Wamda

Regional

'They're not there yet but they will be soon': Ubisoft analyst on MENA gaming [Wamda TV]

No matter how you slice it, the gaming industry in the Middle East lags behind European, Asian, and American markets when you look at...

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Jordan

liwwa announces seed round led by DASH Ventures, hints at new product launch

liwwa, the Amman-based peer-to-peer Sharia-compliant lending site, has closed a seed round led by DASH Ventures, with participation from...

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Regional

Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent

Though it might seem quiet, some VCs are on the prowl. Towards the end of 2014 Wamda published an interview with Lebanese VC Khaled Nasr....

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Maghreb

Is localization the key to Genious becoming the GoDaddy of MENA?

Can you name the leading web host or registrar in the Arab world or Africa? Hamza Aboulfeth, founder of Morocco’s only registrar and most f...

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U.A.E

Can Yebab use photo messaging to take on Instagram?

Instagram is one of the most popular social networking sites to upload and share images, but the founders of Yebab believe that their...

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Kuwait

Physical gets digital for self storage with Kuwait's BoxIt

For decades now, self-storage in America has been big business. Fuelled by that all-American accumulative consumerist instinct, by 2009...

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Turkey

Turkey's Modanisa Islamic fashion ecommerce announces $5.5M investment led by STC Ventures

Last week, Modanisa.com, an Islamic clothing ecommerce website based in Turkey, announced the conclusion of a $5.5 million investment from...

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Lebanon

Lebanon's Blessing Foundation to scale its network of women in business to the region

Last month, 85 business owners – many strangers to each other – gathered in an upscale Beirut café. Each was in a specific stage of their bu...

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Regional

Crowdfunding platforms see education as key to growth

A recent panel at the MENA ICT Forum included liwwa's Ahmed Moor, second from left; crowdfunding strategist Ronald Kleverlan, third...

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Global

How to finance the scale-up of your company

This article has been crossposted with The Harvard Business Review Online. Tom Szaky knows well the meaning of the saying “Beware your d...

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Regional

Arabic Q&A site Jawabkom turns down 4 VCs

It took Twitter 24 months to reach one million users. Tumblr published its one-millionth blog after 27 months. Facebook’s millionth user s...

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Jordan

2 Jordanian startups nominated to join Endeavor's network

Two Jordanian companies were nominated on Saturday to join Endeavor’s International Selection Panel, which will determine their...

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U.A.E

'Never behave like an employee': Rasha Shehada's key to business success

On the factory floor. (Image via Diamond Line) At not yet 29, Rasha Shehada is already the managing director of an international trading...

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Regional

LMTD's Will Hutson talks to Wamda about scaling service-based businesses [Wamda TV]

At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular...

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U.A.E

Personal finance app Wally launches on Android, aimed squarely at UAE

A year after its initial launch at Arabnet Beirut, personal finance application Wally is now rolling out Wally+, a...

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Regional

How to develop competitive strategy

The Wamda Research Lab’s new report on investment activity in the MENA region highlights several alarming data points. The finding that i...

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Egypt

Egypt's ecommerce potential drives startups to push past challenges

Startups Yaoota and Kickin both launched in June with a goal of exploiting the massive potential of Egyptian ecommerce, but both...

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U.A.E

Astrolabs launches pilot course for its Academy

The Dubai-based entrepreneurship platform Astrolabs is set to launch one of its latest components, the Astrolabs Academy, which will...

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Regional

Dubai's listings site Melltoo on the hunt for investors

The world of classified ads has moved a long way from one having to trawl through the back sections of local newspapers looking for...

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U.A.E

Could AbsoluteGeeks.com be the region’s next big tech site?

What do you get if you combine three Dubai-based technology lovers, a firm friendship, and the omnipresent World Wide Web? As it turns...

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Jordan

Thought Leadership

'They're not there yet but they will be soon': Ubisoft analyst on MENA gaming [Wamda TV]

liwwa announces seed round led by DASH Ventures, hints at new product launch

Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent

Is localization the key to Genious becoming the GoDaddy of MENA?

Can Yebab use photo messaging to take on Instagram?

Physical gets digital for self storage with Kuwait's BoxIt

Turkey's Modanisa Islamic fashion ecommerce announces $5.5M investment led by STC Ventures

Lebanon's Blessing Foundation to scale its network of women in business to the region

Crowdfunding platforms see education as key to growth

How to finance the scale-up of your company

Arabic Q&A site Jawabkom turns down 4 VCs

2 Jordanian startups nominated to join Endeavor's network

'Never behave like an employee': Rasha Shehada's key to business success

LMTD's Will Hutson talks to Wamda about scaling service-based businesses [Wamda TV]

Personal finance app Wally launches on Android, aimed squarely at UAE

How to develop competitive strategy

Egypt's ecommerce potential drives startups to push past challenges

Astrolabs launches pilot course for its Academy

Dubai's listings site Melltoo on the hunt for investors

Could AbsoluteGeeks.com be the region’s next big tech site?

Jordan's Beladcom sold a virtual stable for $2,200. What does this mean for Arab gaming?

Audio news for the blind with new Saudi app

How 5 teenagers built one of Algeria's biggest websites

AstroLabs+Google announce plans for Dubai coworking space

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