Regional The rise of the micro influencer Social media influencers in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region command some of the highest fees in the world, but their... Thought Leadership • 14 March, 2019 Branding Social Media influencer marketing
Regional Can the digital era bridge the gender divide? With International Women’s day approaching on 8 March, it is perhaps a timely reminder of the stark gender divide across the Middle... Thought Leadership • 07 March, 2019 Education STEM gender issues
Global East Africa’s thriving tech ecosystem By Maryam Mgonja, associate for East Africa at Seedstars Africa, home to more than 1.2 billion people, of whom over 60 per cent make up... Thought Leadership • 28 February, 2019 africa Kenya startup
Regional Is your education limiting your career options? Hisham Elaraby Regional Director at Udacity Mena There is an enormous gap between the size of the opportunity and the... Thought Leadership • 01 November, 2018 Education Learning upskill
Regional The Middle East’s technological forte is in the food sector [Opinion] As Gulfood draws to a close in Dubai this week, one of the biggest exhibitions in the region, the appetite for food is palatable [all puns... Triska Hamid • 21 February, 2019 food Food accelerator Innovation
Regional Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical... Thought Leadership • 24 January, 2019 Expansion growth Mentorship
Regional A look at Francophone Africa's tech ecosystem By Fanny Dauchez - head of business development and regional alliances of Central and West Africa at Seedstars World The... Thought Leadership • 10 January, 2019 francophone africa African entrepreneurs
Regional Does Spotify’s entry into the market really matter? In 2017, global revenues from streaming surpassed both physical and digital music sales, putting rest to the debate on whether or not... Fares Ghandour • 18 November, 2018 streaming Music streaming Music
Regional Connecting Lusophone Africa: “Are the African Portuguese-speaking countries ready for investment?” By Claudia Makadristo - Regional Manager for Africa at Seedstars The countries that make up Lusophone, or Portuguese-speaking, Africa... Seedstars • 07 November, 2018 africa lusophone africa Seedstars Africa
Global Smart Grid encouraging thousands of new startups Ammar Radhi is the head of strategy and special projects at Refinitiv Today’s smart grid revolution in electricity... Thought Leadership • 17 October, 2018 clean tech Smart Cities renewable energy
Regional Three essential strategies to successfully launch and grow a startup A lot of startup advice is tactical by nature and thus varies from one context to another, whereas the most transformative advice is more... Amir Hegazi • 16 August, 2018 Startup Arabia
Egypt Is Egypt becoming a hotbed for local and regional VCs? [Opinion] The year 2018 has been a landmark year for Egyptian startups, securing bigger and later stage investment rounds and giving a dash of... Omar Barakat • 18 June, 2018 fundraising Investment
Global Africa, a missed opportunity for MENA investors? Every country has its own identity and challenges, let alone a continent. For most of the investors and stakeholders who are solely... Reine Farhat • 01 May, 2018 africa Afrikonnect Startup your Life
Regional Adopting cashless payment channels will double business growth [Opinion] We’re at an inflection point in the history of payments. Led by countries like Sweden, where non-cash payments now outweigh cash... Sirish Kumar • 24 April, 2018 oped Telr Sirish Kumar
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
Regional What to expect in 2018? More exits, more family businesses, and more from KSA During Wamda’s finale Mix N’ Mentor of the year, we spoke to several participating mentors and experts to gauge their input and... Maya Rahal • 02 January, 2018 Saudi Arabia investments Expectations
Global Why innovation and technology should be a bottom-up approach at the service of communities [Opinion] This article is an extract of the UN-ESCWA report entitled 'Community-based innovation and technology for improved social... Alain Daou • 02 January, 2018 ESCWA Community social development
Regional HR tech startup Bayzat receives $5M funding from venture investors Bayzat, a provider of insurance and HR solutions in the MENA region, announced it has secured an additional $5 million in funding led by... Staff writer • 05 December, 2017 Bayzat VC silicon badia
Lebanon What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion] Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries... Teresa Chahine - Alain Daou • 12 November, 2017 lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship
Global Genesis of a cryptoeconomy [Opinion] This article does not cover any of the technical aspects of the blockchain or cryptocurrencies. The objective of this introductory article... Fares Ghandour • 25 September, 2017 Bitcoin Blockchain cryptocurrency
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
Regional This is why MENA corporates should invest more in agriculture [Opinion] Recent reports providing data on investments in the food and beverage (F&B) sector indicate its increasing importance to the Middle... Rena Zuabi • 10 September, 2017 Agriculture oped Corporate investment
Global Startups, brace yourselves for these hurdles [Opinion] It’s common knowledge that startups fail at the whopping rate of 90 percent. For this reason, whatever their differences, startups... Pratik Dholakiya • 06 September, 2017 startups recruitment talents
Global Artificial Intelligence is making mobile apps even smarter Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables computers to do much of what humans have traditionally done, and even to correct our mistakes. AI... Hamad Almuraikhi • 23 August, 2017 AI Mobile Apps Google