Leadership
Why “Crazy John” Says Japan and the GCC Are Poised to Co-Create the Next Innovation Wave
At SuperReturn Saudi in Riyadh, “Crazy John” John Kojiro Moriwaka isn’t pitching hype—he’s mapping where capital should go next.
Innovation
Business News
Made in the MENA Region: How Local Innovation is Going Global
"Made in MENA" no longer suggests a localized copy of something else. It's becoming a mark of originality for products built for real needs in tough markets, with potential for expansion designed from day one.
Business News
AED40+ Billion Financing Solutions, Talent Exchange Programs, and Spotlighting Emirati Women-Driven Innovation: Highlights from the Largest ‘Make it in the Emirates’ Forum Yet
Held under the theme "Advanced Industries. Accelerated", the 2025 edition garnered more than 58,000 visitors in just the first two days of the four-day-long convention.
Business News
British Entrepreneur and Podcaster Steven Bartlett Inspires the Next Generation of Regional Entrepreneurs at O West by Orascom Development
O West, the fully integrated town by Orascom Development in west Cairo, partnered with MO4 Network, one of the region's most impactful digital media companies with a portfolio of 14 leading publications, to bring NEXT by O West to life.
Business News
UAE Minister of Economy Emphasizes Private Sector’s Role In Clinching Economic Competitiveness at Davos
The UAE sees technology as the key tool for overcoming future challenges.
Business News
Amazon Launches Instant Delivery Service in Dubai
New service to compete with Noon Minutes.
Business News
Innovating in the eGift Card Industry: The How-To
The future of tech in the region will not just be about adopting what works - it will be about shaping what's next.
Business News
Startup Spotlight: UAE-Based Beyond Farming’s Indoor Farm-as-a-Solution is Aiding the Nation’s Food Security Goals
"We are driven by the urgent need to provide cities with reliable access to fresh, sustainably grown local produce."
Business News
Startup Spotlight: How Estonia-Born BaseTrack Is Introducing Its Automated Trucking Services In The UAE
The BaseTrack team's ultimate goal is to ensure a transition from human-driven trucks to fully automated fleets that can be managed remotely and with reduced CO2 emissions.
Business News
Tech Pioneers 2024: Nominations Invited For A Special Edition Of Entrepreneur Middle East For GITEX Global 2024
To seize this opportunity to be presented to the world's best innovators at GITEX Global 2024, interested startups, SMEs, ecosystem enablers, governmental organizations, investors, and other entities are invited to fill out our form.
Business News
Saudi Unicorns: Rewaa Is On A Mission To Become A Trusted Tech Partner For Retailers In Saudi Arabia And Beyond
"We are committed to developing cutting-edge technologies, delivering exceptional customer support, and fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment that empowers our team to drive success for our clients."
Business News
Igniting Innovation: Qatar’s Startup Ecosystem Is A Rising Hub For Entrepreneurial Growth In The Middle East
When compared with its GCC counterparts, Qatar has a relatively fresher market, and it has been actively making efforts in working towards evolving its landscape, which is creating a favorable environment for startups.
Business News
Building Tomorrow: Dubai’s Museum Of The Future And Visa Have Embarked On A Mission To Create Thriving Communities
The partnership supports Dubai's and the global community's acceleration towards readiness for the future, demonstrating the museum and Visa's joint commitment to showcasing game changing technologies and concepts.
Business News
Putting People First In The Innovation Process
Placing people at the heart of innovation ensures a more resilient, adaptive organization poised to achieve sustained success in a dynamic marketplace.
By Uday Rathod
Business News
Abu Dhabi Youth Challenge: Techstars Startup Weekend Invites Participants To Collaborate With Early Childhood Education Sector Stakeholders
The Techstars Startup Weekend will also provide a platform for participants to convert their business ideas into tangible prototypes within a 54-hour-frame.
Business News
Lebanon-Based Dooda Solutions Wins Grand Prize Of US$100,000 In The 2023 Installment Of The PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Program: MENA Sustainability Edition
The announcement of the winner was made during the closing ceremony held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai on November 20, 2023.
Business News
KSA-Based HR Tech Platform Jisr Raises US$30 Million In The Middle East’s Largest Series A Round For A SaaS Firm
Launched in 2016, Jisr has ensured that over 3,000 clients have combined all their HR operations into its singular HR tech platform.
Business News
Getting One’s Ducks In A Row: Tracking A Lux Journey, From Startup To Acquisition
The Qode co-founders share their experience to offer insights for other entrepreneurs navigating their way from startup to stability, growth, and success.
Business News
Gamification Is Eating The World
Gamification is everywhere, which means that those of us with experience designing game mechanics, incentives and so on, have a skillset that will be in greater demand, both within our industry and beyond it.
Business News
Unleashing The “Governeurs,” The Entrepreneurs Within Our Governments
The more visionary governeurs we have, the more promising our governmental organizations are to excel, embracing innovation, and fostering sustainable growth.
Business News
With A Goal To Fully Decarbonize The Last-Mile Industry, UAE-Based One Moto Secures US$40 Million In Lease Financing
With a goal to fully decarbonize the last-mile industry, the startup aims to introduce 50,000 electric delivery vehicles in the UAE by 2025.
Business News
Patient Pursuit: Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO, BEEAH Group
"In the last 10 years, we grew by about 10x. And now, we expect to grow by another 10x in the next 10 years."
Business News
Startup Spotlight: Canada-Based WeavAir’s Solution Can Measure Multiple Air Purity Metrics For Air Distribution Systems (And It’s Making Its Way To The UAE)
WeavAir's end-to-end business intelligence solutions -which are energy efficient and run on low carbon- help prevent the spread of air contamination and infection for air distribution systems.
Business News
Startup Spotlight: Lebanon-Headquartered Mruna Is Bringing Its Urban Resilience Solutions To The UAE
Mruna's most significant offering is BiomWeb, a decentralized nature-based wastewater treatment system, that operates using the design philosophy that "there is no waste in nature."
Business News
Ricky Ray Butler, CEO Of California-Based BENLabs, Will Explain How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Unlock Creativity At LEAP 2023’s DeepFest, Powered By SDAIA
With over 18 years of experience in digital entertainment, Butler is known to have pioneered the use of AI technology within the entertainment and media landscape.
Business News
Expo Live’s Latest Cohort Opens Applications For Climate-Related Solutions Ahead Of The UAE’s Hosting Of COP28
Applications for the program began on February 1, 2023, and will remain open until March 1, 2023.
Business News
Innovation Vehicles: The New Innovation Concept That Shouldn’t Be New At All (And That Might Just Save Your Innovation Agenda From Failure)
As long as innovation leaders continue to underutilize the power of innovation vehicles, corporate innovation will continue to waste resources.