U.A.E Mumzworld secures its largest funding round to date Mumzworld, one of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) leading ecommerce players dedicated to mothers, babies and children, today announced... Staff writer • 08 February, 2018 uae Mumzworld Wamda Capital
U.A.E Floral marketplace Floranow closes its first funding round Floranow, the region’s online B2B floral marketplace, successfully raised its first round of financing from Jabbar Internet Group,... Staff writer • 20 December, 2017 Floranow Wamda Capital Jabbar Internet Group
Jordan Geeks focuses on automation to scale business operations Time flies when you're having fun! Dubai-based startup Geeks, launched in December 2014 by the Jordanian partners Mousa Yassin and... Elias Jabbe • 04 October, 2017 Geeks it b2b
Regional Battle of the finances: venture capital vs. private equity If a business is searching for a source of external funding, it can turn to various sources. Some of these sources may be vastly different,... Tala Salem • 13 August, 2017 Venture Capital private equity Funding models
Kenya Wamda Capital cofunds Kenyan B2B food supply platform Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform announced today that it has successfully raised a Series A funding... Staff writer • 31 July, 2017 Twiga Wamda Capital Kenya
Regional Hiro Tamura of European fund Atomico analyzes tech ecosystems [Podcast] During an event for Wamda Capital’s investors and partners earlier this year, Hiro Tamura gave a presentation on global emerging... Maya Rahal • 24 July, 2017 Hiro Tamura Wamda Capital podcast
Lebanon Lebanese automotive marketplace receives $1.8M seed fund Lebanese automotive marketplace Seez have received $1.8 million in seed funding from B&Y, Phoenician Funds, and Wamda Capital. Seez... Rana Freifer • 01 June, 2017 Seez seed fund B&Y
U.A.E Compareit4me.com raises $3.5M Comparison site Compareit4me.com announced today securing $3.5 million from existing investors including Wamda Capital, STC Ventures, Dubai... Staff writer • 24 May, 2017 Compareit4me.com Investment Wamda Capital
U.A.E When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast] From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to... Lucy Knight • 04 July, 2017 Government Sheraa 1776
U.A.E Opportunities behind challenges of fintech in the Middle East [Podcast] Fintech is hot. Globally, investments in fintech have been rising since 2012, and while they might drop slightly in 2017, according to CB... Lucy Knight • 07 June, 2017 Fintech podcast Wamda Capital
Turkey Modest fashion site Modanisa closes new round Modanisa, the Turkey-based modest fashion site, has closed a fourth round of funding. Led by Dubai-based VC Wamda Capital for an... Lucy Knight • 06 March, 2017 modanisa Wamda Capital modest fashion
United States MENA startup culture shows signs of early Silicon Valley The MENA region is a beacon of largely unchartered technological territory with its potential often stunted by lagging institutional... Raghda Zein • 30 January, 2017 techwadi Techwadi Annual Forum Wamda Capital
U.A.E STEP gets $2M Series A, plans a digital media empire STEP Group has closed a Series A funding round with a $2 million investment from regional investors, including Wamda Capital,... Maya Rahal • 23 January, 2017 Step Conference Step music Wamda Capital
Turkey A look at Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem [Podcast] This podcast has been crossposted from Wamda Capital. The Turkish ecosystem has come a long way over the past three to four years. The... Maya Rahal • 13 January, 2017 podcast Wamda Capital ecosystem growth
Saudi Arabia Careem now a unicorn, raising $350M Careem has become the Middle East’s second ‘unicorn’, after investment from Japan's ecommerce giant Rakuten Inc and... Rachel Williamson • 19 December, 2016 careem STC Venture Capital
U.A.E Dubai food tech startup Lunch:on raises $500K seed Lunch:on today announced the closing of a seed round of $500,000 led by Wamda Capital, with participation from Arzan VC, Dubai Angel... Natasha D'Souza • 03 November, 2016 Lunch:On Wamda Capital arzan
U.A.E Compareit4me closes $2.4M funding round The financial comparison site Compareit4me.com has closed a funding round of $2.4 million. According to a statement released by the... Lucy Knight • 26 September, 2016 Investment Compareit4me.com Wamda Capital
U.A.E Dubai-based The Luxury Closet closes Series B round of $7.8M The Luxury Closet has closed a Series B round of $7.8 million. Led by Wamda Capital, the investment is one of the highest in MENA this... Dana Ballout • 26 September, 2016 The Luxury Closet Wamda Capital Kunal Kapoor
Turkey Wamda Capital invests $2.2M in Insider Wamda Capital announced today a $2.2 million Series A investment in Insider, a smart digital platform for marketers to personalize,... Dana Ballout • 21 September, 2016 Insider turkey Wamda Capital
Saudi Arabia Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: challenges and opportunities [Podcast] This podcast was previously published by Wamda Capital. After the launch of their podcasts in English, featuring talks with... Abdulghani Kataya • 06 September, 2016 Wamda Capital Fadi Ghandour ksa
Regional Making media pay: unlocking the potential in MENA digital [Opinion] Arab youth is a demographic to be respected and reckoned with, as they represent one of the world’s fastest growing segments and are... Walid Faza • 08 September, 2016 Kharabeesh Opinion tamatem
U.A.E Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash... Maya Rahal • 11 August, 2016 Kharabeesh Wamda Capital Investment
Regional What's holding MENA's digital media market back? [Podcast] This podcast has been crossposted from Wamda Capital. Digital media is a growing market, but the amount of education still required for... Rachel Williamson • 08 August, 2016 Wamda Capital digital content Kharabeesh
Turkey Turkish logistics startup raises $1M Kapgel, a Turkish on-demand logistics platform, has announced it's closed a $1 million round from Wamda Capital, Addventure,... Maya Rahal • 20 July, 2016 KapGel Wamda Capital turkey