Wamda

Global

Tips to bear in mind if you’re expanding to the Middle East

Firas Marafie is the senior partnerships lead at what3words The Middle East: the quick buck, the pot of gold, or is it? With venture...

what3words MENA

Regional

Navigating a post-pandemic edtech market

The inescapable need for online learning last year provided a boom for the education technology (edtech) sector that many expect to be...

Education EdTech

Regional

Teachers, technology and tortoises

Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. It all seems so...

EdTech Nafez Al Dakkak

Regional

Startup advice: Building an efficient sales engine for a growth-stage startup

Sakshi Tulsian is the co-founder and chief revenue officer (CRO) at India-based POSist Technologies, which offers cloud-based restaurant...

POSist

Regional

Is Mena the next big market for micromobility?

Transportation is often described as the lifeblood of an economy. For any major city, the ability to transport goods and people along a...

mobility e-scooter micromobility

U.A.E

The office beckons for Careem

When remote working was imposed on majority of the world’s office workers last year, some embraced it with gusto, while others...

remote working careem

Regional

An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in Mena

Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway. Here, he discusses how government regulations are shaping...

Fintech Open banking Regulations

Saudi Arabia

Can Saudi Arabia become the region's fintech frontrunner?

When Tamara announced it had raised $110 million for its Series A back in April, it sent a wave of awe across the region. Not only was this...

Fintech

Global

Why is succession planning important for your startup?

Warsha Joshi and Evan Le Clus are startup mentors and the co-founders of Dare to Scale, an ecosystem for entrepreneurs scaling their...

Scaling

Regional

Mena startups raised $110 million in May 2021

Startups in Mena raised almost $110 million across 35 deals in May. While it is a marked drop when compared to April, it is still an...

Investment

Saudi Arabia

The VC map of Saudi Arabia

We recently published a feature highlighting the growth of Saudi Arabia's venture capital sector. In this infographic, we have mapped...

Venture Capital Angel Investor corporate venture capital

Saudi Arabia

Nabeel Koshak: Growing Saudi Arabia’s venture market

Saudi Arabia’s government has been especially proactive in encouraging its entrepreneurship sector, the result of which is a...

SVC

Global

Startup advice: How to avoid cloud application overload

Rayhan Aleem is the founder of Alpha Pro Partners, a UAE-based accounting firm focused on the tech sector. Cloud-based solutions are one...

Cloud Computing

Palestine

Rising from the rubble: Entrepreneurs in Gaza look to rebuild

Rafat Abushaban is an author, speaker, and advocate for startups in fragile environments. He is the founder of Riable- an online platform...

Gaza

Saudi Arabia

What's next for Saudi Arabia's booming VC sector?

Five years into the Saudi Vision 2030 programme, venture capital (VC) funding in Saudi Arabia has risen to an all time high with a recorded...

VC PIF Jada Fund of Funds

Global

Startup advice: How to tackle late payments

Rayhan Aleem is the founder of Alpha Pro Partners, a UAE-based accounting firm focused on the tech sector. Here, he shares how startups can...

cashflow accounting

Palestine

Struggles multiply for Palestine's startup ecosystem

Since escalations unfolded in Palestine this month, Gaza-based tech hub and accelerator Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), has been closely monitoring...

gaza sky geeks Gaza

Iraq

Iraq's big new opportunity

The world’s perception of Iraq is one that frequently portrays a war-torn country, devastated by conflict and corruption. But amid...

Global

Startup advice: Should you humanise your brand?

Islam Gouda is a marketing professional who is currently working at the federal government in Abu Dhabi Brands are living beings;...

Branding

Global

Can remote working survive?

Marilyn Zakhour is the founder and chief executive officer of UAE-based Cosmic Centaurs, a flexible work consultancy As higher...

remote work

Regional

Clean disruption: The rise of clean beauty marketplaces in Mena

It was personal need that pushed Amina Grimen and Ayat Toufeeq to launch an e-commerce site dedicated to skincare. The pair were struggling...

clean beauty

Global

What is data democratisation and why is it necessary?

Jadd Elliot Dib is the founder and CEO of UAE-based Pangaea X, an online network and talent acquisition platform for data analysts It is...

data democratisation

U.A.E

Mythical to meteoric: The rise of tech unicorns

Ammar Al Malik is the managing director of Dubai Internet City The boom in tech firms either floating on stock markets or achieving...

unicorns

Regional

Mena startups raised $175 million in April 2021

Growth in investment continued last month as 44 startups across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised more than $175 million in...

Investment

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