Finding the Right Growth Partner: Analistas de Recursos Globales in Mexico [Case Study] This is the seventh installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Mexico in 2001 by ... Wamda • 16 January, 2013 Aureos Aureos Case Studies Investment
3 Key Lessons for Creative Entrepreneurs from Pixar Art and design remain among the most sought after skills in the Pakistani market, which is experiencing a boom in sectors such as media,... Jazib Zahir • 07 January, 2013 Advice Animation Design
A Look at E-Commerce in India: How MartJack Helped Offline Retailers Go Online When Indian software company eReasoning built MartJack in 2007, “most offline retailers in India were not tech-savvy,” says founder Abhay De... Nina Curley • 30 December, 2012 E-commerce
Palestinian SMS Platform Souktel Raises $1 Million from Sadara Ventures Souktel, one of the fastest growing startups in Palestine today, is set to enter a new era with a round of $1 million in investment from... Nina Curley • 19 December, 2012 Investment Mobile Mobile Apps
KnowElectricity Teaches Pakistan About Energy Efficiency: Can It Become a Sustainable Business? Scores of Pakistanis are curious about the potential for solar and wind energy to cut costs in a country where continuous power is at a... Jazib Zahir • 12 December, 2012 Digital Media Environment Green Energy
Protecting the Community and Environment: Kenya’s Athi River Steel [Case Study] This is the sixth installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. As the Kenyan economy has e... Wamda • 19 December, 2012 Aureos Aureos Case Studies
Dubai's Game Minion Acquired by Corona Labs in Silicon Valley Yesterday, Dubai-based mobile app development platform Game Minion was acquired by Corona Labs in Palo Alto, California. Combining to... Glen Dalakian II • 14 December, 2012 Acquisitions Developers Gaming
Arabia500 Announces the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East Yesterday, the AllWorld Network hosted a successful pre-event to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai where they announced the... Glen Dalakian II • 11 December, 2012 Conferences
Bahrain’s Majaal Makes Warehousing Startup Friendly Speculating about the rise of tech companies is fun, but with e-commerce on the region on the rise, the seemingly mundane expansion of a... Nina Curley • 28 November, 2012 E-commerce Expansion Innovation
Arabia500 Awards and Celebration at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Leading up to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Dubai, the AllWorld Network is hosting the Arabia500 Awards and Celebration on... Wamda • 29 November, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem
Arabia500 Announces 130 of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East In anticipation of the Arabia500 gathering on December 10th at the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, the... Glen Dalakian II • 29 November, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem
European Game Developer Looks to Enter the Arab World, Seeks Publisher As gaming studios worldwide eye the Arab market, German game developer and distributor GoodGame Studios is the latest to... Glen Dalakian II • 25 November, 2012 Developers Gaming
Jordan's Snax Revolutionizes the Convenience Store As protesters in Jordan take to the streets to demonstrate against rising gas prices, one convenience store in Jordan is catering to... Nina Curley • 20 November, 2012 Food & Beverage Music Security
Pivoting to Solar Energy: India's Hind High Vacuum Company [Case Study] This is the fourth installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Launched in 1965, the ... Wamda • 21 November, 2012 Aureos Aureos Case Studies Business Development
How to Hire at a Software Startup as You Scale Despite the buzz of excitement around entrepreneurship in Pakistan, it is not always easy to entice the brightest young engineers to work... Jazib Zahir • 15 November, 2012 Advice Programme Scaling
Wamda Face Off: MarkaVIP vs. Souq on Challenges in E-Commerce in the Arab World [Wamda TV] We hosted the first installment of our new Face Off video series last Thursday, hosting Ahmed Khatib, Founder and CEO of MarkaVIP, the... Nina Curley • 13 November, 2012 Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce Face Off
Wild Peeta Goes Lean, Launching Crowdfunded Franchises and a New TV Show Dubai is not known for being lean. “Because the Gulf is such a new region, everything is geared towards big imported brands,” says Mohamed P... Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012 Scaling Entertainment Food & Beverage
Wamda Chats with Gilt's Founder on the Future of Flash Sales [Wamda TV] Alexis Maybank, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of the Gilt Groupe, discusses expansion into emerging markets such as the Arab World... Wamda • 30 October, 2012 Advice Conferences E-commerce
VIP-Only.ma Aims to Own Flash Sales in North Africa If you thought MarkaVIP and Sukar were the only major flash sales site in the region, think again- others are cropping up to carve out... Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion
Exclusive Interview: Souq Confirms New Investment from Naspers and Tiger Global After rumors continued to circulate over the past couple of weeks, Souq.com has today confirmed that it is announcing a new round of... Nina Curley • 29 October, 2012 E-commerce Investment
Souq in Egypt: Not Relinquishing its Crown Anytime Soon I visited the new challenger recently, so it was only fair I also visit the undisputed champion. The two companies I’m talking about a... Omar Aysha • 18 October, 2012 Daily Deals Demystifying E-Commerce Ecosystem
5 Tips for Winning Business as a Software Services Startup When you are a software services startup, business development is your lifeblood. In a country like Pakistan, where the development of... Jazib Zahir • 22 October, 2012 Negotiation Software Marketing
Pivoting into Mobile: Alexis Bonte of Social Gaming Company eRepublik [Wamda TV] At the Webrazzi Summit 2012 event earlier this month, Alexis Bonte, co-founder of eRepublik, discusses the company’s pivot from social b... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 Arabic Content Conferences Gaming
Transcending a Family Feud to Become an International Powerhouse: South Africa’s Southey [Case Study] This case study is the second part of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the globe. Founded in 1939 by... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 Aureos Investment Aureos Case Studies