Wamda

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Ziina’s latest $7.5 million funding round

Wamda has participated in UAE-basedZiina’s $7.5 million funding round which was led by Avenir Growth Capital and Class 5 Global....

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Saudi Arabia

Wamda participates in Hala’s $6.5 million Series A round

Wamda has invested in Saudi Arabia-based fintech Hala, participating in its $6.5 million Series A round. Other investors in the round...

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U.A.E

Wamda participates in FlexxPay’s $3 million pre-Series A round

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has invested in Dubai-based Shari’a compliant employee benefit...

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Regional

Wamda and Tarjama launch translation tool to serve the regional ecosystem

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has launched an English-Arabic business terminology translation...

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U.A.E

eyewa raises $2.5 million pre-series B bridge round

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has invested in UAE-based eyewear e-commerce player eyewa, which has...

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Global

Insider closes $32 million Series C

Wamda portfolio company Insider has closed a $32 million Series C funding round led by Riverwood Capital and joined by Sequoia India, Wamda...

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U.A.E

Wamda invests in freelance marketplace Ureed.com

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has participated in Ureed.com’s seed funding round along with...

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Saudi Arabia

Wamda invests in online grocery platform Nana's $18 million Series B round

Wamda has participated in Saudi Arabia-based Nana's $18 million Series B investment round. Investors in the round included Saudi...

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Saudi Arabia

Wamda invests in Arabic teacher training platform Aanaab

Wamda has invested in Jeddah-based Aanaab, an education technology (edtech) platform that has raised $1.5 million in its seed round. The...

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Egypt

Wamda invests in fintech startup Liwwa

Wamda has participated in Amman-based Liwwa's $6 million investment round. The investment was led by FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial...

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Jordan

Wamda leads $3.5 million round in mobile games publisher Tamatem

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler leads a $3.5 million round in Tamatem. The round also includes Saudi...

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U.A.E

Wamda X second cohort launches with 13 promising startups

Wamda, the region's leading ecosystem enabler, has announced the list of fellows and startups joining the second cohort of its...

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Regional

Wamda marks a decade of entrepreneurship at Area 2071 in Dubai

Wamda and Area 2071 hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, November 6, to discuss the growth of the startup ecosystem over the past...

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Regional

Wamda X applications to close 20 October

Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its...

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Regional

Wamda launches new programme for budding entrepreneurs

Wamda today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind fellowship programme, Wamda X. The grant-based offering aims to attract promising...

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Regional

Startup Battlefield MENA 2018

TechCrunch is hosting its first startup competition for founders based in the MENA region. With Facebook being sponsors, TechCrunch is...

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Regional

Startup Grind Europe Conference 2018

Startup Grind Europe brings today’s top founders, investors, and innovators to London for a full day of invaluable content,...

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U.A.E

Register to attend a Fireside chat with Tony Bates in Dubai

On Tuesday April 24, Wamda will be hosting Tony Bates, CEO of Social Capital’s new growth unit, for a casual fireside chat and...

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U.A.E

du Emirati Startup Challenge

du launched its first Emirati Startup Challenge, in partnership with Zayed University. The nationwide challenge will give Emirati...

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Regional

STEP Conference 2018

Less than a week to go until STEP Conference 2018! Join one of MENA’s biggest tech festivals, which will be bringing the best...

STEP Step Conference 2018

Regional

Seedstars Global Summit 2018

After a year-long pursuit of roaming the world and analyzing startup ecosystems in fast growing economies, Seedstars presents the grand...

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Saudi Arabia

Arabnet Riyadh 2017

For the sixth year in a row, ArabNet Riyadh will be gathering Saudi Arabia’s government, largest corporations and 1600...

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Regional

Seedstars MENA

Seedstars World is coming back to Bahrain on December 14 to have the second edition of Seedstars MENA which bridges between MENA ecosystems...

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U.A.E

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival will bring together the some of the best and brightest of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, to...

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