Regional Crowdfunding: A way to bridge the credit gap At first glance, the Middle East and in particular the GCC, seems like an ideal market for a robust crowdfunding economy. But the growth of... Annie Bricker • 07 July, 2019 Crowdfunding Investment liwwa
Regional What makes a good entrepreneurship hub? Recently, we published a feature on the battle of the startup hubs in the Middle East. There are several cities across the region,... Thought Leadership • 04 July, 2019 entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Egypt In conversation with Amr El Sawy of Buseet As the Middle East's most populous city with an insufficient public transportation system and rising fares, Cairo leaves millions... Yasmeen Nabil • 02 July, 2019 Transport cairo
Regional Top five VC deals in the second quarter of 2019 This quarter’s top five disclosed venture capital (VC) deals amounted to $99.1 million, with Egypt’s Swvl accounting for... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 June, 2019 Series A series B Swvl
Regional Can corporates in Mena change the entrepreneurial landscape? Omar Al Sharif is the director of partner programmes at Wamda Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) are eager to... Thought Leadership • 27 June, 2019 intrapreneurship Corporate entrepreneurship corporate venture capital
U.A.E In conversation with Kunal Kapoor of The Luxury Closet The Luxury Closet (TLC) is an online store that sells pre-owned fashion items founded in Dubai in 2012 by Kunal Kapoor. The company... Triska Hamid • 25 June, 2019 E-commerce The Luxury Closet Entrepreneur
U.A.E Shopping for groceries with El Grocer The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the... Wamda • 23 June, 2019 el grocer e-grocery Dubai
Global How blockchain can enable economic inclusion of refugees Jessica Camus is Head of Partnerships and Impact at Diginex. Chris Hambarsoomian is Senior Associate, Government Solutions at... Thought Leadership • 20 June, 2019 Refugee Refugee Camps syria
Lebanon In conversation with Elie Nasr of FOO FOO started as a mobile app development company in 2009 in Lebanon. Founded by Elie Nasr and Ghady Rayess, the pair pivoted their business... Triska Hamid • 18 June, 2019 Foo Fintech b2b
U.A.E The fintech way of sending money abroad The Gulf is the world’s biggest source of outbound remittances worldwide and fintech startups are vying to disrupt the... Matt Smith • 16 June, 2019 Fintech remittance remittances
Saudi Arabia Who can prepare Saudi Arabia for the future? 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 • 13 June, 2019 saudi vision 2030 change
Egypt In conversation with Amir Allam of elmenus When working as a technology consultant, Amir Allam realised the frustration he had with finding up-to-date restaurant menus and pictures... Yasmeen Nabil • 11 June, 2019 ElMenus food tech Egypt
U.A.E How do you grow tomatoes in the desert? In the latest edition of our Food Technology podcast series, we spoke with Sky Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer at... Wamda • 09 June, 2019 Agriculture agritech podcast
Regional The challenge of delivering goods on time Faris Fallouh is the Global Express and ground services director at Aramex Peak seasons such as Eid, Christmas and the many popular... Thought Leadership • 06 June, 2019 E-commerce aramex Delivery
Jordan Jordan's Ghoorcom looks to boost farmers’ profits through technology Ghoorcom is a Jordanian business-to-business startup that could transform the country’s agriculture sector, swelling farmers’... Matt Smith • 04 June, 2019 farming Blockchain
Regional The Gulf embraces quantum power Quantum computing could herald a breakthrough for Middle East innovation and security, according to experts. A quantum computer would... Alicia Buller • 02 June, 2019 Computing R&D
