Syria

Three teams won in Startup Weekend Homs

Over three days, and starting April 20, 2018, Startup Weekend Homs team held a Techstars Startup Weekend event at Jouri Hall in Al-Malaab...

Staff writer • 02 May, 2018

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Syria

Startup Weekend Homs

Techstars Startup Weekend Homs is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of...

Wamda • 06 March, 2018

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Lebanon

Startup Weekend Bekaa - Ag | Food | Water Innovation

Techstars Startup Weekend Bekaa is the place to look for a team, prototype and validate a business idea, and receive feedback from...

Wamda • 30 November, 2017

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U.A.E

54 hours challenge to build 8 startups in Ras Al Khaimah

The first startup incubator in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) was inaugurated last Thursday at Julfar Towers, in the presence of H.E. Sheikh...

Maya Rahal • 16 October, 2017

Ras Al Khaimah RAK Startup Weekend

Lebanon

Startup Weekend Beirut Artificial Intelligence Edition

From September 29 to October 1, Beirut Digital District will be hosting the first Startup Weekend dedicated to artificial intelligence in...

Wamda • 19 September, 2017

beirut AI Startup Weekend

U.A.E

Startup Weekend Ras Al Khaimah

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and...

Wamda • 18 September, 2017

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Regional

Startup Weekend Sharjah

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event that brings together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and experts from all domains to do amazing...

Wamda • 06 February, 2017

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U.A.E

Watch as the UAE fintech community grows

The UAE is steadily growing as a home to fintech startups creating a transformation in various areas of the region’s finance...

Elias Jabbe • 13 February, 2017

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Iraq

Startup Weekend Erbil 2016

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide entrepreneurs with a crash course on the basics and know-hows of starting your own...

Wamda • 14 November, 2016

Erbil Startup Weekend techstars

Lebanon

Don't hide your ideas, Andrew Hyde of Techstars [Q&A]

Andrew Hyde, Startup Week director at Techstars, is a globe-trotter with a mission: bridging the gap between community, technology and...

Dana Ballout • 03 October, 2016

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Palestine

Summer startups: entrepreneurs nurture Gaza's next generation

With school summer vacations coming to an end, August witnessed a peak in the number of events targeting children in the Gaza...

Rafat Abushaban • 07 September, 2016

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Saudi Arabia

Startup Weekend Taif carries on the Kingdom’s vision 2030

Startup Weekend in Sooq Okadh in Taif ended on August 13 after three days of hard work on entrepreneurial projects. The event falls under...

Reine Farhat • 23 August, 2016

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Syria

Startup Weekend Damascus: here are the winners!

Tabbakh Rou7o, an app that matches home cooks with customers seeking affordable meals, snagged the first prize at Startup Weekend Damascus...

Maysaa Ajjan • 21 August, 2016

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Iraq

Erbil's startups go quiet

An Erbil panorama. (Images via Rachel Williamson) On three occasions this year Goran Sherko has had to postpone Startup Weekend...

Lucy Knight • 09 December, 2015

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Kuwait

Startup Weekend Kuwait: first steps to forming a local Silicon Valley

The atmosphere at Startup Weekend Kuwait was filled with enthusiasm as 22 groups pitched their ideas. "It was an exhausting and...

Faisal Alqarefah • 06 October, 2015

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Bahrain

Bahraini startup streams success?

For 10 years Ali Mahmood was obsessed with amateur motorbike and go-kart racing. He wanted to take his love of the sports to another...

Lucy Knight • 16 September, 2015

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Jordan

"You need a mentor to show you the track, not to run for you": Insights from Startup Weekend Amman

After having gathered entrepreneurs to help them formulate their ideas along three days, Startup Weekend Amman (SWA) has concluded its...

Tala El Issa • 27 November, 2014

amman Jordan Startup Weekend

U.A.E

Startup Weekend Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

R Startup Weekend is heading this time to Ras Al Khaimah, UAE from November 20th till 22nd, 2014 at Higher Colleges of ...

Wamda • 07 November, 2014

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Jordan

Startup Weekend Amman

StartUp Weekend is coming to Amman, on November 13th till 15th 2014, at ZINC (Zain Innovation Center), Amman, Jordan. SW Amman will follow...

Wamda • 03 November, 2014

amman Startup Weekend

Lebanon

Startup Weekend North Lebanon

Startup Weekend is coming to the Beirut Arab University in North Lebanon (BAU Tripoli campus) from November 21st to 23rd. SW North Lebanon...

Wamda • 28 October, 2014

Startup Weekend lebanon

U.A.E

Startup Weekend Al Ain, UAE

Startup Weekend is coming to  Al Ain, UAE  from October 30th to November 1st 2014. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate l...

Wamda • 23 October, 2014

Startup Weekend

Egypt

Offline P2P messenger hacks Apple technology to win Startup Weekend Cairo

Startup Weekend novices Voiceless have won the latest competition in Cairo with a potentially game-changing app, based on peer-to-peer...

Rachel Williamson • 25 September, 2014

p2p Egypt Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Baghdad

Startup Weekend is coming to Baghdad, on August 21th, 22th and 23rd at the Oil Cultural Center in Baghdad. SW Baghdad will follow the ...

Wamda • 13 August, 2014

Startup Weekend iraq

Startup Weekend is looking for organizers in Lebanon!

If you're an active member of your local startup community and want to be part of the global Startup Weekend movement, don't pass up the...

Wamda • 02 August, 2014

Startup Weekend