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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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U.A.E

VR in airports: Driving sales, beyond entertainment

In early 2015, the Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways, in partnership with Samsung, brought Virtual Reality (VR) to its first-class...

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Global

Chinese ecommerce Jollychic gets funding from Sequoia Capital, hits a reported $1 billion valuation

Jollychic, a Chinese online store founded in 2012, has a value of $1 billion after a Series C round from the global venture firm Sequoia...

Sequoia Capital Jollychic ecommerce

Ivory Coast

How Ivory Coast is attempting to lead Francophone-African entrepreneurial ecosystems

A review by the World Economic Forum has identified three major trends expected to prompt Africa’s economic growth in the upcoming...

Ivory Coast startups africa

Bahrain

Tech and innovation are at the core of the ‘New GCC’ investment opportunities as revealed ‘Gateway Gulf’

Over 500 international investors and select business leaders flocked to Bahrain to explore how to unlock opportunities across the...

Gateway Gulf Investor Forum Bahrain startups

Global

A Nigeria story: Empowering those in need through technology

One of the leaders in the online space in Nigeria, Wole Faroun, the founder and managing director of NetPlusDotCom, is helping launch...

Nigeria Sub-saharan Africa Q&A

U.A.E

$33B of lost remittances could be regained through the Blockchain, and this UAE startup is on it

Fintech startups are continuously bringing innovative solutions to cater to the large unbanked population. According to the World...

uae Dinarii Cash Fintech

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi’s travel and tourism leaders award $100k to four Fikra Labs winners

One month after announcing the 12 shortlisted startups to join a four-week training by Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel...

Fikra Labs acceleration abu dhabi

Global

Africa, a missed opportunity for MENA investors?

Every country has its own identity and challenges, let alone a continent. For most of the investors and stakeholders who are solely...

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Lebanon

Could this 3D-printing startup remove one of the biggest construction costs in Dubai?

I met two startups in less than two weeks working in innovating the construction industry. And this is only in Lebanon. One cannot...

Buildink 3d printing Construction

Regional

More family businesses to engage with tech and innovation: Techstars’ Jag Singh

Last month, Wamda had the chance to catch up with Jag Singh, managing director of Techstars’ METRO Accelerator for Retail, ahead of...

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Regional

Adopting cashless payment channels will double business growth [Opinion]

We’re at an inflection point in the history of payments. Led by countries like Sweden, where non-cash payments now outweigh cash...

oped Telr Sirish Kumar

Global

Adrian Cockcroft of Amazon Web Services on cloud tech and how corporate culture is key

Last month, Wamda met with Adrian Cockcroft, VP of cloud architecture strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), to discuss the importance of...

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Bahrain

How Bahrain is growing into a startup haven

In 2017, Bahrain ranked second in the MENA in terms of Ease of Doing Business, and very good reasons have endorsed this ranking. The number...

Bahrain Ecosystem startups

Egypt

Cairo’s Startups without Borders brings 200 refugee entrepreneurs to learn, share, and give back

Late March, Startups without Borders, a newly-established project that supports refugees in Egypt, gathered around 200 women...

Greek Campus cairo Startups Without Borders

Global

What undeserved emerging markets achieved through tech: Success stories from Seedstars Global Summit

Switzerland was named the fourth happiest place on earth by the United Nations. This European country is home to one of the best...

Emerging Markets Seedstars Global africa

Turkey

The Blockchain can improve the profitability of online ads and this Turkish startup is kicking it off

This year, internet ads are expected to overtake TV ads as the largest advertising segment, and the total spend on entertainment and media...

turkey Online ads Blockchain

Lebanon

Four years after Circular 331: The ecosystem needs more Seed Stage funds

It was never the same for the Lebanese ecosystem after 2014. Banque du Liban’s (BDL) Circular 331 was meant to create the foundations...

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U.A.E

Abu Dhabi's Fikra Labs accelerator selects 12 finalists, embraces hospitality innovation

Weeks after announcing Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel and tourism industries in Abu Dhabi, 32 startups out of 200...

Fikra Labs bootcamp startups

Jordan

Teaching coding will lead digital jobs, and this Jordanian startup is seizing this opportunity

Even though digital talent is still scarce globally, and in the Middle East particularly, the fast-growing digital economy is leading an...

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