Jordan

Growth Strategies

Startup Spotlight: Jordan-Based Smart Green Is On A Mission To Digitally Transform Conventional Farming Practices Across The MENA Region

One of Smart Green's main offerings is Fertigo, a smart irrigation and fertigation system that aims to address water scarcity.

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: Jordan-Based SmartWTI Offers Sustainable Water Solutions For Farmers To Operate Despite Arid Conditions

Armed with a mission to help farmers maintain their businesses despite the region's aridity, SmartWTI designs and manufactures tech-driven water management solutions.

Finance

The JOIN Fincubator Accelerator Launches To Drive Fintech Innovation In Jordan

The Jordan Payments and Clearing Company (JoPACC), a private shareholding company owned by the Central Bank of Jordan, and Copenhagen-headquartered Rainmaking Innovation have come together to support the development of fintech startups in Jordan.

Finance

The UAE's ADQ and Jordan's Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Launch US$100 Million Tech Fund

Building on the UAE's strategic industrial partnership with Jordan, ADQ commits to investing in advancing Jordan's core sectors.

Starting a Business

Jordan-Based Startup Abwaab Is On A Mission To Change The Way MENA Students Learn Outside The Classroom

Founded in 2019, the edtech platform is the brainchild of Hamdi Tabbaa, Hussein Alsarabi, and Sabri Hakim.

Entrepreneurs

KSA-Headquartered Foodics Acquires Jordan-Based POSRocket To Become The Leading Restaurant Tech Provider In The MENA

Foodics' acquisition is a strategic move that will help solidify its position and become the market leader in Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan, while also opening the possibilities for further M&A activities and international expansion.

Growth Strategies

Restoring Hope: Landmark Amman Founder Mary Nazzal Is Doing Her Part To Revitalize Jordan's Business Landscape

Envisioned as an innovation hub that will support Jordanian startups, SMEs, and entrepreneurial individuals in the tourism and hospitality sectors, Nazzal hopes to attain two primary goals with Landmark 2.0

Entrepreneurs

How Jordan-Based Startup Xina Is Reimagining Customer Service For Arabic Speakers With Artificial Intelligence

Launched in Jordan amid the COVID-19 crisis with an aim to tackle the problem of subpar customer service in the Arabic speaking world, Sari Hweitat and his team saw that the need for an intelligent voice assistant was very evident.

Growth Strategies

Advancing With Agility: Nadia Al Saeed, CEO, Bank Al Etihad

The CEO of Bank al Etihad, who was recently elected to be the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors at Endeavor Jordan, is eager to help boost her country's startup ecosystem.

Leadership

Handing Over The Reins: Jordan-Headquartered Liwwa Now Has A New CEO

When a business is in the process of scaling up, the skills or characteristics required of its CEO are different from those that were needed when it was founded.

Women Entrepreneur®

Creating Community: How Jordan-Based We Love Reading Fosters A Love For Reading In Children

In an age when digital platforms seem to have taken precedence over any other means of communication, We Love Reading tries to create an innate love for reading through tangible, human connection.

News and Trends

Arab Youth Center Announces Inaugural Youth Hackathon To Combat Challenges Related To The COVID-19 Crisis In Arab Societies

The contest is to be held over a three-week period from May 12 to May 31 and encourages Arab youth to provide technically innovative and implementable solutions to the current challenges.

News and Trends

Elevating The MENA's Tech Scene: Xpand Conference 2020 To Focus On The Region's Developer Community

It's about time we put the developer community at the heart of the tech industry.

Finance

Jordan-Based Arabic Content Platform Mawdoo3 Raises US$13.5 Million In Series B Funding

The startup aims to utilize the funding proceeds to expand Mawdoo3's library of Arabic content.

Finance

We Got Funded: Jordan-Based Tech Startup POSRocket Receives A US$1.5 Million Boost

The startup aims to utilize the funding proceeds to further build on their accomplishments, and is looking at making focused investments in the areas of product research, operations management, and talent.