Growth for service provider Mr Usta as they get more funding Lucy Knight • 14 November, 2016 Edit Arabic Mr Usta secured a pre-Series A round of 2.75 million Emirati dirhams (US$750,000) this week. Investors include regional investors Precinct Partners, Millennial Partners & Co, along with angel investors from Saudi Arabia and Egypt. They are […]
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Sellanycar’s Saygin Yalcin: from student to business celebrity
If his YouTube channel is anything to go by, Saygin Yalcin, founder of used car marketplace Sellanycar.com, is not exactly a shy entrepreneur. With more than 140,000 subscribers, Yalcin’s channel offers viewers blunt startup advice as well as unapologetic documentation of his glamorous lifestyle – from birthdays with the Kardashians to PlayStation downtime with RnB superstars. […]
Mix N’ Mentor is returning to Dubai, MENA’s startup capital
Mix N’ Mentor is returning to Dubai, MENA’s startup capital Wamda • 22 November, 2016 Edit Arabic Wamda’s flagship event, Mix N’ Mentor, is finally returning to the uncontested MENA capital for anyone with a startup and the gusto to thrive. Happening at Dubai Future Accelerators on December 15, the event will once again foster […]
What I know about building a sharing economy business: Debbie Wosskow
What I know about building a sharing economy business: Debbie Wosskow Archana Menon • 28 November, 2016 Edit Arabic Debbie Wosskow comes from a family of entrepreneurs, particularly female entrepreneurs. She launched her first business at 25 followed by two successful business exits. In 2011 after watching the romantic comedy ‘The Holiday’ on a plane […]
What I know about drones: Matt Karau
Drones, or more accurately unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in our skies. No longer simply surveying suspicious people from above, they are now available for any ol’ Joe to fly above our heads. Amazon wants to deliver products using them, law enforcers want to catch criminals with them, and obviously there’s room in the […]
Aviation industry startups take off at Intelak incubator in Dubai
After an intense day of pitching, four startups with aviation industry-centric business ideas got to walk away with 50,000 Emirati dirhams each. Eighteen pitches were heard on November 26 by senior executives leading innovation initiatives at the three partners behind Intelak – the Emirates Group, GE, and Etisalat Digital. The four startups chosen to be […]
Silicon Oasis TechForum: Science Fiction to Science Fact
Silicon Oasis TechForum: Science Fiction to Science Fact Source : Wamda.com
OPCDE 2017 [Call for Papers]
OPCDE 2017 [Call for Papers] Source : Wamda.com
Big data, food for thought at Dubai’s Smartcon
‘Big data’ is an increasingly cited buzzword but not always completely understood in relation to the planning and optimization of smart cities. With its solar-powered Wifi smart palms providing free web access for visitors of Jumeirah Beach and its smart city Dubai initiative, Dubai is arguably the MENA region’s leader in regards to city planning. […]
How we can create a virtuous innovation cycle [Opinion]
Innovation is a key element of all national transformation agendas in GCC countries, with no less than Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum calling it a necessity for progress. MENA countries have identified innovation and becoming knowledge-based economies as critical components of sustainable growth. The question then is how […]