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ENTREPRENEUR LIFE

Laptops and Flip-flops: Vezeeta Opens In The Egyptian North Coast

25 Jul 2019
Out of office, but not really. [...]
Magnitt Partners With The Jordanian Entreneurship and Innovation Association

Magnitt Partners With The Jordanian Entreneurship and Innovation Association

02 Jul 2019
The agreement will promote Jordanian businesses abroad. [...]
Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

03 Jun 2019
How do retreats really affect teams? [...]
CO-55, An Egyptian Co-Working Space That Shrinks And Expands With Startups

CO-55, An Egyptian Co-Working Space That Shrinks And Expands With Startups

13 May 2019
Because it’s all about that startup philosophy. [...]
The Lebanese Are Biking To Work On April 17th

The Lebanese Are Biking To Work On April 17th

11 Apr 2019
16 percent of productive time is killed on roads and 70 percent of travel time is [...]
Social Media Day Invited Digital Marketing Agencies For A Retreat A Few Months Before The Summit

Social Media Day Invited Digital Marketing Agencies For A Retreat A Few Months Before The Summit

01 Apr 2019
Ending with a bang, a team went home with a EGP 12K cheque. [...]
On Valentine’s Day, We Ask 3 Couple Co-Founders What It’s Like Working With Their Partners

On Valentine’s Day, We Ask 3 Couple Co-Founders What It’s Like Working With Their Partners

12 Feb 2019
Love is in the air, who do we pitch it to? [...]
A Deep Dive Into Egyptian Tech Startup Instabug's Recent Retreat To Nepal

A Deep Dive Into Egyptian Tech Startup Instabug's Recent Retreat To Nepal

05 Dec 2018
Omar Gabr, Instabug’s CEO, tells us how the startup’s annual retreats have helped [...]
On Halloween, We Ask 5 Entrepreneurs What Scares Them The Most About Egypt’s Startup Landscape

On Halloween, We Ask 5 Entrepreneurs What Scares Them The Most About Egypt’s Startup Landscape

30 Oct 2018
For the ecosystem is dark and full of terrors. [...]
The Lebanese Entrepreneur Who Jumped From Broker, to Poker, to DaddyFoody

The Lebanese Entrepreneur Who Jumped From Broker, to Poker, to DaddyFoody

11 Oct 2018
Serial Entrepreneur Brahms Chouity talks to Startup Scene’s editor Leena ElDeeb [...]
From Cairo To Munich, With R&D: An Egyptian Engineer Working On Siemens’ Corporate Tech

From Cairo To Munich, With R&D: An Egyptian Engineer Working On Siemens’ Corporate Tech

23 Sep 2018
We bumped into Mohamed Khalil, a PhD student at Siemens Corporate Technology, as we [...]
Go Lean or Go Home? A Look at the MENA's First Lean Startup Night

Go Lean or Go Home? A Look at the MENA's First Lean Startup Night

18 Jul 2018
As the first Lean Startup Night took off in Cairo, we ask its MENA ambassador Hani [...]
Meet the 6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Selected for Obama's Young Leaders Programme

Meet the 6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Selected for Obama's Young Leaders Programme

16 Jul 2018
Six young entrepreneurs from Egypt were hand-picked to partake in this one-year [...]
KMT House Sets Off to Turn Entrepreneurs Into Filmmakers

KMT House Sets Off to Turn Entrepreneurs Into Filmmakers

09 Jul 2018
Especially for early-stage startups, going viral can be a real challenge. Sharine [...]
What Happens in the Valley? The Middle Easterner's Guide to the World's Tech Hub

What Happens in the Valley? The Middle Easterner's Guide to the World's Tech Hub

04 Jul 2018
From the best coffee and pizza places, to tips and advice from Middle Eastern [...]
If Business Cards Become Obsolete In The Digital Age, What Next?

If Business Cards Become Obsolete In The Digital Age, What Next?

21 Jun 2018
In the era of Bump, My Name Is E and JumpScan, we ask 5 Middle Eastern [...]
Egypt's 5 Most Successful Partners, in the Eyes of Hugo Boss

Egypt's 5 Most Successful Partners, in the Eyes of Hugo Boss

15 Jun 2018
The global luxury brand gathered 5 of the country's top industry co-founders for a [...]
10 Saudi Women Just Got Their Drivers Licenses, Can they Become Drivers Too? We Ask Uber

10 Saudi Women Just Got Their Drivers Licenses, Can they Become Drivers Too? We Ask Uber

07 Jun 2018
We speak to Uber's regional office about the new Saudi drivers and how they plan to [...]
7 MENA Entrepreneurs Tell Us How They Stay Productive While Fasting in Ramadan

7 MENA Entrepreneurs Tell Us How They Stay Productive While Fasting in Ramadan

23 May 2018
Working in Ramadan can be a real challenge, especially for those addicted to [...]
How Close Are We To Dystopia? 5 MENA Startups Mirroring Netflix's "Black Mirror"

How Close Are We To Dystopia? 5 MENA Startups Mirroring Netflix's "Black Mirror"

13 May 2018
From child-tracking devices to augmented reality game centres, we explore 5 [...]
Seedstars Launched their Co-Working Space and Crowned 7keema as Egypt's Best Startup

Seedstars Launched their Co-Working Space and Crowned 7keema as Egypt's Best Startup

06 May 2018
The Switzerland-based organisation crowned on-demand nursing service 7keema in [...]
9 Companies by Egyptian High School Entrepreneurs We Discovered at the Injaz Competition 

9 Companies by Egyptian High School Entrepreneurs We Discovered at the Injaz Competition 

30 Apr 2018
As Injaz Egypt kicked off their 2018 edition of their Company Competition at [...]
Seedstars Brings Their Newest Co-working and Co-living Hub to Egypt Next Week

Seedstars Brings Their Newest Co-working and Co-living Hub to Egypt Next Week

26 Apr 2018
Fancy a meeting by the pool? Set in an astounding villa, the Seedstars Space - [...]
5 Books Every Boss Lady Needs To Read

5 Books Every Boss Lady Needs To Read

22 Apr 2018
Whether you’re a boss lady juggling responsibilities, or an employee eyeing a [...]
7 Unspoken Rules in MENA’s Business Etiquette

7 Unspoken Rules in MENA’s Business Etiquette

10 Apr 2018
Wondering why your business relationships are not going very well? You might find [...]
Africa's First UrbanTech Hub, KMT House, Just Opened in Cairo

Africa's First UrbanTech Hub, KMT House, Just Opened in Cairo

09 Mar 2018
Organized as an expo-style event, the launch brought together urbantech [...]
A Closer Look at Gouna's Gorgeous - and First Ever - Co-Working Space

A Closer Look at Gouna's Gorgeous - and First Ever - Co-Working Space

22 Nov 2017
Ramzi Makram-Ebeid's incredible co-working space, 'GSpace', provides an incentive [...]
The Egyptian Entrepreneurs Behind Okhtein Just Landed their Flagship Bag in Beyonce's Hands

The Egyptian Entrepreneurs Behind Okhtein Just Landed their Flagship Bag in Beyonce's Hands

22 Oct 2017
Two pioneers in the Egyptian fashion realm, the sisters behind the handbag brand, [...]
How This Female Entrepreneur Created Lebanon's Coolest Startup Campus, Antwork

How This Female Entrepreneur Created Lebanon's Coolest Startup Campus, Antwork

09 Oct 2017
We speak to Zina Bdeir Dajani, the Lebanese mastermind behind the co-working space [...]
MENA Entrepreneurs Can Now Get a "Smart Visa" to Work in Thailand

MENA Entrepreneurs Can Now Get a "Smart Visa" to Work in Thailand

03 Oct 2017
Arab entrepreneurs and digital nomads can now work remotely from paradisiac [...]
Maison Pyramide’s Maria Sanchez Explains Why Building Your Startup Team Begins with Yourself

Maison Pyramide’s Maria Sanchez Explains Why Building Your Startup Team Begins with Yourself

30 Sep 2017
In 15 months since its inception, Maison Pyramide catapulted Middle Eastern nascent [...]
From Silicon Valley to the Nile: Middle Eastern Women Speak About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

From Silicon Valley to the Nile: Middle Eastern Women Speak About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

06 Sep 2017
Silicon Valley may be making the news for its roiling sexual harassment scandals, [...]
10 MENA Co-Working Stations that Offer Much More than Space

10 MENA Co-Working Stations that Offer Much More than Space

05 Sep 2017
From shiny Dubai, to Tunis, Cairo and Beirut, these 10 stunning spaces are pushing [...]
Is El Gouna Becoming Egypt’s New Entrepreneurial Hub?

Is El Gouna Becoming Egypt’s New Entrepreneurial Hub?

03 Sep 2017
One of Egypt's newest coastal cities on the Red Sea seems to be angling to become a [...]
9 of the MENA's Most Successful Entrepreneurs Share The Books that Completely Changed Their Paths

9 of the MENA's Most Successful Entrepreneurs Share The Books that Completely Changed Their Paths

31 Aug 2017
From the founder of Jordan's massive platform Ekeif, to the Lebanese mastermind [...]
5 Insanely Tempting Beachside Co-working Spaces in the Middle East

5 Insanely Tempting Beachside Co-working Spaces in the Middle East

29 Aug 2017
From small Egyptian hippie towns to camps in the crystal-clear Gulf of Gabes in [...]
I Married My Business Partner: What's it Like to Mix Family and Startup Life

I Married My Business Partner: What's it Like to Mix Family and Startup Life

19 Aug 2017
Happily married couple and business partners Nesma El Far and Yousef El-Sammaa deal [...]
Nerds of Cairo: Brace Yourselves, The Geek Station is Coming

Nerds of Cairo: Brace Yourselves, The Geek Station is Coming

13 Jul 2017
From Dungeons & Dragons to Playstation, from comic books to schoolbooks, this [...]
Awesome New Co-Working Space Opens in Maadi

Awesome New Co-Working Space Opens in Maadi

25 May 2017
And best of all, the space is in none other than the famous Road 9 in Maadi. [...]
RiseUp Is Revamping Their Office In the Coolest Possible Way: A Hackathon

RiseUp Is Revamping Their Office In the Coolest Possible Way: A Hackathon

25 May 2017
Redefining standards once again, the RiseUp team launched a Hackathon calling on [...]
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RiseUp Acquires Business News Website MENAbytes, Introduces trackMENA

We speak with both parties about the acquisition and what it means to the future of business journalism. [...]

Egyptian Trucking Marketplace Trella Joins Y Combinator’s S19 Batch

On a mission to improve the shipping industry in the region. [...]

Meet 11 of the Investors Speaking at MAIN’s Second Conference in El-Gouna

From Angels to VCs, these are 11 of the investors speaking at the second edition of MAIN Angel Oasis conference. [...]

Egypt's Health-Tech Startup Chefaa Closes Seed Round, Plans to Expand in the MENA

The investment will focus on geographic expansion and the delivery of more products. [...]

The Startup Roadshow Launches Again with $15,000 in Prizes for Syrian-led Startups

The competition is taking off on September 7th in a series of bootcamps In Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. [...]

Meet The Solo Entrepreneur Behind Drumstick, A Green Startup Fighting Plastic in Egypt

15,000 Freska-packs were exchanged between beach-goers and Freska sellers last week, thanks to Drumstick. [...]

This Egyptian Eco-Friendly Startup Is Creating Plastic-Free Natural Toiletries

We speak with Nour AbdelGawad, the entrepreneur behind OOZE. [...]

Egyptian Fin-Tech Startup MoneyFellows Raises Over $1 Million Investment in Pre Series A Round

The investment aims to scale the userbase of the platform, streamlining of operations and exploring expansion opportunities. [...]

Egyptian PetCare Startup Vetwork Expands to Saudi Arabia

Vetwork now serves pet owners in Jeddah, with plans to further expand to other parts of the Kingdom. [...]

Egypt's Central Bank Fund for Fin-tech Startups Aspires to Reach $500 Million Over The Next 5 Years

To be launched in early 2020. [...]

Egypt's Blockchain Startup Elkrem Closes $75,000 From San Franciscan Accelerator Tachyon

With this investment the startup is going to globally launch their first product, the blockchain development board, through Kickstarter in [...]

These Are The 5 Mentors You Will Find At Egypt's Ahead Of The Curve's 6-Day Leadership Programme

Leap will focus on accelerating the leadership journeys of women entrepreneurs who have been in business for at least 1 year. Applications [...]

Meet 21 of the Investors Speaking At MAIN's First Conference in El-Gouna

From VCs to Angels, these are 21 of the investors speaking at the first annual Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN) conference. [...]

A15 Sells 76% Stake In Emirati Fintech Startup TPAY To Helios

This is considered the region's first Dragon exit and the second major exit for A15 in three years after the sale of Otlob, one of the [...]

25 Under 25: The Young Entrepreneurial Minds Redefining Egypt's Future

Reshuffling business models as old as time, bringing the patient back to the top of the healthcare pyramid, and using blockchain to avoid [...]

RiseUp Acquires Business News Website MENAbytes, Introduces trackMENA

We speak with both parties about the acquisition and what it means to the future of business journalism. [...]

Egyptian Trucking Marketplace Trella Joins Y Combinator’s S19 Batch

On a mission to improve the shipping industry in the region. [...]

Meet 11 of the Investors Speaking at MAIN’s Second Conference in El-Gouna

From Angels to VCs, these are 11 of the investors speaking at the second edition of MAIN Angel Oasis conference. [...]

Egypt's Health-Tech Startup Chefaa Closes Seed Round, Plans to Expand in the MENA

The investment will focus on geographic expansion and the delivery of more products. [...]

The Startup Roadshow Launches Again with $15,000 in Prizes for Syrian-led Startups

The competition is taking off on September 7th in a series of bootcamps In Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. [...]

Applications Now Open For Technology Innovation Pioneers Summit 2019

Deadline to apply is September 15th. [...]

Saudi Arabia’s Online Grocery Startup Nana Secures Over $6 Million In Series A Round

The investment aims towards expansion efforts including the on-boarding of new stores and supermarkets to increase visibility and [...]

RiseUp Acquires Business News Website MENAbytes, Introduces trackMENA

We speak with both parties about the acquisition and what it means to the future of business journalism. [...]

Meet 11 of the Investors Speaking at MAIN’s Second Conference in El-Gouna

From Angels to VCs, these are 11 of the investors speaking at the second edition of MAIN Angel Oasis conference. [...]

The Startup Roadshow Launches Again with $15,000 in Prizes for Syrian-led Startups

The competition is taking off on September 7th in a series of bootcamps In Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. [...]

EDITOR'S PICKS
After Spike In Gas Prices In Egypt, “Tink” Launches To Make Commuters Share The Tank

After Spike In Gas Prices In Egypt, “Tink” Launches To Make Commuters Share The Tank

08 Jul 2019
This startup offers a solution for the rising fuel prices. [...]
Hacking Through Beirut's Commercial Real Estate: An Interview With Antwork and BDD

Hacking Through Beirut's Commercial Real Estate: An Interview With Antwork and BDD

11 Jul 2019
We speak to Zina Dajani from Antwork and Christelle Abou Jaoude from Beirut Digital District about their journeys in commercial real estate in Beirut. [...]
Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

03 Jun 2019
How do retreats really affect teams? [...]
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