Wamda

Regional

The baker who learned to code

As the startup sector has boomed in the Middle East and North Africa, so too has the need for software engineers and developers. But...

Talpods

Qatar

Qatari healthtech At Home Doc raises $1.9 million pre-Series A round

Qatari-based healthtech platform At Home Doc, has raised $1.9 million in a pre-series A round led by Elaj Group’s investment arm...

At Home Doc healthtech

Oman

Carzaty: The realistic exit

The used car market is worth over $16 billion in the GCC alone, but it is a highly fragmented sector, with mostly small resellers and...

Carzaty Oman marketplace

Kuwait

Kuwaiti fintech Ruba raises pre-Seed round

Kuwait-based fintech startup Ruba, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Seed funding. Founded in 2021 by Ameen Nadoom, Fawaz...

Ruba Fintech

U.A.E

Twofour54 launches The Community Hub co-creating space in Abu Dhabi

UAE-based media, entertainment, and gaming zone twofour54, has launched ‘The Community Hub’ located at Yas Creative Hub, a...

uae startup Community Hub

U.A.E

BNPL Tabby secures $150 million credit facility

UAE-based fintech Tabby, has secured $150 million in debt financing from Atalaya Capital Management and existing investor Partners for...

Tabby BNPL Fintech

U.A.E

In conversation with Alfred Chuang

Wamda and the Dubai Future Foundation are excited to host Alfred Chuang, General Partner at Silicon Valley-based Race Capital in an...

Dubai Future Foundation

Iraq

A look at the cleantech startups in Iraq

Azza Yahia is part of the investment team at Five One Labs, an incubator based in Iraq Cleantech is a term initially coined in the 1990s...

Five One Labs Cleantech KESK

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...

Palestine

The case for hiring Palestinian talent

Anam Raheem is talent matching manager at Gaza Sky Geeks. Imagine a business opportunity that accelerates innovation and profit for a...

gaza sky geeks brain drain

Regional

Anghami: Success built on localisation

When Eddy Maroun was skiing in a Lebanese mountain resort back in 2011, accessing music was a cumbersome affair. Music players like the...

anghami

Kuwait

Boxit raises investment to continue its growth

UAE-headquartered on-demand storage company Boxit, has secured its second funding round led by Kuwait-based Alif Ba Holding, with...

Boxit self-storage

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...

Global

Just how different are the European and Mena ecosystems?

“Shove your startup idea where the sun doesn’t shine” read the sign that greeted visitors to Slush, Europe’s...

slush Finland startup

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...

wamda wamda x Wamda Capital

Egypt

In conversation with Abdelhameed Sharara of RiseUp

After seeing Banque Misr founder Talaat Harb in his dream giving a speech to entrepreneurs, Abdelhameed Sharara woke up with the idea for...

RiseUp Summit RiseUp

Egypt

The Egyptian startup encouraging pharmacies to go online

By Ahmed Gabr Inconsistencies have always plagued access to healthcare services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. A...

Health health tech healthtech

Egypt

In conversation with Amr Fawzi of GoodsMart

After working for several years in engineering, Amr Fawzi decided to quit his job and start his own business when he saw a problem in...

goodsmart Egypt E-commerce

Regional

Middle East Youth Expo 2019

The Middle East Youth Expo (MEYE 2019) will bring together thousands of young people in the Middle East to collaborate and explore...

Palestine

In conversation with Ahmed Hashlamon of Mashvisor

Mashvisor was founded by Peter Abualzolof and Mohammed Jebrini in 2014 with the aim of providing real estate investment data analysis to...

Mashvisor palestine

U.A.E

In conversation with Savitar Jagtiani of Twinning

Savitar Jagtiani has a lot of experience taking a traditional brick and mortar business online. The Landmark Group, one of the largest...

startup Retail E-commerce

Palestine

Is the Palestinian diaspora key to enabling local startups?

Diyala Abdlrasul and Ghassan Taha Amayra are the co-founders of MENACatalyst The Palestinian plight is not a foreign...

Palestinian Diaspora palestine

U.A.E

London-headquartered GuestReady raises $6 million in series A

Source: MenaBytes GuestReady, a London-headquartered short-term rental management startup has raised $6 million in its Series A led by...

Expansion Investment Rental

Egypt

In conversation with Amir Allam of elmenus

When working as a technology consultant, Amir Allam realised the frustration he had with finding up-to-date restaurant menus and pictures...

ElMenus food tech Egypt

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