The WEF Fourth Industrial Revolution Startups The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation, have selected the top 100 Arab world startups that are transforming the MENA region and reshaping the future in the context of the…
After a series of ventures he founded failed to gain traction, Ghassan Halawa finally found success with an innovative consulting firm that offers help and advice to budding entrepreneurs, Parachute16. By Nada Atieh Photography by Ala’a Al Sukhny Ghassan Halawa’s…
Oasis500 held its first GIST Hub meetup last month after signing with VentureWells, a US State Department initiative to empower young innovators through networking, skills building, mentoring, and access to finance. As a new member of the GIST network, Oasis500…
Endeavor Jordan held the first in a series of roundtable discussions between banks and entrepreneurs last month in an attempt to find new ways of financing startups in Jordan’s historically risk-averse lending culture. Financial institutions in Jordan and the wider…
Endeavor Jordan and Silicon Badia last month launched a new startup program that’s backed by a $10 million USAID fund and aims to support Jordanian entrepreneurs, fund managers and angel investors. BeyondCapital will work to “leverage capital, expertise and access…
Try & Apply Omar Katamine discusses new education startup. Try & Apply is an innovative and comprehensive student recruitment mobile application which enables any student to apply to any university of their choice anywhere where there is an Internet connection….
Although it has been in the market for less than a year, Arabot stands out as a powerful, pioneering platform that provides intelligent Arabic chat-bots built with a state-of-the-art Arabic NLP engine that accurately and efficiently understands and analyzes Arabic content…
By some estimates, women only contribute around 15 percent to Jordan’s overall economy. So it’s no surprise they sadly remain widely underrepresented in the Kingdom’s business world. But despite the many hurdles they face, some female entrepreneurs have managed to…
Bowties & Gents launched on September 28th 2016 by co-founders Mais Awad and Reem Mufti, introduced its online store of luxury custom-designed bow ties and pocket squares made from premium silk fabric. …
Jordanian Entrepreneur Helping Shape the Energy Market of The Middle East, Abdullah Abu-Sheikh is a Jordanian entrepreneur based between Africa and the Middle East. Abu-Sheikh graduated from a university in Canada with a degree in International Business, Finance and Banking…