Wamda

U.A.E

Pivots and Failures with Repeat's Omer Aslan Gurel

Omer Aslan Gurel could have easily followed the path that was laid out for him – go to university and eventually join his family...

food tech Entrepreneur podcast

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's PIF invests $400 million in ex-Uber chief's startup

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has invested $400 million into Uber founder Travis...

PIF Uber

U.A.E

The bakery that finds clients on Instagram

The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well....

Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media

Regional

Grofers receives funding from Abu Dhabi firm

Source: Arabian Business A unit of Abu Dhabi Capital Group (ADCG) has invested about $10 million in Grofers, the Indian online grocery...

grocery online store E-commerce

U.A.E

Shopping for groceries with El Grocer

The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the...

el grocer e-grocery Dubai

Egypt

In conversation with Amir Allam of elmenus

When working as a technology consultant, Amir Allam realised the frustration he had with finding up-to-date restaurant menus and pictures...

ElMenus food tech Egypt

U.A.E

How do you grow tomatoes in the desert?

In the latest edition of our Food Technology podcast series, we spoke with Sky Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer at...

Agriculture agritech podcast

Jordan

Jordan's Ghoorcom looks to boost farmers’ profits through technology

Ghoorcom is a Jordanian business-to-business startup that could transform the country’s agriculture sector, swelling farmers’...

farming Blockchain

U.A.E

Snooze notification: How LUNCH:ON copes during Ramadan

For a lunch delivery company in the UAE, Ramadan is the seasonal dip that LUNCH:ON needs to contend with. So how does the company adapt to...

f&b food tech Lunch:On

U.A.E

In conversation with Dana Baki of LUNCH:ON

LUNCH:ON partners with restaurants to offer office workers a selection of curated meals at discounted prices. It was founded by Mohammad Al...

Lunch:On food tech Entrepreneur

Regional

Tech in food: the transformation of an industry - Register your interest

Tech in food: the transformation of an industry. Limited capacity, register your interest here. Wamda is hosting a panel on April...

Regional

E-groceries: The fastest growing e-commerce segment

In the $8.3 billion e-commerce sector in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), it is the grocery segment that has perhaps experienced...

online grocery e-grocery Food delivery

U.A.E

Zomato sells UAE business to Delivery Hero

Source: Economic Times Zomato Media, which owns and operates the eponymous online food delivery and restaurant discovery...

India zomato Delivery Hero

Regional

The Middle East’s technological forte is in the food sector [Opinion]

As Gulfood draws to a close in Dubai this week, one of the biggest exhibitions in the region, the appetite for food is palatable [all puns...

food Food accelerator Innovation

Kuwait

The growth of e-groceries in Kuwait

InstaSalla is a Kuwait-based e-grocery company launched in 2016 by Smart Mart, an e-commerce platform. Today, InstaSalla is the leading...

e-grocery online grocery kuwait

Regional

Digital Dining: How food delivery is forcing restaurants to change

Food delivery apps have been a catalyst for change throughout the restaurant industry. What started as a response to the...

Food & Beverage Food delivery ride hailing

U.A.E

In conversation with Sky Kurtz of the UAE's Pure Harvest

Pure Harvest Smart Farms is one of the first hydroponic farms in the Middle East region, growing tomatoes in a sensor-filled greenhouse. At...

hydroponics Agriculture agritech

U.A.E

Smart farming for food security

The UAE consumes more than 80 per cent of its freshwater resources to produce less than 15 per cent of its food supply according to...

farming hydroponics sensors

Egypt

Fakahany raises $700,000 seed

Source: MENAbytes Fakahany, a Cairo based farm-to-door fresh produce e-commerce platform has raised $700,000 in seed funding, the...

seed fund E-commerce

Kenya

Twiga Foods raises $10 million

Twiga Foods has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global...

Twiga Foods Wamda Capital Funding

Turkey

Tarfin raises $1.3 million in seed round

Tarfin recently completed a $1.3 million seed round led by Turkey-based Collective Spark Fund with co-investment from Wamda Capital. The...

Agriculture agritech Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Niche e-grocery stores are gaining momentum and this Saudi startup is taking note

A research led by Think with Google, found that millennials are very much concerned about their health. If they’re going to live...

Saudi Arabia ecommerce f&b

Kuwait

Kuwait’s path towards becoming a food capital

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. As the GCC looks to diversify their revenue streams away from the oil and gas sector, Kuwait is...

kuwait Nuwait f&b

Egypt

New startups on the block: February

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

new startups Jarra Carriage

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