U.A.E Twofour54 launches The Community Hub co-creating space in Abu Dhabi UAE-based media, entertainment, and gaming zone twofour54, has launched ‘The Community Hub’ located at Yas Creative Hub, a... News • 29 September, 2022 uae startup Community Hub
Regional Omgyno, Siira, Maternally win the Organon and Flat6Labs’ Femtech Accelerator awards Three femtech startups: Omgyno, Siira and Maternally have been named the winners of Organon and Flat6Labs’ FemTech Accelerator... News • 13 September, 2022 Flat6Labs Organon femtech
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
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
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
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
Regional The startups 3D printing new smiles When 3D printing technology started to become more ubiquitous around the world, many claimed that there would come a day when every... Dunya Hassanein • 28 July, 2022 healthtech eon dental Basma
Global Navigating the slippery slopes of uncertainty Rani Salman is the managing partner at Caliber Consulting, a UAE-based boutique consulting firm As the evolutionary biologist Charles... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2022 strategy
Egypt Fuelin: enabling fleet managers in Egypt to cut fuel costs Increased digitisation in Egypt and the rise in smartphone adoption has pushed the demand for transportation services, whether this relates... Dunya Hassanein • 03 July, 2022 Logistics Last mile Fuelin
Global The 10 pitch deck slides you need to wow investors Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki is the chief investment and business development officer of Kuwait Life Sciences Company. He has over 15 years of... Thought Leadership • 11 April, 2022 pitch deck Advice
Regional ESCWA launches e-commerce acceleration programme for Arab SMEs The United Nations’ ESCWA has launched an e-commerce Acceleration Programme (eCAP) to empower Arab SMEs. The eCAP programme will... News • 07 April, 2022 ESCWA E-commerce acceleration
Saudi Arabia What we learned at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Riyadh For the past few years, Saudi Arabia has done an exceptional job of reforming its business processes and boosting entrepreneurship in the... Triska Hamid • 31 March, 2022 GEC GEN
Saudi Arabia Investment initiatives worth $4.2 billion announced at GEC Riyadh Investment initiatives valued at $4.2 billion were announced at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), held in Riyadh under the... News • 28 March, 2022 Saudi Arabia GEC Start-up
Libya Presto: Building Libya’s first super app Over the past decade, Libya has been mired in a civil war that has decimated its economy and put paid to foreign direct investment (FDI).... Dunya Hassanein • 28 March, 2022 super app
U.A.E in5 launches space for investors in Dubai Dubai incubator in5 will launch a specialised space to connect investors with startups for funding and partnership... News • 28 February, 2022 VC in5
Regional UAE ranked world’s most supportive entrepreneurship environment: GEM Report The UAE was ranked top in the world in the 2021/2022 Global Entrepreneurship Mentorship (GEM) report in terms of countries that allow for... Dunya Hassanein • 11 February, 2022 GEM
U.A.E Fifteen startups graduate from Microsoft’s GrowthX Accelerator programme Fifteen startups have graduated from the first cohort of the GrowthX Accelerator programme backed by Microsoft, in partnership with the... News • 12 January, 2022 GrowthX Accelerator microsoft ADIO
Lebanon FabricAID raises $1.6 million with participation from Wamda FabricAID, a Lebanon-based social enterpris,e has raised a $1.6 million Seed round from Wamda and Alfanar. Founded in 2017 by Omar... News • 10 January, 2022 circular economy Fabricaid
Iraq TipTop's $5 million raise and Iraq's quick-commerce expansion The continued pandemic-driven disruptions impacting the e-grocery segment have led to the emergence of q-commerce, a new vertical which has... Dunya Hassanein • 11 January, 2022 tiptop quick commerce q-commerce
Regional Trends to expect in 2022 After two years of ongoing uncertainty, the investor hesitancy that defined the beginning of the pandemic has dissipated entirely, as... Wamda • 03 January, 2022 Trends
Regional Last-mile delivery startups in the GCC Wamda has mapped 51 last-mile delivery startups based in the GCC. Of these, 22 are based in the UAE and 16 in Saudi Arabia. The majority of... Wamda • 20 December, 2021 Last-mile delivery
Egypt Flat6Labs partners with ESLSCA for student incubation programme Flat6Labs has launched an innovation and entrepreneurship incubation programme, in partnership with ESLSCA University. The programme... News • 19 December, 2021 Flat6Labs ESLSCA