Regional The baker who learned to code As the startup sector has boomed in the Middle East and North Africa, so too has the need for software engineers and developers. But... Amro Selim • 25 May, 2023 Talpods
Qatar Qatari healthtech At Home Doc raises $1.9 million pre-Series A round Qatari-based healthtech platform At Home Doc, has raised $1.9 million in a pre-series A round led by Elaj Group’s investment arm... News • 03 January, 2023 At Home Doc healthtech
Oman Carzaty: The realistic exit The used car market is worth over $16 billion in the GCC alone, but it is a highly fragmented sector, with mostly small resellers and... Triska Hamid • 19 December, 2022 Carzaty Oman marketplace
Kuwait Kuwaiti fintech Ruba raises pre-Seed round Kuwait-based fintech startup Ruba, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Seed funding. Founded in 2021 by Ameen Nadoom, Fawaz... News • 23 October, 2022 Ruba Fintech
U.A.E Twofour54 launches The Community Hub co-creating space in Abu Dhabi UAE-based media, entertainment, and gaming zone twofour54, has launched ‘The Community Hub’ located at Yas Creative Hub, a... News • 29 September, 2022 uae startup Community Hub
U.A.E BNPL Tabby secures $150 million credit facility UAE-based fintech Tabby, has secured $150 million in debt financing from Atalaya Capital Management and existing investor Partners for... News • 03 August, 2022 Tabby BNPL Fintech
U.A.E In conversation with Alfred Chuang Wamda and the Dubai Future Foundation are excited to host Alfred Chuang, General Partner at Silicon Valley-based Race Capital in an... Wamda • 25 May, 2022 Dubai Future Foundation
Iraq A look at the cleantech startups in Iraq Azza Yahia is part of the investment team at Five One Labs, an incubator based in Iraq Cleantech is a term initially coined in the 1990s... Thought Leadership • 02 December, 2021 Five One Labs Cleantech KESK
Regional Mena's mental health startups support fellow entrepreneurs' mental health and wellbeing Wamda and Microsoft for Startups have published a research report on the impact of Covid-19 on the state of mental health and... Wamda • 29 August, 2021
Palestine The case for hiring Palestinian talent Anam Raheem is talent matching manager at Gaza Sky Geeks. Imagine a business opportunity that accelerates innovation and profit for a... Thought Leadership • 05 April, 2021 gaza sky geeks brain drain
Regional Anghami: Success built on localisation When Eddy Maroun was skiing in a Lebanese mountain resort back in 2011, accessing music was a cumbersome affair. Music players like the... Triska Hamid • 10 February, 2022 anghami
Kuwait Boxit raises investment to continue its growth UAE-headquartered on-demand storage company Boxit, has secured its second funding round led by Kuwait-based Alif Ba Holding, with... Dunya Hassanein • 01 December, 2020 Boxit self-storage
Regional A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA region during uncertain times Wamda and Microsoft for Startups are hosting 'A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA... Wamda • 10 May, 2020
Global Just how different are the European and Mena ecosystems? “Shove your startup idea where the sun doesn’t shine” read the sign that greeted visitors to Slush, Europe’s... Triska Hamid • 24 November, 2019 slush Finland startup
Regional Wamda X applications to close 20 October Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its... Wamda • 09 October, 2019 wamda wamda x Wamda Capital
Egypt In conversation with Abdelhameed Sharara of RiseUp After seeing Banque Misr founder Talaat Harb in his dream giving a speech to entrepreneurs, Abdelhameed Sharara woke up with the idea for... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 September, 2019 RiseUp Summit RiseUp
Egypt The Egyptian startup encouraging pharmacies to go online By Ahmed Gabr Inconsistencies have always plagued access to healthcare services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. A... Middle East Exchange • 01 September, 2019 Health health tech healthtech
Egypt In conversation with Amr Fawzi of GoodsMart After working for several years in engineering, Amr Fawzi decided to quit his job and start his own business when he saw a problem in... Yasmeen Nabil • 20 August, 2019 goodsmart Egypt E-commerce
Regional Middle East Youth Expo 2019 The Middle East Youth Expo (MEYE 2019) will bring together thousands of young people in the Middle East to collaborate and explore... Wamda • 19 August, 2019
Palestine In conversation with Ahmed Hashlamon of Mashvisor Mashvisor was founded by Peter Abualzolof and Mohammed Jebrini in 2014 with the aim of providing real estate investment data analysis to... Triska Hamid • 06 August, 2019 Mashvisor palestine
U.A.E In conversation with Savitar Jagtiani of Twinning Savitar Jagtiani has a lot of experience taking a traditional brick and mortar business online. The Landmark Group, one of the largest... Triska Hamid • 23 July, 2019 startup Retail E-commerce
Palestine Is the Palestinian diaspora key to enabling local startups? Diyala Abdlrasul and Ghassan Taha Amayra are the co-founders of MENACatalyst The Palestinian plight is not a foreign... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2019 Palestinian Diaspora palestine
U.A.E London-headquartered GuestReady raises $6 million in series A Source: MenaBytes GuestReady, a London-headquartered short-term rental management startup has raised $6 million in its Series A led by... News • 19 June, 2019 Expansion Investment Rental
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... Yasmeen Nabil • 11 June, 2019 ElMenus food tech Egypt