Wamda

Regional

A look at last-mile delivery in Mena [Part 1]

The final leg of the product shipping journey, defined as last-mile delivery, is the least efficient and costliest part of the product...

Last-mile delivery Last mile Logistics

Egypt

Has the Egyptian startup ecosystem “made it”?

Michel Assaad is a startup mentor and the vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa strategy at Citi Bank.The views expressed below...

fawry Swvl Vezeeta

Turkey

Wamda participates in Tarfin’s $8 million pre-Series B bridge round

Turkey-based agritech Tarfin has raised $8 million in a pre-Series B bridge round of financing from Yara Growth Ventures, Quona...

Tarfin Bridge round

Regional

Mena startups raised $284 million in November 2021

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $284 million in November 2021 across 71 deals, an 89 per cent...

investments

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...

Creative Industry Summit TikTok Peace Cake

Regional

One-third of Mena’s femtech companies are based in the UAE

Kate Batz is the director of FemTech Analytics, managing partner at Longevity Capital as well as director of strategy and business...

femtech healthtech

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

U.A.E

UAE accedes to Madrid Protocol: What does this mean for founders in the UAE?

Bianca Gracias is a partner at ICLO, a UAE-based legal services firm The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for...

trademarks

Egypt

RiseUp Summit concludes ninth edition by the Pyramids

It was an event intended to connect Egypt's innovative past with its thriving startup ecosystem, a bustling return to in-person events,...

RiseUp Egypt

U.A.E

How did one Dubai startup scale to 24 markets with less than $10 million?

A “real coup” is how Arrow Labs founder Rami Darwish describes the partnership he has signed with BMB, a multinational IT...

SAAS Arrow Labs Draper Associates

U.A.E

YallaMarket’s $2.3 million pre-Seed and the rapid rise of quick commerce

Motorbikes emblazoned with the logo of a food, grocery or last mile delivery company can be seen on almost every street in the UAE. Such...

YallaMarket quick commerce e-grocery

Regional

What are the most in-demand skills among startups in Mena?

Talent remains one of the biggest challenges facing startups in the Middle East. Good talent is difficult to find and can be very costly....

recruitment talent Astrolabs

Morocco

Chari: The next step in digitising the baqala

At almost every corner or block in a Middle East and North Africa (Mena) city stands a baqala, or small grocer, typically independent,...

Chari.ma

Regional

How open banking is changing the payments landscape in Mena

Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway, which recently closed a $12 million pre-Series A round...

Open banking Tarabut Gateway

Global

Why tech and sustainability in Asian markets are set for investment windfall

Trade and investment between the Middle East and both India and China have been steadily rising over the past few years. This has become...

India china

Regional

Startups in Mena raised $150 million in October 2021

Startups in Mena raised more than $150 million in October across 42 deals, a 55.5 per cent month-on-month decline in terms of value, but a...

investments VC funding

Regional

The startup fighting for open finance in Mena

Mirna Sleiman is on a mission to revolutionise the Middle East’s banking and financial sector. Having spent more than eight years...

open finance Open banking Fintech Galaxy

Palestine

Family businesses need to support startups in Palestine

Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In recent...

family businesses

Regional

Can direct-to-consumer commerce maintain its momentum in Mena?

“Swipe up”, an Instagram term that has become so synonymous with online shopping that it is hardly considered an instruction or...

direct-to-consumer D2C eyewa

Global

Tech hegemony: Friend or foe?

Salwa F. Darraj is a senior consultant at Ernst and Young (EY), where she is the Women’s Network Champion. Darraj is a Member of the...

Technology

Regional

Shoutout platforms and the growing personalisation of celebrities

Social media platforms proved to be a powerful tool for celebrities across the world to engage directly with their fans, dictate their own...

Social Media

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games

People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the...

Gaming esports Jawaker

U.A.E

Enabling innovation: A blended approach to university education

Education is one of the critical elements of an innovation ecosystem. Here, Professor David Sadler, Provost at the University of Birmingham...

blended learning EdTech

Regional

Gitex Future Stars: North Stars in the making

Gitex, the Middle East’s largest technology exhibition is one of the most important events for those in the technology sector. It is...

GITEX GITEX Future Stars

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