Wamda

Regional

Can integrating loyalty with payments win back customers?

Omar Ebeid is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based Zeal App, an online payment and loyalty platform There is a decline in loyalty cards...

Zeal Rewards Zeal App loyalty

Regional

Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery

For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and...

foodtech Eatapp Food delivery

Regional

Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences?

Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish...

talent

Regional

The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal says CEO of noon

The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal according to noon CEO Faraz Khalid, who said he spent up to 80 per cent of his time last year...

E-commerce

Regional

Wamda launches e-commerce whitepaper in partnership with MIT

Wamda, in partnership with the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, has launched a whitepaper on the e-commerce...

E-commerce Wamda Research Lab

Regional

Can the healthtech sector maintain its momentum?

Health is typically one aspect of life that most people only consider when things go wrong, this is true on an individual level and on a...

healthtech AlTibbi Okadoc

Global

TechWadi ‘21: the virtual tech conference bridging Silicon Valley & the MENA region

TechWadi, the leading non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA region to support the growth and...

Regional

How Covid-19 unlocked the adoption of e-commerce in the Mena region

Wamda, in partnership with MIT Legatum Entrepreneurship Center, will be hosting an online panel to launch a report on ‘How...

Regional

Mena startups raised $160 million in February 2021

Startups in Mena raised a whopping $160 million in February this year across 43 deals, driven largely by debt financing. UAE-based startups...

Investment

Regional

Why we need to consider the financial inclusion of children

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines financial literacy or financial capability as a combination of...

financial inclusion

Regional

FENIX completes $5 million Seed investment

UAE-based micromobility operator FENIX has completed its $5 million Seed round, after securing a $1.2 million second close led by Saudi...

mobility Seed funding Investment

Regional

Oryx Fund launches with first close of its fund to invest in Mena early-stage startups

UK-based international investment firm Hambro Perks has announced the launch and initial close of its Abu Dhabi-based $50 million VC fund,...

Oryx Fund Jada Fund of Funds Riyad TAQNIA Fund

Regional

500 Startups and Sanabil Investments launch accelerator

Global venture capital firm 500 Startups has partnered with Saudi Arabia-based Sanabil Investments, a financial investment company focused...

500 startups Sanabil Investments seed startups

Regional

Careem’s tech drive: Going beyond mobility

When Careem first launched its ride-hailing service, everything was done manually. Sourcing the drivers was done via SMS, user requests...

careem super app

Regional

BRINC MENA invests in Pakistan's Radical Growth Solutions

BRINC MENA, the food and agritech venture capital and accelerator firm has invested in Pakistan-based smart farming solutions...

agritech Brinc HASSAD

Regional

Mena startups raised $43 million in January 2021

The year began with a rather respectable amount raised in funding at $43 million, across 37 deals. This is $11.5 million more compared to...

Investment

Regional

Why Google launched an accelerator for Mena

In October 2020, Google launched its regional accelerator, a three-month virtual programme targeting startups across the Middle East and...

Google accelerator

Regional

How can brands become TikTok famous?

What started out as a lip-syncing and dancing platform has, in the space of just two years, become the fastest growing app in the world....

TikTok

Regional

Will loyalty become a new form of currency?

Repeat custom is the lifeblood of all commerce, selling a product or service once to a person is easy enough, getting them to buy it again...

customer loyalty

Regional

A look at Kitopi's three-year journey

When Kitopi launched in January 2018 in Dubai, few were familiar with the concept of cloud kitchens. Now, three years later, cloud kitchens...

Kitopi cloud kitchen

Regional

Is a competitive funding landscape good for the ecosystem?

Covid-19 has been the ultimate stress test for all businesses, including startups and venture capital (VC) firms. While the pandemic has...

ABV Venture Capital

Regional

Kitch launches in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Cloud kitchen and store-front operator, Kitch, has officially launched in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, after privately raising $15...

Cloud kitchens Food & Beverage Investment

Regional

Women entrepreneurs can boost Middle East economies

Last week, TiE held its Women Global Competition in person in the UAE. The global initiative is dedicated to empower women...

Women entrepreneurship TiE

Regional

Rise of angels: More money or more inexperienced investors?

Angels are coming forth in the Middle East, more ready than ever to start investing in startups. Over the past year, several new angel...

Angel Investment

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