Modus invests $2.8 million in eight startup launches through its Venture Builder platform

UAE-based Modus Capital has announced the launch of eight new startups as part of its venture builder programme, investing $2.8 million...

News • 22 November, 2023

Modus Capital

What should you look for in a mentor?

Nader Sabry is strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government, and health/wellness. He is also the author...

Thought Leadership • 14 August, 2023

Mentorship Mentor

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

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

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Eight startups graduate from Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi

Eight startups have graduated from the Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi with each startup receiving Seed investment ranging from...

News • 04 November, 2021

Flat6Labs Ignite Programme accelerator

Four Mena startups receive Village Capital’s Sustainability Mena 2021 investment

Four startups have won $20,000 each as part of Sustainability Mena 2021, a three-month investment readiness programme run by Village...

News • 14 October, 2021

Village Capital Sustainability Mena 2021

Flat6Labs: A decade of accelerating startups

Once Hany Sonbaty and Ahmed Alfi launched their venture capital firm, Sawari Ventures, in Egypt back in 2010, the pair were often hounded...

Triska Hamid • 14 October, 2021

Flat6Labs

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

Dubai SME launches incubator for healthtech startups

Source: WAM Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has announced the...

News • 28 April, 2021

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Why Google launched an accelerator for Mena

In October 2020, Google launched its regional accelerator, a three-month virtual programme targeting startups across the Middle East and...

Thought Leadership • 10 February, 2021

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RiseUp Summit 2020 : RESET

RiseUp Summit is one of the largest entrepreneurial gatherings in the Middle East. This year, the RiseUp Summit 2020 is going virtual,...

Annelies Docx • 25 November, 2020

Hub71 chooses startups for third cohort

Abu Dhabi-based accelerator Hub71 has chosen the 19 startups that will partake in the third cohort of its accelerator...

Wamda • 02 November, 2020

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Bahrain Fintech Bay, US’s MEPI launch accelerator for local startups

Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB) and the US State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), have teamed up to launch a virtual...

Wamda • 28 October, 2020

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Techne Summit Alexandria 2020

Techne Summit is coming to you this year on November 7-8-9 as a Hybrid Event! So, if you can't attend in person, you can...

Annelies Docx • 26 October, 2020

STEP Saudi 2020

Step Saudi 2020, Saudi's Most Happening Conference, taking place online this November 24-25, 2020.  2,000+ startup...

Annelies Docx • 19 October, 2020

Just #askWamda: Our new online mentorship service

Today we are launching #askWamda our virtual service for startups in need of mentorship or advice from the team. Over the past decade,...

Wamda • 18 October, 2020

#askWamda

#askwamda

#askWamda is our virtual service for startups in need of mentorship or advice from the Wamda team. Please fill in this form, and...

Wamda • 26 October, 2020

STEP Match

Step Match is a series of online networking events brought to you by Step, the organizers of Step Conference,...

Wamda • 27 September, 2020

Seedstars: It's Easier Online Hackathon

Digital & Financial inclusion have transformative power on the economy, community and employment. Digital transformation...

Lara Fakih • 08 June, 2020

What happens when things don't go to plan?

At the start of this year, Wamda launched the second cohort of its fellowship programme, Wamda X. The 13 startups selected embarked on a...

Wamda • 07 June, 2020

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We are now in the age of triage

As the Coronavirus outbreak brings the world's economy to a halt, many businesses in the region are beginning to feel the effects. Fadi...

Fadi Ghandour • 07 April, 2020

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The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey]

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape...

Wamda • 06 April, 2020

Global Grad Show: Open Call For University Students And Professors to mitigate COVID-19's collateral issues

Global Grad Show has launched an Open Call for solutions to the collateral issues of COVID-19. University students and professor, from...

Wamda • 30 March, 2020

Wamda X second cohort launches with 13 promising startups

Wamda, the region's leading ecosystem enabler, has announced the list of fellows and startups joining the second cohort of its...

Wamda • 16 January, 2020

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