Egypt Has the Egyptian startup ecosystem “made it”? Michel Assaad is a startup mentor and the vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa strategy at Citi Bank.The views expressed below... Thought Leadership • 13 December, 2021 fawry Swvl Vezeeta
U.A.E UAE accedes to Madrid Protocol: What does this mean for founders in the UAE? Bianca Gracias is a partner at ICLO, a UAE-based legal services firm The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for... Thought Leadership • 30 November, 2021 trademarks
Egypt RiseUp Summit concludes ninth edition by the Pyramids It was an event intended to connect Egypt's innovative past with its thriving startup ecosystem, a bustling return to in-person events,... Dunya Hassanein - Nesma Abdel Azim • 28 November, 2021 RiseUp Egypt
U.A.E How did one Dubai startup scale to 24 markets with less than $10 million? A “real coup” is how Arrow Labs founder Rami Darwish describes the partnership he has signed with BMB, a multinational IT... Triska Hamid • 25 November, 2021 SAAS Arrow Labs Draper Associates
Saudi Arabia OQAL launches Shari’ah-compliant OQAL Note to fund early-stage startups OQAL, an angel investors network in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in collaboration with the Saudi Venture Capital and Private Equity... News • 23 November, 2021 Oqal OQAL Note
Regional What are the most in-demand skills among startups in Mena? Talent remains one of the biggest challenges facing startups in the Middle East. Good talent is difficult to find and can be very costly.... Triska Hamid • 22 November, 2021 recruitment talent Astrolabs
Regional Startups in Mena raised $150 million in October 2021 Startups in Mena raised more than $150 million in October across 42 deals, a 55.5 per cent month-on-month decline in terms of value, but a... Wamda • 11 November, 2021 investments VC funding
Palestine Family businesses need to support startups in Palestine Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In recent... Thought Leadership • 07 November, 2021 family businesses
Global Tech hegemony: Friend or foe? Salwa F. Darraj is a senior consultant at Ernst and Young (EY), where she is the Women’s Network Champion. Darraj is a Member of the... Thought Leadership • 01 November, 2021 Technology
Saudi Arabia The slow rise of deeptech in Saudi Arabia As the Saudi startup scene continues to set records, business models around advanced technologies or deeptech, are beginning to take... Nagham Al Eithan • 19 October, 2021 deeptech
Regional Young Arab entrepreneurs need govt’ support, increased access to funding Amid today’s challenging labour market and lack of access to high quality education, young people across the Arab World are... Dunya Hassanein • 13 October, 2021 Arab youth
Pakistan Should we pay closer attention to Pakistan? There has been a sudden spike in investment heading towards Pakistani startups, with Middle East investors leading a significant chunk of... Wamda • 30 September, 2021 pakistan Grocery App
Regional India's startup expansion to Mena: A cause for concern? Since 2016, more than 50 India-based startups have expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) by making their UAE debut an entry... Nagham Al Eithan • 29 September, 2021 India Softbank Softbank Vision Fund
Regional The Abraham Accords and its impact on the 48er startup community ‘Historic’, ‘ground-breaking’ and ‘momentous’ was how the world’s media described the Abraham... Triska Hamid • 23 September, 2021 48-Palestinians 48ers
Saudi Arabia Expanding to Saudi: A path paved with gold? Saudi Arabia cemented its desire to become the regional destination for the digital sector after announcing its $1.2 billion Launch... Nagham Al Eithan • 05 September, 2021 Expansion
U.A.E Starzly raises undisclosed Seed funding round UAE-based media startup Starzly has raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from SEEDRA Ventures, 500 Startups and existing... News • 31 August, 2021 Starzly Entertaintech
Regional What is the main cause of stress for founders? Mental health has long been a taboo subject in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, but attitudes are changing. Wamda recently... Wamda • 31 August, 2021 mental health EMPWR
Regional Mena's mental health startups support fellow entrepreneurs' mental health and wellbeing Wamda and Microsoft for Startups have published a research report on the impact of Covid-19 on the state of mental health and... Wamda • 29 August, 2021
Regional Startup advice: Six tips for early stage founders from Bayzat’s Talal Bayaa Talal Bayaa is the co-founder and CEO of Bayzat, a UAE-based startup providing businesses with smart insurance, HR, and payroll... Thought Leadership • 17 August, 2021 Bayzat startup advice
Palestine Does Palestine have investment-ready startups? Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. So far this... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2021 palestine
Palestine Rising from the rubble: Entrepreneurs in Gaza look to rebuild Rafat Abushaban is an author, speaker, and advocate for startups in fragile environments. He is the founder of Riable- an online platform... Rafat Abushaban • 30 May, 2021 Gaza
Palestine Struggles multiply for Palestine's startup ecosystem Since escalations unfolded in Palestine this month, Gaza-based tech hub and accelerator Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), has been closely monitoring... Dunya Hassanein • 23 May, 2021 gaza sky geeks Gaza
Iraq Iraq's big new opportunity The world’s perception of Iraq is one that frequently portrays a war-torn country, devastated by conflict and corruption. But amid... Nesma Abdel Azim • 20 May, 2021
U.A.E Aldar launches second incubator programme Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar launches second edition of its Manassah programme, a six-month entrepreneurship incubator... News • 08 April, 2021 Manassah Aldar uae