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Battle of the finances: venture capital vs. private equity

If a business is searching for a source of external funding, it can turn to various sources. Some of these sources may be vastly different,...

Venture Capital private equity Funding models

Kenya

Wamda Capital cofunds Kenyan B2B food supply platform

Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform announced today that it has successfully raised a Series A funding...

Twiga Wamda Capital Kenya

Regional

Hiro Tamura of European fund Atomico analyzes tech ecosystems [Podcast]

During an event for Wamda Capital’s investors and partners earlier this year, Hiro Tamura gave a presentation on global emerging...

Hiro Tamura Wamda Capital podcast

Lebanon

Lebanese automotive marketplace receives $1.8M seed fund

Lebanese automotive marketplace Seez have received $1.8 million in seed funding from B&Y, Phoenician Funds, and Wamda Capital. Seez...

Seez seed fund B&Y

U.A.E

Compareit4me.com raises $3.5M

Comparison site Compareit4me.com announced today securing $3.5 million from existing investors including Wamda Capital, STC Ventures, Dubai...

Compareit4me.com Investment Wamda Capital

U.A.E

When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast]

From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to...

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U.A.E

Opportunities behind challenges of fintech in the Middle East [Podcast]

Fintech is hot. Globally, investments in fintech have been rising since 2012, and while they might drop slightly in 2017, according to CB...

Fintech podcast Wamda Capital

Turkey

Modest fashion site Modanisa closes new round

Modanisa, the Turkey-based modest fashion site, has closed a fourth round of funding. Led by Dubai-based VC Wamda Capital for an...

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United States

MENA startup culture shows signs of early Silicon Valley

The MENA region is a beacon of largely unchartered technological territory with its potential often stunted by lagging institutional...

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U.A.E

STEP gets $2M Series A, plans a digital media empire

STEP Group has closed a Series A funding round with a $2 million investment from regional investors, including Wamda Capital,...

Step Conference Step music Wamda Capital

Turkey

A look at Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem [Podcast]

This podcast has been crossposted from Wamda Capital. The Turkish ecosystem has come a long way over the past three to four years. The...

podcast Wamda Capital ecosystem growth

Saudi Arabia

Careem now a unicorn, raising $350M

Careem has become the Middle East’s second ‘unicorn’, after investment from Japan's ecommerce giant Rakuten Inc and...

careem STC Venture Capital

U.A.E

Dubai food tech startup Lunch:on raises $500K seed

Lunch:on today announced the closing of a seed round of $500,000 led by Wamda Capital, with participation from Arzan VC, Dubai Angel...

Lunch:On Wamda Capital arzan

U.A.E

Compareit4me closes $2.4M funding round

The financial comparison site Compareit4me.com has closed a funding round of $2.4 million. According to a statement released by the...

Investment Compareit4me.com Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Dubai-based The Luxury Closet closes Series B round of $7.8M

The Luxury Closet has closed a Series B round of $7.8 million. Led by Wamda Capital, the investment is one of the highest in MENA this...

The Luxury Closet Wamda Capital Kunal Kapoor

Turkey

Wamda Capital invests $2.2M in Insider

Wamda Capital announced today a $2.2 million Series A investment in Insider, a smart digital platform for marketers to personalize,...

Insider turkey Wamda Capital

Saudi Arabia

Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: challenges and opportunities [Podcast]

This podcast was previously published by Wamda Capital. After the launch of their podcasts in English, featuring talks with...

Wamda Capital Fadi Ghandour ksa

Regional

Making media pay: unlocking the potential in MENA digital [Opinion]

Arab youth is a demographic to be respected and reckoned with, as they represent one of the world’s fastest growing segments and are...

Kharabeesh Opinion tamatem

U.A.E

Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh

Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash...

Kharabeesh Wamda Capital Investment

Regional

What's holding MENA's digital media market back? [Podcast]

This podcast has been crossposted from Wamda Capital. Digital media is a growing market, but the amount of education still required for...

Wamda Capital digital content Kharabeesh

Turkey

Turkish logistics startup raises $1M

Kapgel, a Turkish on-demand logistics platform, has announced it's closed a $1 million round from Wamda Capital, Addventure,...

KapGel Wamda Capital turkey

Regional

Oasis500's FinTech Workshop

Oasis500 is hosting a Business and Entrepreneurship workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs with ideas in Financial Technology from August...

fin-tech Oasis500 Technology

U.A.E

IT platform Geeks raises $600K seed round

And 6500 happy customers. (Image via Geeks) Geeks.ae, an on-demand tech services platform that helps connect consumers and business...

Geeks investments Wamda Capital

Kuwait

Kuwait’s Boxit gets seed funding, looks to tackle UAE and KSA

This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. The core team. From left to right: Lijo Antony, head of product development,...

Boxit Wamda Capital Arzan VC

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