Tunisia Dhekra Khelifi leads 216 Capital to disrupt the Tunisian startup ecosystem Over the past two and a half years, Tunisian venture capital (VC) firm 216 Capital Ventures has backed the Tunisian entrepreneurial... Thought Leadership • 14 March, 2024 Dhekra Khelifi 216 Capital Ventures
Saudi Arabia Tawaref Series: an entrepreneur's journey in Saudi Arabia, from bootstrapping to big bucks As an entrepreneur considering a landing in Saudi Arabia and the establishment of a company, a crucial decision awaits: whether to navigate... Tawaref • 19 February, 2024 Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia
Regional Does Mena’s proptech sector still have room for growth? Proptech, short for property technology, is steadily gaining momentum within the real estate sector across the Middle East and North Africa... Dunya Hassanein • 12 February, 2024 Proptech
Saudi Arabia Tawaref Series: navigating Saudi expansion In today's interconnected global economy, tech entrepreneurs are continually exploring new frontiers to expand their businesses and... Tawaref • 05 February, 2024 Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia An introduction to the Tawaref series Wamda has partnered up with Tawaref, a Saudi Arabia-based tech investment community that also provides startup advisory, legal consultancy... Tawaref • 05 February, 2024 Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia
Regional Startup funding in 2023 slows down in majority of Mena markets Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) saw a decline in all but three countries. While the overall amount raised grew... Wamda • 08 January, 2024 Investment
Regional Trends to expect in 2024 This year will be the year of reckoning for startups across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as global inflation continues to rise... Wamda • 04 January, 2024 Predictions
Regional Our top stories from 2023 This past year has been one of highs and lows for startups and investors across the Middle East and North Africa, from the ongoing economic... Wamda • 28 December, 2023 Roundup
U.A.E Sukooni: a local approach to mental healthcare Mental health has long been considered taboo in the culture of the Middle East, and so has seeking help. With the rise in telehealth... Dunya Hassanein • 21 December, 2023 mental health Sukooni
U.A.E The evolution of Wally, from expenses tracking to personal finance AI Resilience is often highlighted as an important skill for entrepreneurs to have and few have shown as much resilience as Saeid Hejazi and... Triska Hamid • 14 December, 2023 wally Fintech ChatGPT
Regional Startups in Mena raised $764 million in November 2023, highest amount recorded this year Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have raised $764 million across 42 rounds in November 2023, a jump of 390 per cent... Wamda • 05 December, 2023 Investment
Palestine Palestinian entrepreneurs are facing the disastrous repercussions of war Monthly VC investment deals were transformed into data on the numbers killed and wounded. The number of startups being founded were... Amro Selim • 30 November, 2023 conflict palestine Gaza
Kuwait Why has Kuwait’s startup ecosystem fallen behind? At one point, Kuwait was at the forefront of the startup ecosystem in the GCC, producing some of the region’s most robust companies... Nesma Abdel Azim • 23 November, 2023 kuwait
Regional A look at GOMYCODE’s expansion strategy Following its $8 million Series A round last year, Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE has been ramping up its expansion across Africa and now... Dunya Hassanein • 20 November, 2023 GoMyCode EdTech Expansion
Global Lessons to learn from South Korea’s startup ecosystem The UAE and Saudi Arabia are both courting and engaging with South Korea’s startup ecosystem in a bid to attract its startups to... Triska Hamid • 16 November, 2023 South Korea
Regional Mena startups raised $156 million in October 2023 Funding in October 2023 saw a turnaround after exhibiting a downward trend for the past four months. Startups in the Middle East and North... Wamda • 06 November, 2023 Investment
Regional Will the Middle East's accession to BRICS impact the startup sector? Earlier this year, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, alongside Iran, were welcomed into the BRICS alliance, which comprises Brazil, Russia,... Amro Selim • 02 November, 2023 BRICS Arab startup
Egypt Egyptian startup ecosystem faces litmus test following debit and credit card use restrictions The Egyptian startup ecosystem is facing yet more difficulty after local banks suspended the use of debit cards outside Egypt and limited... Dunya Hassanein • 26 October, 2023 currency devaluation
Saudi Arabia Democrance raises investment from Wa’ed Ventures to fund Saudi expansion Democrance, a UAE-headquartered insurtech company, has raised a funding round from Wa’ed, the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco.... News • 24 October, 2023 Wa’ed Ventures Democrance
U.A.E Wamda's roundup of Expand North Star For the first time, the startup section of Gitex, Expand North Star (ENS), was split from the main event causing confusion among some and a... Triska Hamid • 19 October, 2023 Expand North Star GITEX
U.A.E Integra Seven and Wamda release first of its kind "State of Tech Talent in Dubai" report Demand for specialised tech talent in Dubai will likely exceed supply. Ninety per cent of tech companies have tech talent dispersed a... Wamda • 16 October, 2023 talent tech talent Wamda Research Lab
Regional Starting a venture with an exit in mind Hassan Jaffar and Marwan Chaar are the co-founders of Carzaty, which was acquired in 2022 by Mexico’s Kavak, a used car platform last... Thought Leadership • 12 October, 2023 Carzaty Kavak Exit
Regional Do you need to work on your personal leadership? David Godfrey is a mentor at Peak Performance and co-founder of Chase Life Consulting Effective leadership is something many... Thought Leadership • 09 October, 2023 Leadership mental health
Regional The startup bundling SaaS solutions through buy now pay later UAE-based entrepreneur Amal Abdullahev wanted to build a startup to match businesses with social media influencers, but the biggest... Dunya Hassanein • 21 September, 2023 SAAS BNPL