Regional Wamda X applications deadline extended to Oct 27 Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its... Wamda • 15 September, 2019
Regional Wamda X opens applications for its second cohort Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting... Wamda • 15 September, 2019 Fellowship wamda x
Regional Beyond the headlines - Careem, regulatory hurdles and Saudisation A closer look at this week's top news stories Careem Earlier this week, Careem announced a line up of managing directors whose... Triska Hamid • 12 September, 2019 careem Uber Saudi Arabia
Regional How Ads Work: Facebook attempts to increase Mena digital advertising spend Social media users in the Middle East are the most engaged in the world and yet digital advertising spend in the region is among the lowest... Triska Hamid • 10 September, 2019 Facebook Advertising Digital Advertising
Global Can artificial intelligence eradicate death? Ben Goertzel is one of the most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) architects in the world. He is the founder of SingularityNET and the... Triska Hamid • 08 September, 2019 Artificial intelligence AI robot
Egypt Exits by IPO…healthier for the ecosystem When Egyptian financial technology (fintech) company Fawry went public on 8 August, it was a fantastic moment for the tech ecosystem,... Fadi Ghandour • 05 September, 2019 fawry ipo IPOs
Egypt In conversation with Abdelhameed Sharara of RiseUp After seeing Banque Misr founder Talaat Harb in his dream giving a speech to entrepreneurs, Abdelhameed Sharara woke up with the idea for... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 September, 2019 RiseUp Summit RiseUp
Egypt The Egyptian startup encouraging pharmacies to go online By Ahmed Gabr Inconsistencies have always plagued access to healthcare services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. A... Middle East Exchange • 01 September, 2019 Health health tech healthtech
Regional Challenges facing entrepreneurial leaders Areej Khataybih is the founder of The Spark Back and co-author of A Woman's Work. In the Middle East and North Africa (Mena),... Thought Leadership • 29 August, 2019 entrepreneurship Leadership
Pakistan In conversation with Muneeb Maayr of Bykea As one of the founders of Daraz, Pakistan’s biggest e-commerce platform, Muneeb Maayr is considered one of the country’s most... Yasmeen Nabil • 27 August, 2019 Daraz ride-hailing pakistan
Pakistan Ready for investment in Pakistan Pakistan’s presence in global news is more commonly associated with tense political conflicts, the threat of nuclear war and... Triska Hamid - Ayesha Ghaffar • 25 August, 2019 pakistan entrepreneurship sme
Saudi Arabia Who is spearheading digitisation in Saudi Arabia? Sofana Dahlan is one of the first ten female lawyers authorised to practice law in Saudi Arabia. She is also the president and founder... Thought Leadership • 22 August, 2019 E-government digital adoption
Egypt In conversation with Amr Fawzi of GoodsMart After working for several years in engineering, Amr Fawzi decided to quit his job and start his own business when he saw a problem in... Yasmeen Nabil • 20 August, 2019 goodsmart Egypt E-commerce
U.A.E The bakery that finds clients on Instagram The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well.... Triska Hamid • 18 August, 2019 Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media
U.A.E The case for accelerators in the UAE Shahzad Bhatti is the founder and owner of the Co-Working PopUp, a community-driven coworking space and incubator for startups and small... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2019 acceleration Accelerators
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Sara Sawaf of AYA Animations Sara Sawaf studied finance and marketing while at university, but her career path took her along a more humanitarian route. Prior to... Ayesha Ghaffar • 13 August, 2019 content Animation Women Entrepreneur
