Wamda

Egypt

Currency devaluation slows down Egyptian startups

Egypt’s economic woes and subsequent currency devaluation have had a knock-on effect on the country’s startup ecosystem....

Egypt Ecosystem

Egypt

Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Egypt.

Wamda continues its roadshow for 2018, landing in Egypt on September 27. Held in partnership with Ahead of the Curve, Rise Up, Endeavor...

Mix N' Mentor cairo

Regional

Increasing competitiveness in the Arab World

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has the highest unemployment and youth unemployment rate in the world at 10 per...

Regional

Preventing the wealth gap in innovation

Silicon Valley has a problem according to Fiona Murray, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. The world’s...

impact entrepreneurship

Regional

Impatient game-changers: millennials are changing economies and shaping e-commerce

Millennials are responsible for the rise of new digital trends according to MENA’s Millennials Decoded report conducted by research...

millennials Ipsos ecommerce

Palestine

Gaza startup Vidmass raises pre-Seed from Ibtikar and Vision VC

Vidmass, a Gaza-based startup specialising in online video creation, has raised a pre-seed round of investment from early-stage funds...

pre-Seed Investment Ibtikar VC

Lebanon

What does Lebanon need to foster real innovation? Insights from Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Since the launch of Beirut Digital District (BDD) in 2012, a startup hub was created for Lebanese entrepreneurs to connect, network and...

Mix N' Mentor Mix n Mentor Beirut Mentorship

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi launches digital sandbox for fintech

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the emirate’s financial centre will launch a fintech digital sandbox, to enable financial...

Fintech Sandbox

Regional

A15 sells stake in Tpay Mobile

The region’s first “dragon exit” was completed today by A15, which sold its 76 per cent stake in UAE-based Tpay Mobile. A...

mobile finance Exit

Lebanon

Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Beirut. Apply now

After hosting a successful Mix N’ Mentor in Amman last month, the roadshow for Wamda's flagship event will...

Mix N' Mentor beirut

Regional

When investors regret saying ‘no’ to startups

When faced with rejection, entrepreneurs often believe potential investors turned them down due to concerns their ideas were insufficiently...

investors Investment

Regional

Three essential strategies to successfully launch and grow a startup

A lot of startup advice is tactical by nature and thus varies from one context to another, whereas the most transformative advice is more...

Startup Arabia

Global

Tragedy spurs Nigerian entrepreneur to combat scourge of fake medicines

After a friend died from taking a fake malaria pill, Nigerian entrepreneur Vivian Nwakah vowed to help fight the threat of counterfeit and...

Medsaf Healthcare

Jordan

Mix N’ Mentor is back with a new format

The 2018 roadshow for Wamda's flagship event, Mix N' Mentor, is about to kickoff starting with Amman on August 16th. The...

Mix N' Mentor 2018 amman

Global

What these three African entrepreneurs had to say about their path to success

Africa’s entrepreneurs are harnessing technology to solve local and international problems. Whether it’s creating a...

Andela waystocap Sokowatch

Global

How to measure loyalty without alienating your customers

Research suggests a 5 percent increase in customer retention will boost profits by 20-100 percent across a wide range of industries, which...

Marketing growth users

Saudi Arabia

Saudi accounting solution startup Qoyod closes a Seed round from Arzan VC

Qoyod, an accounting cloud solution for small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia, has recently raised an undisclosed Seed round from...

Qoyod Saudi Arabia Arzan VC

Global

Here’s how these four startups are making agriculture more efficient

During a business trip to Switzerland this year, I have had the chance to meet many startups from different parts of the world, but mainly...

Agrocenta Twiga Foods GreenTec

Regional

Is the tech industry poised to overtake oil and gas jobs in the Middle East?

In 2018, 71 percent of employers have plans to increase their hiring rates in the next 12 months and 66 percent are optimistic about...

IT Jobs IT sector oil and gas

Bahrain

Bahrain’s e-government is ready for full migration to the cloud

Not only is technology causing an impact on economic sectors' performance and activities, but also affecting the manner through which...

E-government Bahrain

Egypt

Is Egypt becoming a hotbed for local and regional VCs? [Opinion]

The year 2018 has been a landmark year for Egyptian startups, securing bigger and later stage investment rounds and giving a dash of...

fundraising Investment

Global

What does Careem’s expansion to Sudan mean for local players?

Sudan, a country with a population of around 40 million, has gone both unnoticed and untouched by regional and international tech players,...

careem Sudan Expansion

U.A.E

Robots can help socialize autistic children and UAE’s Atlab is a practical example

Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are both revolutionizing all industries, and healthcare has been at the core of their activities....

Autism robotics Atlab

Turkey

What does Turkey’s currency dip mean for local startups?

In recent news, Turkey’s lira has marked a record-breaking plunge. At the time of writing, the Turkish lira is now down to TL 4.57...

Turkish Lira turkey modanisa

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