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Digital Arabic content: A massive opportunity to capitalize on
In 2015, the population of the Arab world reached 375 million, of which 41.5 percent use the internet. Digital Arabic content stands at 3 percent of global content since 2015 with no growth since,...
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4 ways human data can help plan a city
If you can overcome the paranoia of your online data being collected and mined by companies like Google or Facebook, and instead focus on how it will help build better cities, maybe you will have a...
View ArticleIATA NDC Hackathon
IATA invites talented developers, designers, marketers, idea generators, and futurists to transform the travel experience for everyone. On 14-15 October, be part of the IATA NDC Hackathon (#NDCHack) to...
View ArticleHarvard Arab Weekend 2016
Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) is the largest pan-Arab conference in North America, bringing together nearly 1,300 students and professionals to discuss key issues with the region’s most prominent...
View ArticleStartup Istanbul 2016
Startup Istanbul is the leading startup event in Eurasia, which brings together founders, investors and executives in the region. It's a gathering of the leading startups, internet companies, business...
View ArticleMovesouq closes $3M round
Home services marketplace Movesouq has closed a funding round of $3 million. The round was led by Addventure, an international VC out of Russia that focuses primarily on service marketplaces. In a...
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Should you offer internships at your startup?
This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. You have excellent college grades, solid cover letter, stellar resume, and dozens of recommendations. But there is just one thing standing between you and that...
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Wamda Capital invests $2.2M in Istanbul-based Insider
Wamda Capital announced today a $2.2 million Series A investment in Insider, an Istanbul-based smart digital platform for marketers to personalize, segment and predict customer behaviors. Other...
View ArticleApply now for Stars of Science season 9!
Stars of Science, the flagship “edutainment reality” TV show, is the Arab world’s leading innovation show that enables the region’s aspiring science and technology entrepreneurs. Candidates are...
View ArticleWrappup closes $800K investment round
Wrappup, an app that solves time wasting meetings by recording and flagging the important moments, has closed a seed round of $800,000. The round, led by Beco Capital, also includes 500 Startups, Arzan...
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Nice and slow: Ekar launches with the watchful blessing of UAE authorities
Earlier this year, UAE news outlets were abuzz with the launch of Udrive, a car rental app running on a pay-per-minute scheme. Clickbait headlines on March 15 spoke of “rent-a-car for just 50 fils”...
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Startup Watch: Elon Musk feels fear, US startups declining, and Saudi teen...
The world of entrepreneurship news is a complicated one to navigate. To help, here’s our roundup of what we’re reading on Elon Musk’s Mars colony, rebranding Brangelina, and a little something to...
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Real innovation can only happen from within
I was recently invited to talk about innovation in healthcare in emerging markets at the Royal Society of Medicine’s Digital Orthopaedics event in London. Normally, I am very much the outsider talking...
View ArticleLady Problems Hackathon: Gaza
Lady Problems Hackathon Series are challenging developers (both men and women) to create solutions addressing issues female entrepreneurs face, such as health, safety, economic empowerment, and...
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From mortgages to Nancy Ajram, one man makes his digital mark on pop culture
Celebrity beta website Najem is three-months old and dedicated to the lifestyles of MENA's rich and famous. Think Buzzfeed with glamor. So far they’ve engaged 200,000 fans across social media...
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PepsiCo Social Impact Competition
PepsiCo MENA has announced the launch of the PepsiCo Social Impact Competition in partnership with Wamda for MENA-based social startups. The competition aims to promote, reward, and celebrate social...
View ArticleHarvard Arab Weekend Startup Pitch Competition
This year marks the 5th edition of the Harvard Arab Weekend Startup Pitch Competition. Organized by the Harvard Business School MENA club and the Harvard Arab Alumni Association, the startup pitch...
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Borders may lock Gazan techies in, but they don’t lock support out
In a jam-packed hall at Box inc. in the heart of Silicon Valley, Gaza Sky Geeks hosted a startup event atypical of Bay Area standard - 'How startup founders succeed in the world’s toughest places'....
View ArticleMENA ICT Forum 2016: digitizing the economy
The MENA ICT Forum brings some of the region’s most significant ICT experts, decision makers, and industry players together in order to keep up with the constantly evolving and evolving technologies...
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NYUAD Idea Lab rebrands to Startad
Initially created to help students, New York University Abu Dhabi’s Idea Lab will be known as Startad starting this month. The name change is in sync with the launch of an entrepreneurial literacy...
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