innovations
Dubai Smartpreneur Competition Winners to Win AED 150K
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Smart Dubai Office have launched the second edition of the Dubai Smartpreneur Competition. The competition is open to entrepreneurs from around the w...
Startup Idea: Game of Thrones spoilers sent anonymously to enemies
Streaming platforms such as Netfix may liberate viewers from the constraints of the TV schedule but there is one huge hazard created by this shift in viewing habits: the spoiler. Now, Spoiled.io is a ...
Startup Idea: Healthy lunchboxes designed by kids delivered to their door
There are plenty of companies, such as Forage and Gulala, that help grownups eat better by delivering pre-portioned ingredients straight to their doors. Now, Tuckrbox introduces healthy eating for the...
Startup Idea: Origami Biobattery is Powered by Dirty Water
Last year, a team of US-based researchers demonstrated an origami-style battery that could produce small amounts of electricity using dirty water. The team has now given its bacteria-powered device a ...
Startup Idea: In Bangladesh, DIY aircon made with plastic bottles
Many communities lack reliable electricity, which is why we’ve seen a number of projects that work without it, such as a portable medical sterilizer and an underground refrigerator. In Bangladesh, rec...
Egyptian selfie drone wins $26K Swiss investment
Egyptian drone startup Drofie has attracted the attention of the Swiss, securing a 25,000 Swiss francs (US$26,000) investment and a spell in the Kickstart Accelerator in Zurich. The “flying selfie sti...
Celebrities to Ignite the Passion of SMBs at Sage Summit 2016
Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, is excited to announce additional speakers from the entertainment industry and from business for Sage Summit 2016, the w...
Annual Family Business Regional Summit To Run From 27-28 April 2016
Under the theme ‘Next Generation Transition,’ the Family Business Council-Gulf (FBC – G) Annual Regional Summit will take place in Dubai from 27-28 April; an issue that is fast becoming one of t...
Krimston ‘Kickstarts’ its dual-SIM iPhone adapter
In April 2012, Lebanese entrepreneur Fouad Fattal went on a five-day business trip to the United States, during which he checked his email a few times on his iPhone with data roaming turned on. When h...