Wamda

15 Tweetable Tips from Mix n' Mentor Cairo

At Mix n' Mentor Cairo, entrepreneurs and mentors discussed 3 major issues faced by Egyptian entrepreneurs. We've compiled a few of the key...

Mix n Mentor Advice Mentorship

Insights from Mix n' Mentor Cairo: What You Missed

This Saturday, we kicked off our 2013 roadshow by hosting Mix n’ Mentor Cairo, which brought around 300 of Egypt’s leading entrepreneurs a...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

How Gate2Play Supports E-Commerce Growth in the Middle East [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, founder and CEO of regional payment solution Gate2Play, Muhannad Ebwini, discusses ...

E-commerce Investment Payment Gateways

Looking for Funding? Here's How to Get an Investor's Attention

If you’re a business owner, founder or CEO, at some point in time, you need money, be it seed capital, growth capital or expansion c...

Advice Investment

Oasis500 Launches New Investment Track for Growing Companies

Oasis500, the region’s biggest startup accelerator, is now targeting growth stage companies with a new investment vehicle. Oasis500 is k...

Accelerators Investment

A Look at Investment and Workforce Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa [Case Study]

This is the eighth and last installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. This case study as...

Aureos Aureos Case Studies Financial management

Finding the Right Growth Partner: Analistas de Recursos Globales in Mexico [Case Study]

This is the seventh installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Mexico in 2001 by ...

Aureos Aureos Case Studies Investment

212 Capital Partners Invests in Turkish Supply Chain Design Company Solvoyo

212 Capital Partners, one of Turkey’s leading early stage venture capital funds, has announced its first investment of the year in Solvoyo, ...

Investment

Namshi Receives Investment from Summit Partners

On the heels of its $20 million investment round from J.P. Morgan and Blakeney Management this past September, Dubai-based fashion...

Rocket Internet Investment Namshi

Wellnesia to Indulge Dubai with New Spa and Beauty Hub

In the Arab world, the web has been buzzing lately with sites offering flash sales, low prices and online booking, often for restaurants,...

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Health & Beauty

Egypt's Startup Reactor Powers Up its First Acceleration Cycle

The Innoventures’ Startup Reactor (SR) accelerator launched recently, with a pitching session at the luxury Kempinski hotel by the Nile. O...

Accelerators Angel Investment Ecosystem

Palestinian SMS Platform Souktel Raises $1 Million from Sadara Ventures

Souktel, one of the fastest growing startups in Palestine today, is set to enter a new era with a round of $1 million in investment from...

Investment Mobile Mobile Apps

PPR Invests $13 Million in Rocket Internet to Support Namshi, Fashion Sites

Luxury group PPR has invested € 10 million (US $13 million) in Bigfoot I, the Rocket Internet holding company that controls Dubai-based r...

Rocket Internet Investment Namshi

Keeping Business in the Family: Peru's Iasacorp International [Case Study]

This is the fifth installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Iasacorp International, f...

Aureos Aureos Case Studies Expansion

Developing the Investment Industry in the Arab World: Guest Post from Middle East Venture Partners

This guest post is co-authored by Walid Hanna and Walid Mansour of Middle East Venture Partners, a Beirut-based Venture Capital...

Ecosystem Investment

Pivoting to Solar Energy: India's Hind High Vacuum Company [Case Study]

This is the fourth installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Launched in 1965, the ...

Aureos Aureos Case Studies Business Development

What Are Investors Looking For? [Pic of the Week]

It’s a fairly simple question, but the answer often is not. If you’re looking for investment, it’s critical to get advice from mentors, oth...

CoE Cards Investment Pic of the Week

The Most Active VCs in the Arab World in 2012

This week we highlight the Arab world’s most active venture capital funds. These VC’s are targeting startups at different stages in their de...

Ecosystem Investment Top Lists

Bringing a Turkish High Heel Brand to the Arab World [Wamda TV]

Harun Güner and Berk Alevi of Butigo, a Turkish women’s high heel company, discuss the creation of their own unique brand of high heel sh...

Conferences E-commerce Fashion

Apply before Nov 5th to Pitch to Silicon Valley Investors in Amman

So you probably know that Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman on Nov 9th. There, e...

Competitions Investment Pitching

Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP

Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ...

Fashion Food & Beverage Investment

Transcending a Family Feud to Become an International Powerhouse: South Africa’s Southey [Case Study]

This case study is the second part of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the globe. Founded in 1939 by...

Aureos Investment Aureos Case Studies

Vodafone Ventures Egypt Announces Investment in Eshtery, Ogra, and GyroLabs

After sponsoring and participating in the Euromoney conference in Egypt earlier this month, Vodafone Ventures Egypt has announced...

Accelerators Investment Mobile

Why It Only Takes One Billion Dollar Company to Build an Ecosystem

Fred Wilson (the most famous VC in the world) wrote last May about the Darwinian Evolution of Startup Hubs: "If you study Silicon...

Ecosystem Investment

Thought Leadership

All the information you need to navigate Mena's startup ecosystem

Thank you