Lebanon What I know about bad investments: Walid Mansour [Know your VC] In a debate in 2016 Walid Mansour was keen to shed the image of VCs as “cigar smoking fat cats”. “We have investors... Lucy Knight • 03 April, 2017 MEVP Know your VC What I Know
Regional Is regional innovation standing in the way of investments? [Know your VC] Samih Toukan, chairman of Jabbar Internet Group says that the MENA region doesn’t lack innovative ideas, but rather... Maya Rahal • 28 February, 2017 Samih Toukan MENA investments
Regional $815M+ invested in MENA startups in 2016 #Wamda2016 2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for... Tarek Faycal • 03 January, 2017 Wamda2016 Roundup investments
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... Maya Rahal • 01 June, 2016 Geeks investments Wamda Capital
Regional Fast Facts I: $300M+ in MENA startup exits (2015) As the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index noted, MENA countries collectively enjoy a startup ecosystem that is “almost... Jonas Feller • 31 December, 2015 exists investments funds
U.A.E Souq.com sells CashU Regional ecommerce site Souq.com has sold its online payment arm CashU. In what is known as a ‘management buyout’ the company was pur... Lucy Knight • 28 December, 2015 investments Online payments Genero Capital