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Lebanon

Can Lebanon's entrepreneurship ecosystem survive?

Beirut made headlines worldwide as a devastating explosion shook the Lebanese capital’s port area last week, resulting in an...

beirut

U.A.E

Why are there so few Emirati entrepreneurs?

Earlier this year Wamda published a report on the state of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and North Africa. What emerged from our...

emiratis uae

Egypt

Mayday's mission to improve roadside assistance in Egypt

By Mostafa Adel In Cairo alone, it is estimated that traffic issues cost Egypt’s economy $7 billion every year. This figure...

mobility

Regional

In a world of remote work, will control replace culture?

Marilyn Zakhour, founder and chief executive officer of UAE-based Cosmic Centaurs At the height of the pandemic, I started a company...

company culture remote work

Saudi Arabia

Refd secures investment from OceanX Holding

Saudi Arabia-based Refd, a mobile application that provides services for people of determination, has secured investment from OceanX...

Refd OceanX Investment

Saudi Arabia

Munch:On - Going beyond lunch

Most food delivery platforms witnessed a slowdown in business once lockdown came into effect. Working from home gave people enough time to...

Lunch:On Munch:On

Regional

Edtech and its roadmap to new realities

Wamda, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers, is hosting an online panel discussion, ‘Edtech and its roadmap to...

Regional

The Middle East's post-pandemic future

A new reality is beginning to emerge as lockdown measures begin to ease amid the Covid-19 outbreak, imposing a dramatic restructure to...

coronavirus sme economy

U.A.E

Raising the bar for women’s healthcare

Investment in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) healthcare sector is booming. Over $144 billion will be ploughed into Mena-wide...

healthtech

Egypt

Seedstars: It's Easier Online Hackathon

Digital & Financial inclusion have transformative power on the economy, community and employment. Digital transformation...

Regional

TiE Dubai offers $100,000 to winning startup

TiE Dubai, a chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), announced the launch of a regional Women 2020 pitch competition as part of its...

Women entrepreneurship competition

Regional

Beyond Incubation: Universities as agents of startup development

In the 1990s, professors Henry Etzkowitz and Loet Leydesdorff, put forward the idea of the Triple Helix framework, which highlighted...

Education Taqadam startAD

Regional

The angel network looking for halal opportunities

Muslims concluded the celebration of Eid Al Fitr this week, marking the end of Ramadan in lockdown. During this time, 64 per cent of UAE...

Islamic economy Angel Investment

Regional

[Report Launch] The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem

Wamda and Arabnet have joined efforts to conduct research for a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the startup ecosystem across the...

Regional

Blitzscaling and the COVID-19 crisis

Theory, a JV with MENA media giant StarzPlay, and its partner network Nat Geo and Discovery, and Harvard affiliates that...

Regional

A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA region during uncertain times

Wamda and Microsoft for Startups are hosting 'A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA...

U.A.E

The startup finding better jobs for blue-collar workers

Unscrupulous recruitment agencies often lure blue-collar staff to the Gulf with false promises about wages and working conditions, charging...

social enterprise ZoEasy

Regional

The Impact of Covid-19 on Mena's economy with a special focus on ecommerce

In light of COVID-19 outbreak emerging as the major disruptor to the regional economy, INSEAD National Alumni Association UAE is...

Regional

Wamda X Startup Reveal: Cohort II

Over the course of the last 4 months, and through the 3 stages of the programme: XStart, XSolve, and XScale, the second cohort of the...

Regional

Navigating COVID-19: Recessions, the runways for innovation?

Uncertainty is stressful in normal times. It’s hard enough to have the right business plan, create a clear strategy and message...

Regional

#AfricaVsVirus Challenge

The AfDB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab is organising the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge as an opportunity to create tech and non-tech...

Regional

Eventtus secures investment to launch a virtual events platform

UAE-based Eventtus, has secured an investment round to launch a new digital events platform in response to the Covid-19 impact on the...

events Investment coronavirus

Regional

Navigating COVID-19: Managing people and talent

Wamda is hosting an online webinar, 'Navigating COVID-19: Managing people and talent' on Wednesday, April 15th, at 4:00 PM...

Jordan

In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem

The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen...

Gaming gaming industry tamatem

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