Wamda

Regional

Today’s edtech for tomorrow’s innovators

Educational technology (edtech) is filling a gap where traditional models have become obsolete. As innovation becomes a key pillar in...

Education EdTech

Regional

The Middle East and its e-waste problem

We’re all guilty of discarding old devices for new ones. But there is great opportunity for electronic waste in the region....

Environment e-waste

Global

Smart Grid encouraging thousands of new startups

Ammar Radhi is the head of strategy and special projects at Refinitiv Today’s smart grid revolution in electricity...

clean tech Smart Cities renewable energy

Regional

Women are driving change in the Middle East tech industry

With more females operating in tech per capita than anywhere else in the world, a new wave of talented individuals are revolutionising the...

Women Entrepreneur Women empowerment women in tech

U.A.E

Navigating through a smart city

As the number of people living in cities grows around the world, the need for effective transportation becomes paramount. This year’s...

Smart Cities Transport automation

Tunisia

For every human need comes a robot

Robots may not rule the world (anytime soon) but they are gradually excelling at a number of human tasks such as helping human resources...

robots robotics AI

U.A.E

Free calls to nowhere, how Skype ban hurts startups in the UAE

Launching a startup isn’t for the anxious or easily deterred. There are myriad worries, from finding investors and customers to...

Skype startup

Egypt

Currency devaluation slows down Egyptian startups

Egypt’s economic woes and subsequent currency devaluation have had a knock-on effect on the country’s startup ecosystem....

Egypt Ecosystem

Egypt

Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Egypt.

Wamda continues its roadshow for 2018, landing in Egypt on September 27. Held in partnership with Ahead of the Curve, Rise Up, Endeavor...

Mix N' Mentor cairo

Regional

Increasing competitiveness in the Arab World

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has the highest unemployment and youth unemployment rate in the world at 10 per...

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...

impact entrepreneurship

Regional

Impatient game-changers: millennials are changing economies and shaping e-commerce

Millennials are responsible for the rise of new digital trends according to MENA’s Millennials Decoded report conducted by research...

millennials Ipsos ecommerce

Palestine

Gaza startup Vidmass raises pre-Seed from Ibtikar and Vision VC

Vidmass, a Gaza-based startup specialising in online video creation, has raised a pre-seed round of investment from early-stage funds...

pre-Seed Investment Ibtikar VC

Lebanon

What does Lebanon need to foster real innovation? Insights from Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Since the launch of Beirut Digital District (BDD) in 2012, a startup hub was created for Lebanese entrepreneurs to connect, network and...

Mix N' Mentor Mix n Mentor Beirut Mentorship

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi launches digital sandbox for fintech

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the emirate’s financial centre will launch a fintech digital sandbox, to enable financial...

Fintech Sandbox

Regional

A15 sells stake in Tpay Mobile

The region’s first “dragon exit” was completed today by A15, which sold its 76 per cent stake in UAE-based Tpay Mobile. A...

mobile finance Exit

Lebanon

Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Beirut. Apply now

After hosting a successful Mix N’ Mentor in Amman last month, the roadshow for Wamda's flagship event will...

Mix N' Mentor beirut

Regional

When investors regret saying ‘no’ to startups

When faced with rejection, entrepreneurs often believe potential investors turned them down due to concerns their ideas were insufficiently...

investors Investment

Regional

Three essential strategies to successfully launch and grow a startup

A lot of startup advice is tactical by nature and thus varies from one context to another, whereas the most transformative advice is more...

Startup Arabia

Global

Tragedy spurs Nigerian entrepreneur to combat scourge of fake medicines

After a friend died from taking a fake malaria pill, Nigerian entrepreneur Vivian Nwakah vowed to help fight the threat of counterfeit and...

Medsaf Healthcare

Jordan

Mix N’ Mentor is back with a new format

The 2018 roadshow for Wamda's flagship event, Mix N' Mentor, is about to kickoff starting with Amman on August 16th. The...

Mix N' Mentor 2018 amman

Global

What these three African entrepreneurs had to say about their path to success

Africa’s entrepreneurs are harnessing technology to solve local and international problems. Whether it’s creating a...

Andela waystocap Sokowatch

Global

How to measure loyalty without alienating your customers

Research suggests a 5 percent increase in customer retention will boost profits by 20-100 percent across a wide range of industries, which...

Marketing growth users

Saudi Arabia

Saudi accounting solution startup Qoyod closes a Seed round from Arzan VC

Qoyod, an accounting cloud solution for small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia, has recently raised an undisclosed Seed round from...

Qoyod Saudi Arabia Arzan VC

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