's New Cairo campus, was an exercise in uniting Egypt's...

Accelerators Angel Investment Arabic Content

Journey to Amman Part 2: Impressions of Jordan's Tech Startups

When I visited Oasis500 on my recent trip to Jordan, I had the opportunity to meet with 14 startups incubated there, for around 15-20...

Ecosystem Oasis500 Startup Communities

Journey to Amman: 5 Tips from Startups in the Arab World's Tech Capital

At the end of last month, Fadi Ghandour talked about the 8 different steps Jordan took to create an enabling environment for tech...

Accelerators Ecosystem Oasis500

Twitter Wars, Turks, and Tipping Points: Where We Are After ArabNet

Over a week after Beirut tech conference ArabNet, I’m still reflecting on the event. While managing editor Maya and I together c...

Arabnet Startup Communities

Creating an Egyptian Economic Miracle at Startup Nation 2.0

“The vision is to get Egypt into the top 10 list of countries by GDP in 5 years time.” This vision brought together around 50 progressive Eg...

Angel Investment Innovation Investment

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