Pamella de Leon
Startup Section Editor, Entrepreneur Middle East
Startups
Entrepreneur Middle East's Achieving Women 2017: Daria Solovieva
Daria Solovieva, founder of ella Middle East, discusses improving the MENA media landscape and cultivating an audience for the female-focused publication.
Leadership
Entrepreneur Middle East's Achieving Women 2017: Dr. Raja Al Gurg
Looking at the many hats Dr. Al Gurg wears, it is quite apparent that this accomplished lady practices what she preaches. While Dr. Al Gurg spearheads the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group as its Managing Director, she also acts as the President of DBWC, besides other roles.
Business Unusual
Made For The Middle East: Halla Walla Offers Emojis That Are Characteristics To Arab Culture
Driven to alter the perception of Arabs in the West, especially with the current state of discourse worldwide, the duo set out to create Halla Walla to depict expressions and emotions in colloquial conversations representative of the region.
Startups
Startup Loyyal Uses Blockchain Tech To Keep Customers, Well, Loyal
Loyyal is leveraging blockchain and smart contract technology to create a solution for loyalty programs.
Startups
MENA Fintech Startup NOW Money Wants To Help Everyone Get Access To Banking
Founders Katharine Budd and Ian Dillon launched NOW Money to provide expat workers who don't have access to banking and remittance services with direct access to a current account, debit card and remittance from their proprietary app and service center.
News and Trends
Ford Invests US$1 Billion In Autonomous Vehicle Technology Startup Argo AI
With a lot of players involved, we might finally be closer to self-driving cars, flying cars, and more soon.
Startups
Medativ Is Bringing 3D Printing Medical Solutions To The MENA Healthcare Industry
From education, to jewelry and even 3D printed offices, 3D printing has placed its footing in various industries.
Startups
Pure Harvest Aims To Overcome Local Climate Challenges And Make Farming High Tech
Pure Harvest founder and CEO Sky Kurtz and his team are aiming to bring the hydroponic farming model to the Middle East, starting with the UAE.
Startups
Put That Pen Down: Startup Wrappup Wants To Make Meetings More Efficient
Finding a particular detail in your notes after a long brainstorming session is often like trying to find a needle in a haystack- and yet, such notes are essential in one's ability to deliver on the important action points from a meeting.
Startup Financing
We Got Funded: Startup mrUsta Raises AED2.75 Million In Funding Round
More than ever, quality in the service industry is essential, and the UAE-based mrUsta, an online marketplace for consumers to find and book service providers founded in 2013, has strived to accomplish this- and now, investors have taken notice.
Startups
Startup Kasra Wants To Create Arabic Content That Trends On The Internet
Founder Nawaf Felemban says the Arabic website aims to "empower Arabs to be narrators of their own stories by publishing compelling content that readers will want to share."
Startup Financing
We Got Funded: HolidayME.com Raises US$7 Million In Funding
Founded by Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap in 2014, HolidayME.com is available in both English and Arabic and offers customized travel services and curated itineraries for holidays, hotels, flights and activities, integrated with customer reviews from TripAdvisor.
Digital Disruption
IBM's Juan Jose De La Torre On The Need For MENA Businesses To Embrace Digital Transformation
Tech has changed the way we work and live, and with that, more so than ever, the need for enterprises and startups to shift to strategize the digital market is high.
Startup Financing
Compareit4me.com Gains US$2.4 Million In Latest Investment Round
While it was aiming to achieve US$1 million new funds, the startup managed to surpass its goal and received $2.4 million in its latest round of bridge funding from an array of investors.
Cadillac 
Design Denizens: Abjad Design's Duo Learn As They Earn
Founders Sheikha Bin Dhaher and Diana Hawatmeh shared the set up of Abjad Design in 2010, and the how it has progressed then, and is still open to learning.
