Saudi Arabia, Japan investor create $100B fund
Saudi Arabia and Japan’s Softbank have signed a deal to create a $100 billion technology investment fund, making it one of the largest private equity investors in the world. Softbank will invest at...
View ArticleGame of Drones
Sager1, in collaboration with ZAIN Jordan will be conducting the first "Build your own Mini Quad-copter", a 3-day hands-on workshop bringing tech heads and enthusiasts to build and learn the basics of...
View ArticleSeedspace Fintech Week Cairo
Seedstars World returns to Cairo for Seedspace Fintech Week Cairo, which will be taking place on October 26 during Seedspace Global Fintech Week. The event, taking place at Flat6Labs, will feature a...
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Gaza game maker Baskalet eyes Saudi success
Facing tough economic conditions and unsatisfying day jobs in Gaza, Baskalet founders Mohammed Madhoun and Osayd Madi took the leap to do what they love: make games. Baskalet launched in 2015, and...
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Toy platform wins Seedstars Beirut, heads to Switzerland to compete for $500K
Toy design and building platform Makerbrane inched closer to a potential investment of $500,00 after winning Seedstars Beirut third annual competition in Lebanon’s capital last week. Makerbrane will...
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Innovation 4 Impact gets a divine win
Divine Connect, a US-based company building translation devices, won $20,000 at the Global Islamic Economy Summit’s Innovation 4 Impact competition on October 12. The Divine Connect device. (Images via...
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Fertile ground for mobile wallets: Iraq
Hussein Kanber agha says his company has built a user friendly mobile wallet that will allow Iraqis to make payments using their mobile phones. In a country that is massively lacking in fintech options...
View ArticleThe wrong way to introduce people over email
This is an edited crosspost from Harvard Business Review. When I was young and just starting out in my career, one of the networking principles I followed was the common advice of “introduce two...
View ArticleHow MENA countries rank in terms of cleantech startups [Video]
By 2030, Saudi Arabia will have more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This finding comes from a recent report published by the Wamda Research...
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Turkish wedding marketplace Dugun sets its sights on KSA with Zafaf.net
Turkish wedding marketplace Dugun sets its sights on KSA with Zafaf.net It was the bras that ruffled some feathers. CEO Emek Kirbiyik was plotting the expansion of his multimillion-dollar wedding...
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3D medical printing finds its footing in Dubai’s future
Launched in October 2015, Medativ is a Dubai-based 3D anatomical model printing company. The company name is a play on its products of “medical additive manufacturing”, says founder Mohamed Elawad....
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Bridging the Armenian-Turkish divide at Startup Istanbul
From keynote speeches to chatter at the booths, Startup Istanbul was an expo not only for Turkey’s startup prowess, but for its stability. And it seemed to work. The event drew more than 4,000 people...
View ArticleMIT EF Arab Startup Competition 2017
Approaching its 10th anniversary, the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) for the Pan Arab Region carries on with its mission of helping regional innovators and entrepreneurs realise their projects and ideas....
View ArticleBuilding Youth Owned Businesses (BYOB)
Building Youth Owned Businesses (BYOB) bootcamp is attempting to inspire children to think like entrepreneurs. The bootcamp enables participating children to become thought leaders by testing their...
View ArticleDid the world’s thinnest phone just launch at GITEX Dubai?
Carbon Works, a UAE-based startup, launched what they say is the world’s thinnest smartphone at Dubai’s GITEX Summit 2016 on Monday. Launched in media partnership with Etisalat, the phone is 4.6 mm...
View ArticleKAUST launches new accelerator to support entrepreneurship
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) launched Taqadam last week, a new university startup accelerator encouraging student projects. The launch was in partnership with the Saudi...
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Turning pro: Tunisian game makers eye the big time
From the local playrooms to a Tunisian start-up dedicated to the making of video games, the gaming community in Tunisia is growing step by steps. Some of its key actors are hopeful to make the industry...
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Startup Watch: Quit the social, call your angel, and cut down on the hype
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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Wamda went to GITEX and met some startups
Dubai’s annual tech trade fair, GITEX Technology Week, is huge. We’re talking 15-minute walks from end-to-end huge. Thousands of attendees moving at a snail’s pace through government and corporate...
View ArticleIn business, avoid falling in love
Entrepreneurs fall in love with their businesses, but this can make breaking up as much of a wrench as the end of a relationship. An entrepreneur should keep in mind that the day will come when they...
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