Regional How can corporate venturing elevate Mena’s entrepreneurial landscape? Written by Kevin Holliday (Managing Director) and Mohand Nour (Strategy & Partnerships Director) of C3, a UAE-based startup... Thought Leadership • 28 March, 2024 CVC corporate venture capital
U.A.E The Surpluss becomes first Race to Zero accelerator in GCC UAE-based online sustainability exchange, The Surpluss, has been officially designated as an accelerator by Race to Zero. Founded in... News • 21 September, 2023 The Surpluss Race to Zero
U.A.E The venture builder helping female-led agritechs scale beyond the desert The female share in the agricultural workforce in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) hovers around 30 per cent, making the sector one... Dunya Hassanein • 22 December, 2022 agritech Dana Global
Egypt Modus partners with USAID to launch venture builder in Egypt US-based and Mena-focused VC firm Modus, has partnered with USAID to launch a venture builder (MV Builder II) in Egypt, to build and... News • 22 November, 2022 Modus USAID MV Builder II
Regional Omgyno, Siira, Maternally win the Organon and Flat6Labs’ Femtech Accelerator awards Three femtech startups: Omgyno, Siira and Maternally have been named the winners of Organon and Flat6Labs’ FemTech Accelerator... News • 13 September, 2022 Flat6Labs Organon femtech
U.A.E Ma’an launches its first digital funding platform Ma’an, a Ghadan21 accelerator programme initiative, has launched its first digital funding platform, Ma’an Contribution... Wamda • 29 September, 2020 social enterprise Community
U.A.E The startup finding better jobs for blue-collar workers Unscrupulous recruitment agencies often lure blue-collar staff to the Gulf with false promises about wages and working conditions, charging... Matt Smith • 05 May, 2020 social enterprise ZoEasy
Regional Is the world going into hibernation? The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic slowdown, one that risks a global recession. For many who have been sent to work from home, it... Wamda • 02 April, 2020 podcast coronavirus covid-19
U.A.E Global Grad Show: Open Call For University Students And Professors to mitigate COVID-19's collateral issues Global Grad Show has launched an Open Call for solutions to the collateral issues of COVID-19. University students and professor, from... Wamda • 30 March, 2020
Regional Washmen raises $6.2 million Series B Source: Menabytes Washmen, a Dubai-based dry cleaning and laundry service has raised $6.2 million in its Series B round, the startup... News • 09 July, 2019 startup series B Washmen
Global Sustainable style and the rise of circular fashion When luxury fashion brand Burberry admitted to destroying more than $35 million worth of fashion and cosmetics products last year, there... Triska Hamid • 26 May, 2019 Sharing Economy Fashion
Regional The three blind spots of social entrepreneurs Suzan Elsayed is a Google Policy Fellow at Wamda and an independent researcher focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and future of... Thought Leadership • 09 May, 2019 social impact Social Entrepreneurship
Regional Is there a role for startups in the Islamic economy? With 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, the Islamic economy is a lucrative sector, worth an estimated $2.1 trillion according to the State of... Pamela Kesrouani • 04 February, 2019 Islamic Banking islamic finance Fintech
Regional Checking in on impact investment in Mena The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is home to increasingly developed entrepreneurship ecosystems, a growing number of venture... Jamil Wyne • 29 November, 2018 Impact impact entrepreneurship
Regional The ethics of investing Socially responsible investment is not a new concept. In fact, the roots of sustainable investment are said to date back as far as 1758 and... Rachel McArthur • 19 November, 2018 impact entrepreneurship investing
Regional Nurturing the social entrepreneurs of the Mid East As many governments across the Middle East struggle with providing the basic services and necessities, entrepreneurs are stepping up to... Middle East Exchange • 25 October, 2018 Social Entrepreneurship Accelerators
U.A.E C3 Social Impact Accelerator Program The C3 Social Impact Accelerator program addresses key milestones in the journey of a social entrepreneur and focuses... Wamda • 30 September, 2018
Regional Preventing the wealth gap in innovation Silicon Valley has a problem according to Fiona Murray, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. The world’s... Triska Hamid • 24 September, 2018 impact entrepreneurship
U.A.E Kidpreneur Award BizWorld UAE, a social enterprise specializing in entrepreneurship education, and Entrepreneur Middle East announce the... Wamda • 18 September, 2018
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... Reine Farhat • 17 April, 2018 Emerging Markets Seedstars Global africa
Global Why innovation and technology should be a bottom-up approach at the service of communities [Opinion] This article is an extract of the UN-ESCWA report entitled 'Community-based innovation and technology for improved social... Alain Daou • 02 January, 2018 ESCWA Community social development
Lebanon What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion] Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries... Teresa Chahine - Alain Daou • 12 November, 2017 lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship
Tunisia Entrepreneurs in south Tunisia are trying to make an impact When you leave the capital of Tunisia and its brand new cluster of coworking spaces, the rest of the country is like a new field to explore... Maya Rahal • 22 October, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Mentorship decentralization
Jordan When refugee kids’ drawings inspire a new social enterprise in Jordan Similar to many millennials, Jordanian Zaid Souqi gets bored very quickly; within several years he changed jobs around four times, but it... Tala El Issa • 17 September, 2017 Jordan Social Entrepreneurship The Orenda Tribe