Regional Exponential growth wasn’t built in a day [Podcast] “Everyone has the Middle East at the bottom of their pyramid,” said Fadi Ghandour, Wamda’s executive chairman, and... Berthe El Aya • 20 June, 2017 Souq.com Namshi careem
Lebanon Is 3D printing the future of prototyping? [Wamda TV] Doumit Raidy, of the Raidy Printing Group, and Guillame Credoz, of Ghouyoum, are two innovators building their businesses on new 3D... Maya Rahal • 20 June, 2017 3d printing ArabNet Beirut 2017 Innovation
Egypt Automating HR management in Egypt Focusing on developing a specialized product allowed Egyptian software company HITS Solutions to enter more than 40 countries, working with... Maya Rahal • 20 June, 2017 Egypt HITS Solutions HR
Regional What I know about building communities: David Spinks After years of working as a community manager for different companies, David Spinks noticed a trend. He realized that businesses... Aline Mayard • 19 June, 2017 What I Know WIK Community
Regional How talented is the MENA? [Report] INSEAD Business School, Google and the Center for Economic Growth recently released this year’s edition of the Middle East and North... Tala El Issa • 19 June, 2017 Employment talents Skills
Morocco Morocco's trash spotting app The rise of smartphone penetration and the emergence of digital tools is turning crowdsourcing into a popular business model. It enables... Yassine Bakir • 18 June, 2017 climat déchets écologie
Saudi Arabia Saudi entrepreneur launches new servicing platform The increasing impact of digital content on people’s daily lives, is driving more regional entrepreneurs to launch Arabic platforms.... Sara Shams • 18 June, 2017 Mnassa Osama Abdo ksa
Global A smart, cost-effective way to build your ecommerce site [Opinion] The broad expansion of internet and its related technologies is impacting people’s daily routines and changing the way they... Mohammed Almokhem • 15 June, 2017 oped ecommerce Online shopping
Kuwait 10 online grocery stores catering to Kuwait This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. According to the Total Retail Survey - Middle East 2016 report by PwC, the percentage of daily... Ana Tadic • 15 June, 2017 kuwait startups Online shopping
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
U.A.E UAE sees first sharia compliant cryptocurrency Ibrahim Mohammed moved from London to Dubai 10 years ago. In those years he launched and developed a series of successful financial... Archana Menon • 14 June, 2017 Bitcoin Fintech uae
Saudi Arabia Wamda reveals insights about the Saudi entrepreneurial ecosystem “Cloning ecosystems might not necessarily work, and might not be sustainable given the different characteristics of each country.... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Report
Lebanon 4 lessons from a rising Lebanese VC When it comes to VCs on the Lebanese scene, Phoenician Funds is the new kid on the block. One year old now, it was cofounded by Jad... Rida Mawla • 13 June, 2017 Phoenician Funds Circular 331 lebanon
Saudi Arabia Big opportunities for startups in KSA [Report] The number of entrepreneurship support organizations in the KSA, including funds, coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, has nearly... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Wamda Research Lab
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
Kuwait What I know about first hires: Fahad Al-Falah This article is a crosspost with Nuwait Having spent the last 20 years identifying, hiring, and retaining team members, Fahad Al-Falah... Ahmed Gabr • 12 June, 2017