U.A.E Trends by LuckyDodo secures $1 million investment UAE-based analytics platform Trends, backed by LuckyDodo, has secured $1 million in funding from several investors at the DIFC... News • 19 December, 2023 Trends LuckyDodo SAAS
U.A.E Can data ensure a startup's success? As the UAE went into a strict lockdown in 2020, those offering mobility solutions suffered immensely, among them car-leasing app, Invygo.... Wamda • 17 February, 2022 Invygo
Regional Can data regulation be Mena's competitive advantage? Khaled Lababidi is vice president and general manager of the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, for InCountry – a data... Thought Leadership • 02 September, 2021 Fintech Data regulation
Global What is data democratisation and why is it necessary? Jadd Elliot Dib is the founder and CEO of UAE-based Pangaea X, an online network and talent acquisition platform for data analysts It is... Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2021 data democratisation
U.A.E nybl acquires Mexico-based machine learning startup Nubila UAE-based nybl, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning startup has acquired Nubil, a Mexico-based visual data mining and... News • 09 May, 2021 nybl Artificial intelligence machine learning
Global The power and risks of alternative data To some, it may seem like you need psychic powers to predict whether an investment will be profitable or not. These days however, you... Dina Alnabulsi • 30 March, 2021 alt-data alternative data GameStop
Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
Saudi Arabia Quant secures pre-series A investment Saudi Arabia-based Quant, a startup specialised in data science and artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $1.2 million in a pre-series... News • 17 March, 2020 Data Analytics Artificial intelligence
U.A.E Wamda boosts investment in automotive platform Seez Wamda, the Middle East region’s leading startup ecosystem enabler, has boosted its investment in UAE-based startup Seez, which raised... Wamda • 17 February, 2020 Seez AI
Regional How do we create AI in Arabic? For millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa, interacting with a digital voice assistant like Apple’s Siri or... Wamda • 27 January, 2020 Mawdoo3 Artificial intelligence Siri
Saudi Arabia Wadi Makkah invests in Pavegen Wadi Makkah Ventures Company has invested in UK-based Pavegen’s Series A round. Pavegen is a clean-tech company, that installs... News • 29 December, 2019 clean tech energy
U.A.E Mubadala leads $32 million funding in London-based Cazoo Source: EU-startups Cazoo, a new platform transforming the purchase of used cars, today launches with a triple announcement. In addition... News • 04 December, 2019 Used cars Investment
Regional Gaining more value from data through incentive, investment and regulation Jad Hajj, partner with Strategy& Middle East; Alice Klat, director of the Ideation Center, and Jana Batal, senior fellow at the... Thought Leadership • 27 November, 2019 big data
Regional Just 7% of Middle East companies are tapping into $575 billion market By Xavier Anglada, managing director and Accenture Digital lead in the Middle East In today’s business landscape, innovation is... Thought Leadership • 14 October, 2019 Data Innovation
Regional The 3arabi Impact Initiative The 3arabi Impact Initiative aims at identifying and supporting projects/social enterprises that impact the Arab world, regardless of... Wamda • 28 August, 2019
Regional How can consumers take back control of their data? By Ankit Chaudhari, CEO and founder of Aiisma, a data management software and hardware company with headquarters in Las Vegas and an... Thought Leadership • 01 August, 2019 data privacy
Global Artificial Intelligence: a blessing or a curse waiting to unfold? The notion that computers could one day “think” or supersede human intelligence is not a new one. It was Ada Lovelace, an... Triska Hamid • 02 May, 2019 Artificial intelligence AI machine learning
Regional The impact of AI & machine learning on entrepreneurship Wamda is hosting 'The impact of AI & machine learning on entrepreneurship’, a talk featuring a special guest... Wamda • 01 May, 2019 AI machinelearning entrepreneurship
Regional MYKI Startup program Entrepreneurship is all about taking risks, but when it comes to keeping your startup safe and protecting your internal data, some risks... Wamda • 08 April, 2019
U.A.E Volkswagen Mobility Challenge Are you a creative young entrepreneur? Do you think you have what it takes to disrupt the Mobility Industry? 'Volkswagen Mobility... Wamda • 15 January, 2019
Global Voicera acquires Wrappup, launches new AI virtual assistant app Voicera, a pioneer in the artificial intelligence and productivity space, acquired Wrappup, the company behind one of the most popular apps... Staff writer • 19 April, 2018 Voicera Wrappup AI
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... Rana Freifer • 22 April, 2018 AWS adrian cockcroft Cloud Computing
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... Rana Freifer • 11 April, 2018 turkey Online ads Blockchain
Regional Over 3M jobs will be at risk in the GCC if not adapted to AI advancements: The time is now Artificial intelligence is becoming an inseparable part of our daily lives, and its impact is reaching almost every segment of the economic... Rana Freifer • 28 February, 2018 Artificial intelligence AI Technology