U.A.E Clara acquires BOTH Corporate Services Limited UAE-based legaltech Clara has acquired BOTH Corporate Services Limited (BCS), aprovider of corporate services in Abu Dhabi Global... News • 11 December, 2023 Clara Legaltech
U.A.E UAE’s App4Legal raises seven-figure funding round UAE-based legaltech App4Legal, has raised a seven-figure funding round led by UAE-based Aditum Ventures. Founded in 2015 by Feras El... News • 09 October, 2023 App4Legal Legaltech Aditum Ventures
Jordan How can technology make law more accessible? Legaltech, an intersection of law and technology, has been transforming the legal industry over the past few years, enabling lawyers to... Triska Hamid • 10 July, 2023 Legaltech Qistas CyberLaw
U.A.E UAE issues new visas for entrepreneurs and investors The UAE cabinet has approved new regulations regarding the entry and residence of foreigners, in an attempt to attract and retain global... News • 19 April, 2022 Federal Decree-Law
Egypt Egypt ratifies its Fintech Act Egypt has ratified its Fintech Act, which regulates the work of fintech companies in Egypt. As per the new regulations, the... News • 15 February, 2022 Egypt Fintech
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 Hekouky closes pre-Seed round from Nama Ventures Cairo-based legaltech platform Hekouky has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed funding round from Nama Ventures. Founded in 2... News • 25 November, 2021 Hekouky Legaltech
Regional Clara launches Mena Series A Term Sheet to streamline funding rounds Clara, the legaltech startup founded in the UAE and part of Wamda’s portfolio of partner companies has launched the Mena Series A... News • 08 December, 2020 Clara term sheet term sheets
Regional Clara closes seed round at $2,000,000 UAE-based Clara, a legal technology firm targeting startups has raised $2 million in seed funding from multiple investors including Wamda... Ayesha Ghaffar • 10 July, 2019 startup Investment Legal
U.A.E What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups? A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as... Nader Sabry • 06 March, 2018 Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion
Global What you should know about the Liquidation Preference This article is a crosspost from SME Law. The Liquidation Preference term is frequently used in fundraising rounds. It is a major... Samy Elsheikh • 07 November, 2017 SME Law Legal preferred shares
Regional 6 steps to regulate a VC fund [Opinion] As an angel investor and venture capitalist, most of us actually transact in offshore jurisdictions when making investments due to better... Abdulaziz Al Loughani • 19 September, 2017 VC Regulations
U.A.E What the UAE’s new insolvency framework means for entrepreneurs In 2009, it took a MENA company 3.5 years on average to go through the insolvency process, with a value erosion rate of 14 percent. In... Vanessa Khalil • 27 August, 2017 uae bankruptcy Legal framework
Lebanon Pushing patents in Lebanon For many innovators, a patent is a stamp of approval, a sign that a concept has passed the test of originality and viability. In Lebanon,... Brooke Anderson • 03 July, 2017 lebanon Patents Intellectual property
Global Seed round legally explained This article is a crosspost from SME Law. During the past three years, the economic cycle of the region, coupled with the influx of... Samy Elsheikh • 13 June, 2017 seed round startups Funding
Regional Support Legal: subscription based lawyer services for startups [Wamda TV] Wamda speaks to Patrick Rogers and Lee McMahon cofounders of Support Legal, a new kind of law firm that is targeting entrepreneurs and... Maya Rahal • 14 June, 2017 legal advice startup Innovation
Global Beyond classic marketing tools: how to contract with social media influencers This article is an edited crosspost with SME Law. The classic advertising scheme is evolving, with classic advertising strategies ceding... Suhaib Hammad • 07 June, 2017 Social media influencers Marketing digital influencer marketing
Lebanon Lebanon’s digital industry: the battle of BDL circulars This article is an extension of Lebanon’s Circular 331: The birth of an industry piece, published here yesterday. On... Marie-José Daoud • 24 May, 2017 BDL Leap Ventures Bookwitty
Lebanon Lebanon’s Circular 331: The birth of an industry In August 2014, Banque du Liban (the Central Bank of Lebanon, abbreviated as BDL) issued Circular 331 with the aim of injecting 400 million... Marie-José Daoud • 23 May, 2017 BDL Circular 331 bookwitt
U.A.E Lawyering up getting easier with Dubai startup When Armenian-Ukrainian Suzanna Kalendzhian started practicing as a lawyer in the Middle East in 2011, she saw a gap in the market.... Elias Jabbe • 19 March, 2017 uae law lawyers
Regional Get your house in order: what to expect from due diligence [Opinion] Before an investor will give your startup money, they will dig into your books to find out whether there is anything they need to know... Abdulrahman Hammad • 03 November, 2016 due diligence Investment list
U.A.E Attracting foreign investment with changing legislation, UAE's bankruptcy law The UAE has approved a draft law on bankruptcy, further cementing its place as a regional hub for startups. In a tweet on Sunday,... Lucy Knight • 05 September, 2016 bankruptcy uae
Maghreb Tunisia's startup minister ousted, should we panic? Tunisia’s startup minister Noomane Fehri, who won over Tunisian entrepreneurs during his 18 months in office with his casual,... Aline Mayard • 31 August, 2016 legislations Startup Act Taher Mestiri
Maghreb The year Morocco's digital economy levels up This is the second of three articles about the state of digital payments in Morocco. Read the first here. Morocco’s financial... Amine Azariz • 28 June, 2016 Regulations fin-tech