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5 [NOT Netflix] video streaming platforms available in MENA
2016 was a year of celebration for young MENA users hungry for video on demand (VOD) and online streaming services. Netflix entered our region and finally allowed us to uninstall our VPNs and watch the...
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Revealing the tracks of the MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai
Community Jameel and Wamda are hosting an MIT Media Lab multi-day workshop, bringing together different cultures, skills and expertise all focused on one big topic: redefining cities. The workshop will...
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Hello Tomorrow Global Summit #HTSummit
A perfect storm of good things. That’s what they call the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, an intimate, invite-only forum that gathers 2,000 science visionaries and entrepreneurs from around the world at...
View ArticleDriving Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship Ecosystems [Exclusive...
Babson College is offering a program specifically to help public and private sector leaders create an entirely new internal capacity to formulate and implement entrepreneurship ecosystems in their...
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Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh
Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash Ventures. Kharabeesh is a creative, multi-platform network that combines media...
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Startup Watch: IKEA domination, young blood, and death by space travel
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 business/VC fund/incubator. Here’s our wrap of what we’re reading...
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Be the CEO not the COO: finding space for vision-making [Opinion]
A whopping 70.6 percent of entrepreneurs in MENA say it’s difficult to balance daily operational work and fire-fighting with strategy work - half of whom say it is “very difficult”. That’s the response...
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Wamda announces Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016
Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly growing to become one of the four most active entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Arab...
View Article‘Innovation 4 Impact’ Pitch Competition
The second edition of the Innovation 4 Impact Competition will take centre-stage at the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 (GIES 2016) to be held under the theme ‘Inspiring Change’, at the Madinat...
View ArticleArabNet Kuwait 2016
On October 4 and 5, ArabNet is headed to Kuwait for the first time for a 2-day conference focusing on the Kuwaiti and GCC market, while emphasizing on startups, opportunities, local trends, and local...
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New Work Class trains Morocco's aspiring entrepreneurs
Each ecosystem has its quirks and setbacks. One of Morocco’s was that it lacked a training program for entrepreneurs outside of the social entrepreneurship scene - those had Dare and Impact Lab. That...
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5 medical solutions startups from MENA
Research suggests that the global medical device market will grow by 14 percent between 2016 and 2020. However, VC investment in medical technology, certainly in the US, is down. As we’ve previously...
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Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016
Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly growing to become one of the four most active entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Arab...
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Foodics: the Saudis taking on Gulf restaurant giants
In Saudi, the food and beverage (F&B) sector is one of the largest in the Gulf. Probably no surprise there, as in MENA food and eating is always an event that includes planning, time, and several...
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The startups mapping Cairo's in between spaces
Informality is the rule in Cairo, be it the sprawling extra-legal settlements that form a moat around the city center, forgotten alleys crisscrossing downtown, or the chaotic minibus network. Mapping...
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What I know about investing in content: Turi Munthe
A little over two years ago, the MENA region witnessed the first big acquisition of a media company. Diwanee, a Dubai-based digital media company, was acquired by Webedia, a Paris-based digital...
View Article#MESTVideo Contest
Every day, news from the Middle East paints a portrait of chaos and despair. But in the maelstrom of violence and conflict, there are stories of hope, optimism, and progress for the region. The Middle...
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Mighty Labs Pre-Accelerator
Want to make your business idea a reality? The Mighty Labs Pre-Accelerator program in Berlin is accepting MENA applications for its first cycle, preparing entrepreneurs to propel their business ideas...
View ArticleAsmahan Zein shares the highlights of her journey [Wamda TV]
Asmahan Zein founded and built data management company Infofort in Lebanon after working for 27 years at Aramex. She’s the president of the Lebanese League of Women in Business and is clear about the...
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Making the best of a child’s addiction
In the 90s, parents hid Gameboys from their children on high shelves and under heavy mattresses. This year, with face-to-screen time at record highs, Salma Jawhar wants kids to bring it on. She wants...
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