Update: as a result of this post ArabCrunch.NET was developed and launched in private beta to help Arab startups and help the region innovate, continuing ArabCrunch Mission.
In this post I would highlight a few points that I think can help in creating a vibrant startup-based IT sector in the Arab world. This came up to me in light of my...
Bayt.com the largest job portal in the Arab world has just launched Intilaq an Arabic word which means "Launch" in English, which is an initiative that aims to fund and support aspiring entrepreneur technologists in early-stage technology startups. It is the first initiative of its type that comes from Arabian based Internet company. That you ...
The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) has recently announced that it has been selected to join the Microsoft BizSpark Program as a Network Partner.
The BizSpark Program is a new global program launched by Microsoft in many countries of the world. The program is Microsoft’s answer to the growing use of free open source te...
The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) announced the launching of its current funding cycle (first half of 2009) of 'The Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Grant for Funding Scientific Research and Innovation in Technology in the Arab World'.
This cycle is the eighth that has been managed so far by ASTF, under the sponsorship of Abdul...
The fifth annual Business Plan Competition was launched on March 6th. 2009 by the Egyptian Technology Incubation Program (TIP), that focus on Innovative communications, Information Technology, and electronics products and service. To me this competition offers the best value compared to other regional business plan competitions in terms o...
UPDATE: 3 Q&A with STEVEN VAILE, CEO of H2O New Media, bellow.
UPDATE 2: full interview here.
H2O New Media , the technology company focused on white label Social Media applications in Dubai, UAE has confirmed its first round of funding from Equinox International. An undisclosed yet “significant investment” has been sanctioned ...
Arab tech startup companies got their chance at ARABCRUNCH DEMO to showcase new products on stage before an audience of press, investors, IT professionals and IT students.
ARABCRUNCH DEMO 09 EVENT was organized by ArabCrunch - a blog dedicated to profiling Arab originated startups and established companies, and DART- the student entrepreneurship...
Finally the US$50 million Intel Capital Fund in Middle East and Turkey is moving, after several years with money setting in the bank with no investments. Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment organization, has announced an investment in three UAE-based technology companies: Conservus International FZ-LLC, Pulse Technologies F...
Interactive Ventures Holding Company (“IV Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accelerator Technology Holdings (“ATH”), that invests in Internet and Interactive companies serving the global Arab audience, has become a strategic financial investor in MediaScope Ltd, a pioneering digital marketing and publishing company based in ...
Under the patronage of Dr. Adel Al-Twaysi - Chairman of the founding committee of El-Hassan Science City – the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) held a press conference to announce partnership with Al-Ahli Holding Group-UAE through which it will provide technical support to the 2nd round of the “Global Economic Opportunities...
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