Regional Will COP28 catalyse the region’s cleantech sector? COP 28 has dominated almost every headline since its arrival in the UAE this year. Funds worth billions have been announced, new... Triska Hamid • 07 December, 2023 Cleantech Sustainability
Regional Startups in Mena raised $764 million in November 2023, highest amount recorded this year Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have raised $764 million across 42 rounds in November 2023, a jump of 390 per cent... Wamda • 05 December, 2023 Investment
Palestine Palestinian entrepreneurs are facing the disastrous repercussions of war Monthly VC investment deals were transformed into data on the numbers killed and wounded. The number of startups being founded were... Amro Selim • 30 November, 2023 conflict palestine Gaza
Regional How generative AI can give companies a competitive edge Hasit Trivedi is the CTO of digital technologies and global head of AI at Tech Mahindra Generative artificial intelligence... Thought Leadership • 27 November, 2023 generative AI
Kuwait Why has Kuwait’s startup ecosystem fallen behind? At one point, Kuwait was at the forefront of the startup ecosystem in the GCC, producing some of the region’s most robust companies... Nesma Abdel Azim • 23 November, 2023 kuwait
Regional A look at GOMYCODE’s expansion strategy Following its $8 million Series A round last year, Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE has been ramping up its expansion across Africa and now... Dunya Hassanein • 20 November, 2023 GoMyCode EdTech Expansion
Global Lessons to learn from South Korea’s startup ecosystem The UAE and Saudi Arabia are both courting and engaging with South Korea’s startup ecosystem in a bid to attract its startups to... Triska Hamid • 16 November, 2023 South Korea
Global Why are South Korea and the GCC so interested in one another? For many years the Middle East’s startup ecosystem has looked to the West, for inspiration, for investment and to scale. But as... Triska Hamid • 13 November, 2023 South Korea
U.A.E How to turn the UAE into a hub for greentech pioneers Yassin Nasri, is the founder and CEO of ImpactGulf With a keen focus on renewable energy, nurturing startups and fostering a... Thought Leadership • 09 November, 2023 greentech Cleantech
Regional Mena startups raised $156 million in October 2023 Funding in October 2023 saw a turnaround after exhibiting a downward trend for the past four months. Startups in the Middle East and North... Wamda • 06 November, 2023 Investment
Regional Will the Middle East's accession to BRICS impact the startup sector? Earlier this year, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, alongside Iran, were welcomed into the BRICS alliance, which comprises Brazil, Russia,... Amro Selim • 02 November, 2023 BRICS Arab startup
Regional Growth-stage companies in Mena face $20 billion funding gap Growth-stage funding in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) faces a $20 billion gap, with only $4.2 billion VC dry powder... Dunya Hassanein • 31 October, 2023 STV Growth-stage funding in Mena
Regional Lending in the era of open banking Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of Tarabut Optimism about improving the ease and speed of approving retail lending abounds... Thought Leadership • 30 October, 2023 Open banking lending
Egypt Egyptian startup ecosystem faces litmus test following debit and credit card use restrictions The Egyptian startup ecosystem is facing yet more difficulty after local banks suspended the use of debit cards outside Egypt and limited... Dunya Hassanein • 26 October, 2023 currency devaluation
Regional Navigating scale: challenges and strategies for tech startups in Mena Rashit Makhat, is the director and co-founder, Scalo Technologies, the tech venture company based in Dubai In the world of startups, the... Thought Leadership • 23 October, 2023 Scalo Technologies Scaling
U.A.E Wamda's roundup of Expand North Star For the first time, the startup section of Gitex, Expand North Star (ENS), was split from the main event causing confusion among some and a... Triska Hamid • 19 October, 2023 Expand North Star GITEX
