Regional Behind the scenes of the POSRocket acquisition In January 2022, Saudi Arabia-based fintech and foodtech startup Foodics announced it had acquired Jordan-based point of sale provider... Thought Leadership • 26 September, 2022 acquisition Exit posrocket
Regional How has Majid Al Futtaim’s approach to startups changed? As a large corporate, Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) was ahead of the curve when it came to engaging with startups. The Mall of the Emirates... Triska Hamid • 22 September, 2022 Majid Al Futtaim Holding Majid Al Futtaim Launchpad corporates
U.A.E Verity: Driving financial access for the region's children It was during one of his evening jogs that Kamal Al-Samarrai wondered why he found himself in a position of financial difficulty. At the... Triska Hamid • 19 September, 2022 Verity app financial literacy Open banking
Regional Does Mena need to pay greater attention to developments in AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated through almost every industry and sector, changing our daily interactions with technology... Nesma Abdel Azim • 15 September, 2022 Artificial intelligence
Egypt What are the repercussions of Capiter’s downfall? There was a surge in startup activity during the pandemic that saw record-breaking investment channeled to some of the region’s most... Dunya Hassanein • 13 September, 2022 Capiter
Regional Mena startups raised $378 million in August 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $378 million across 33 deals, a 260 per cent increase in funding value... Wamda • 08 September, 2022 Investment and acquisitions
Regional Can the Mena region be a leader in inclusive capital? Regie Mauricio is the research manager at the Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT. Dina H. Sherif is the... Thought Leadership • 05 September, 2022 unicorns Careem Mafia
Egypt Why is Grubtech shifting its focus to Egypt? The foodtech space remains one of the most dynamic in the Middle East, thanks to the region’s insatiable appetite for food delivery... Dunya Hassanein • 01 September, 2022 GrubTech
U.A.E Talpods: Mentoring a new generation of software engineers Ask any entrepreneur what the most important element is to their survival and success and the answer almost always will be... Triska Hamid • 29 August, 2022 Talpods software engineering
Lebanon eFlow: The Lebanese startup teaching courses on messenger Online learning became a necessity during the lockdowns, and while many tools became readily available, the vast majority catered to those... Raymond Sename Botwe • 26 August, 2022 EdTech eFlow
Regional How are consumers shopping in the omnichannel world? Professor Paul Hopkinson is head of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and academic director for Heriot-Watt... Thought Leadership • 25 August, 2022 E-commerce omnichannel
Egypt Egyptian startups pull trigger on layoffs amid growing uncertainty and funding crunch The year 2022 has been nothing but a mixed bag for Egypt’s technology and startup sector. On the one hand, the local ecosystem has... Dunya Hassanein • 18 August, 2022 Egypt
U.A.E How to address the lack of engineering and tech talent in the UAE Toni Allen is director of international, strategic marketing and engagement at the Institution of Engineering and Technology The... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2022 talent Skills
Regional Can restaurant payment startups survive the market slowdown and rise in food costs? There is a popular chain of Italian restaurants in Europe that is owned and operated by a French company that kickstarted a revolution in... Triska Hamid • 11 August, 2022 foodtech ChatFood Eat App
Global Community is king in Web3 – here’s what to know before building yours Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, the general excitement about the... Thought Leadership • 08 August, 2022 Web 3.0
Regional Mena startups raised $105 million in July, lowest amount so far in 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $105 million across 44 deals in July 2022, marking a significant slowdown in... Wamda • 04 August, 2022 Investment
