U.A.E

24 Emirati Nationals graduate from Flat6Labs Future Innovators Academy

This week marked the graduation ceremony of the Future Innovators Academy, a one-month innovation program run by Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi and...

Staff writer • 11 May, 2017

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Regional

Why CVC is the future of venture capital in the region [Opinion]

This article is a crosspost with Linkedin. Venture capital funds capitalized and operated by major corporations are becoming more...

Kamal Hassan • 22 March, 2017

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MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages

Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs...

Rachel Williamson • 15 June, 2016

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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

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Augmented reality and medicine, is the Middle East ready?

After-surgery care in developing countries or remote locations can often be an unknown quantity, but the use of augmented reality during...

Lucy Knight • 20 August, 2015

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U.A.E

TURN8 hackathon on Arabic digital content ideas

TURN8 seed accelerator is organizing a hackathon to find innovative digital media and business models that enhance Arabic content online....

Wamda • 29 June, 2015

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U.A.E

TURN8 hackathon in Dubai this May

TURN8 is organizing a hackathon on May 1-2, 2015, in Dubai, UAE. The event will begin at 12:00 PM GST and will end the following day at...

Wamda • 16 April, 2015

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U.A.E

Startup graduating class reflects the ecosystem’s fast growth during Turn8’s Investor Demo Day

Speaking at the first Investor Demo Day of Dubai-based accelerator Turn8, Brent Traidman, a general partner at Silicon Valley-based Fenox...

Pamela Kesrouani • 01 February, 2015

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Turn8 Investors' Demo Day

TURN8 Startup Accelerator, program initiated by DP World, announced its investors’ Demo Day which will be held on January 17th, 2015 in D...

Wamda • 17 December, 2014

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TURN8 Innov-a-thon Beirut

Innov-a-thon Beirut is a one-day idea marathon event organized by TURN8 seed accelerator program from Dubai, and sponsored by AltCity. ...

Wamda • 27 November, 2014

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U.A.E

TURN8 Hackathon Dubai

TURN8, an initiative launched by DP World, is organizing Hackathon Dubai Event that will be held January 9th and 10th, 2015 in The Cribb,...

Wamda • 27 November, 2014

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Indian social entrepreneurs facilitate funding for MENA non-profits

Earlier this year, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner posted a blog post on the site calling for an app that could generate random acts of...

Alexander Hawkes • 12 August, 2014

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Knowing when to start over: Lessons from FailCon Dubai

Photo credit: Varuna Nand Singh In its first Middle East outing, Silicon Valley’s FailCon proved a refreshing departure from the t...

Natasha D'Souza • 07 July, 2014

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