What's Steve Wozniaks's favorite drink? BDL Accelerate reveals
The ‘Woz’ had arrived. The flashing lights and booming duff-duff of a heavy bassline more befitted a DJ at one of Beirut’s infamous clubs than an awkward engineer-at-heart. Steve Wozniak was the...
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Challenge 22 Roadshow - UAE
Challenge 22 is an innovation competition administered by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar. This competition aims to incentivise regional innovation toward the solution of...
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'Push' is big business for these Egyptians
2015 was the year of the push notification. App makers discovered that a prompt on a smartphone could remind their users they existed and encourage engagement. However, that enthusiasm was followed by...
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China calls for Dubai 100 healthtech backer
With its fast growing healthcare market and rapidly ageing population, China is proving to be a match for Dubai-based Dubai 100. The pre-accelerator runs a 100-day program for early-stage healthtech...
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Telcos to the startup rescue?
Telcos could be the saviour of emerging market startups, according to a report from mobile industry association GSMA. They have the money and the inclination to invest in startups, as shown by South...
View ArticleWhat I know about privacy and AI: Rand Hindi
The future holds so many innovations to make our lives easier, but we are often told that it will come at a price. We’ll need to choose between time-saving and control, comfort and privacy. Everybody...
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Nawart's cleantech startups a silver lining for Egypt's transition
Egypt may have effectively killed off any interest in industrial scale solar, but a group of people passionate about the cause believe startups can revive the badly scarred sector. On Thursday, Nawart,...
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10 ways to beef up your business
All you need is a few colorful bean bags and a casual open space to bring a startup community together to talk about what they do - and don’t - want. Over 80 people came to the second Wamda Mix N’...
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