U.A.E In conversation with Muhammad Chbib of Tajawal Having been raised and educated in Germany, Muhammad Chbib describes himself as someone with “German thinking paired with Arab... Triska Hamid • 02 April, 2019 travel tech sukar Entrepreneur
Palestine In conversation with Christina Ganim of Kenz Christina Ganim founded Kenz with her colleague and friend Nicola Cuoco. The e-commerce website, founded in Palestine, sells underwear to... Triska Hamid • 28 March, 2019 Entrepreneur startup Women Entrepreneur
Regional Careem's sale to Uber and how it affects the Mena startup ecosystem I would have liked Careem to go public and remain independent because that is how you make the biggest statement about the maturity of the... Fadi Ghandour • 27 March, 2019 careem Uber acquisition
Kuwait In conversation with Abdullah Boodai of Kuwait's Snapbook Snapbook is a Kuwaiti startup that began as a photo-printing service. Today, it likes to describe itself as a gifting service, offering... Triska Hamid • 19 March, 2019 E-commerce kuwait
Lebanon In conversation with Audrey Nakad of Lebanon's Synkers Synkers is an online peer-to-peer education platform connecting private tutors with students. Founded in Lebanon by Audrey Nakad, Zeina... Triska Hamid • 12 March, 2019 EdTech ceo entrepreneurship
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Abdulmajeed Alyemni of KSA's Salasa Salasa is a logistics fulfilment company based in Saudi Arabia. Working with e-commerce companies, Salasa fulfils their orders, packs them... Triska Hamid • 05 March, 2019 Logistics Saudi Arabia
Sudan In conversation with Mohamed Elzakey of Sudan's Tirhal Sudan’s startup ecosystem is seldom highlighted as one of opportunity due the country’s weak economy, high level of inflation... Triska Hamid • 20 February, 2019 ride hailing careem
U.A.E In conversation with Nizar Fakih of the UAE's Step As the first of the Step conferences kicks off in Dubai this week, the “experiential tech festival” will aim to bring together... Triska Hamid • 13 February, 2019 Step Conference founder series
U.A.E In conversation with Fodhil Benturquia of the UAE's Okadoc Okadoc is an online medical booking system launched in 2018 by Fodhil Benturquia. It aims to simplify the process of booking an appointment... Triska Hamid • 06 February, 2019 Health health tech medical solutions
U.A.E In conversation with Mehdi Oudghiri of the UAE's eyewa Whenever an order would come through on eyewa’s platform in the early days in 2017, co-founders Mehdi Oudghiri and Anass Boumediene... Triska Hamid • 30 January, 2019 E-commerce eyewa founders
U.A.E In conversation with Sky Kurtz of the UAE's Pure Harvest Pure Harvest Smart Farms is one of the first hydroponic farms in the Middle East region, growing tomatoes in a sensor-filled greenhouse. At... Triska Hamid • 23 January, 2019 hydroponics Agriculture agritech
Regional Innovation in the hands of refugees According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are 67 million refugees worldwide of these, 85 per cent are hosted by... Pamela Kesrouani • 21 January, 2019 Refugee Refugee tech syria
U.A.E In conversation with Andrew Kabrit of the UAE's Seez Seez, the UAE-based car aggregator platform is one of the few companies in the Middle East to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI)... Triska Hamid • 16 January, 2019 Seez AI Artificial intelligence
Iraq Iraqis turn to entrepreneurship as corruption hinders economy Iraq has become more synonymous with war and corruption than entrepreneurship, but things are slowly changing as more people seek... Triska Hamid • 14 January, 2019 iraq baghdad Miswag.net
Regional A look at Francophone Africa's tech ecosystem By Fanny Dauchez - head of business development and regional alliances of Central and West Africa at Seedstars World The... Thought Leadership • 10 January, 2019 francophone africa African entrepreneurs
Egypt In conversation with Mounir Nakhla of Egypt's Halan Beyond Cairo’s colonial boulevards, the streets in the outskirts of the city tend to be too narrow for cars to pass through. These... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 January, 2019 ride hailing Sharing Economy cairo
Pakistan The robotic arms made in Pakistan In the final year of university, mechatronics engineering students Ovais Qureshi and Anas Niaz decided to build a “robotic prosthetic... Triska Hamid • 08 January, 2019 3d printing prosthetics sensors
Regional In conversation with Ola Doudin of the UAE's BitOasis Ola Doudin co-founded BitOasis, the Middle East’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2015. Its platform enables users to buy and... Wamda • 02 January, 2019 cryptocurrency Blockchain Bit Oasis
Regional Our top stories from 2018 With every passing year, the Middle East’s entrepreneurship sector improves and thrives as more people found their own startups and... Wamda • 30 December, 2018 startup middle east
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Ammar Waganah of Saudi Arabia's Dokkan Afkar After working for several years in advertising, Ammar Waganah felt the need to create and build his own brand. He founded Dokkan Afkar with... Triska Hamid • 26 December, 2018 DokkanAfkar Saudi Arabia E-commerce
Egypt The Egyptian startups tackling wastage Environmental pollution in Egypt is undeniably a complicated problem. Waste disposal is inadequate and pollution is a significant... Jehad El-Sayed • 24 December, 2018 Recycling Climate change Environment
Egypt In conversation with Abdallah Hussein of Fyonka Egypt’s first all-female ride hailing service will officially launch soon to provide a safe method of transportation and employment... Wamda • 19 December, 2018 ride hailing cairo Transport for Cairo
U.A.E Step Conference 2019 For its seventh year in a row, the largest experiential tech festival in the Middle East, STEP Conference, is Coming Home to Dubai Internet... Wamda • 16 December, 2018
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... Wamda • 13 December, 2018 wamda Wamda Capital Wamda News