U.A.E Omooma raises $2.5 million for its mother-centric content platform UAE-based female health Arabic content platform Omooma, has raised $2.5 million from E20 Investment LTD. Co-founded by Romain... News • 13 July, 2022 Omooma
Regional The regional race for content creators The arrival of social media platforms has not only changed the advertising and marketing sector, but entertainment too. Combined with... Triska Hamid • 08 December, 2021 Creative Industry Summit TikTok Peace Cake
Regional Mena's mental health startups support fellow entrepreneurs' mental health and wellbeing Wamda and Microsoft for Startups have published a research report on the impact of Covid-19 on the state of mental health and... Wamda • 29 August, 2021
U.A.E Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize The Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize (AFIIP) 2021 is well underway and scouting for solutions that can improve access to and... Wamda • 01 July, 2021
Regional Localization Strategy Made Simple One-size-fits-all English content and experiences are no longer sufficient. According to a study by Common Sense... Wamda • 01 July, 2021
Global TechWadi ‘21: the virtual tech conference bridging Silicon Valley & the MENA region TechWadi, the leading non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA region to support the growth and... Wamda • 14 March, 2021
Regional How Covid-19 unlocked the adoption of e-commerce in the Mena region Wamda, in partnership with MIT Legatum Entrepreneurship Center, will be hosting an online panel to launch a report on ‘How... Wamda • 11 March, 2021
Egypt Fustany’s evolution: From eyeballs to subscribers Amira Azzouz is one of the region’s long standing entrepreneurs. Back in 2009 she launched Fustany, an online publication focused on... Dunya Hassanein • 11 November, 2020 fustany amira azzouz Digital Media
U.A.E The state of subscription-based businesses in Mena [Survey] Wamda's Research Lab and Microsoft for Startups have partnered with Subsbase, a subscribers lifecycle management and... Annelies Docx • 04 October, 2020
Tunisia Galactech raises investment from Oman Technology Fund Tunisia-based Galactech has closed a six-figure investment in its pre-Series A round from Oman Technology Fund (OTF) and other business... News • 08 July, 2020 content tunisia
Global How do you build a company to last? Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson founded Careem in 2012 initially as a transportation service for the corporate world. It soon became the... Wamda • 07 July, 2020 careem Mudassir Sheikha
Global Edtech and its roadmap to new realities Wamda hosted an online panel discussion in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers Amman, to address the future of education in the... Wamda • 02 July, 2020 Education EdTech coronavirus
Regional Edtech and its roadmap to new realities Wamda, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers, is hosting an online panel discussion, ‘Edtech and its roadmap to... Wamda • 25 June, 2020
Egypt Seedstars: It's Easier Online Hackathon Digital & Financial inclusion have transformative power on the economy, community and employment. Digital transformation... Lara Fakih • 08 June, 2020
Regional [Report Launch] The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem Wamda and Arabnet have joined efforts to conduct research for a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the startup ecosystem across the... Wamda • 13 May, 2020
Regional Blitzscaling and the COVID-19 crisis Theory, a JV with MENA media giant StarzPlay, and its partner network Nat Geo and Discovery, and Harvard affiliates that... Wamda • 11 May, 2020
Regional A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA region during uncertain times Wamda and Microsoft for Startups are hosting 'A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA... Wamda • 10 May, 2020
Regional How do you maintain the relevance of a brand? Jones the Grocer is one of the UAE's longest standing restaurants, but few are aware of the legal and financial difficulties faced by... Wamda • 07 May, 2020 jones the grocer
Regional The Impact of Covid-19 on Mena's economy with a special focus on ecommerce In light of COVID-19 outbreak emerging as the major disruptor to the regional economy, INSEAD National Alumni Association UAE is... Wamda • 26 April, 2020
Regional Wamda X Startup Reveal: Cohort II Over the course of the last 4 months, and through the 3 stages of the programme: XStart, XSolve, and XScale, the second cohort of the... Wamda • 09 June, 2020
Regional Navigating COVID-19: Recessions, the runways for innovation? Uncertainty is stressful in normal times. It’s hard enough to have the right business plan, create a clear strategy and message... Wamda • 19 April, 2020
Regional #AfricaVsVirus Challenge The AfDB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab is organising the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge as an opportunity to create tech and non-tech... Wamda • 15 April, 2020
Regional Navigating COVID-19: Managing people and talent Wamda is hosting an online webinar, 'Navigating COVID-19: Managing people and talent' on Wednesday, April 15th, at 4:00 PM... Wamda • 12 April, 2020
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