U.A.E The UAE's startup ecosystem: challenges and opportunities The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has found success in diversifying its economy away from oil and becoming the leading business hub for... Wamda • 12 February, 2019 entreprenership Google startup
U.A.E Dubizzle stake acquired for $190 million UAE-based online classifieds website dubizzle has been fully acquired by Naspers, a South Africa-based investor through its subsidiary OLX... Wamda • 13 January, 2019 Dubizzle classifieds marketplace
Regional A look at Francophone Africa's tech ecosystem By Fanny Dauchez - head of business development and regional alliances of Central and West Africa at Seedstars World The... Thought Leadership • 10 January, 2019 francophone africa African entrepreneurs
Egypt In conversation with Mounir Nakhla of Egypt's Halan Beyond Cairo’s colonial boulevards, the streets in the outskirts of the city tend to be too narrow for cars to pass through. These... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 January, 2019 ride hailing Sharing Economy cairo
Regional Trends to expect in 2019 Entrepreneurship across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has now become a viable and more sustainable career path for those... Wamda • 31 December, 2018 entreprenership MENA E-commerce
Regional Wamda launches new programme for budding entrepreneurs Wamda today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind fellowship programme, Wamda X. The grant-based offering aims to attract promising... Wamda • 13 December, 2018 wamda Wamda Capital Wamda News
Palestine Gaza startup Vidmass raises pre-Seed from Ibtikar and Vision VC Vidmass, a Gaza-based startup specialising in online video creation, has raised a pre-seed round of investment from early-stage funds... Reine Farhat • 18 September, 2018 pre-Seed Investment Ibtikar VC
Regional Dubz was shortlisted in the Marriott Hotels TestBED Middle East & Africa [Video] Dubz, a luggage pickup, storage and delivery service in Dubai, was shortlisted in the Marriott Hotels TestBED programme in the MEA... Staff writer • 12 January, 2018 TestBed Marriott
Global Startup Watch: Porsche’s new hybrid car, patriotic entrepreneurs in China, and babies' F1 innovation The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 28 September, 2017 Porsche tesla Hybrid
Global Startup Watch: Google’s new phone, VC money for women startups, and the MENA’s startup economy The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 21 September, 2017 Google Hong Kong VCs
Global Startup Watch: About the public failure of facial recognition, Apple Pay in the UAE and airport nap pods The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 14 September, 2017 Startup Watch iPhone apple
Global Startup Watch: Dubai the blockchain hub, Uber Business in the KSA, and the failing startups The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 07 September, 2017 Startup Watch Bitcoin Blockchain
Global Startup Watch: Uber’s new era, a computer that can smell and wealth secrets The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Reine Farhat • 31 August, 2017 Startup Watch Uber AI
Global Startup Watch: The vampire startup, the era’s new banks and the dark side of entrepreneurship The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 24 August, 2017 Startup Watch Facebook Amazon
Global Startup Watch: Kidpreneurs loading, virtual shopping, and anti-depression apps The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 17 August, 2017 Startup Watch Kidpreneurs virtual reality
Global Startup Watch: Message from the Pharaohs, zombie startups, and indoor farming The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 10 August, 2017 Startup Watch Coworking Spaces VC
Global Startup Watch: Facebook TV, gone with the wind, and crowdfunding in the UAE The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 06 August, 2017 Startup Watch Facebook TV Google Play Store
Global Startup Watch: Paint is back, punished Google, and tech titans AI clash The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 27 July, 2017 Startup Watch Google Paint
Global Startup Watch: Game of Thrones’ princess-preneur, food on Mars, and hotel-tech The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 20 July, 2017 Startup Watch Emoji Game of Thrones
Global Startup Watch: Overfunding kills, cybersecurity smartphones, and Toyota’s AI fund The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 13 July, 2017 Startup Watch Jawbone AI
Global Startup Watch: ME millennials getting their hands dirty and Japan’s new platformer The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 06 July, 2017 Startup Watch Robocop iPhone
Bahrain Tackling the region’s growing problem, diabetes For years, Hussain Albar watched his mother suffer from diabetes. Each day, she would prick herself several times in order to log in a... Lucy Knight • 06 July, 2017 Healthcare Diabetes uae
Global Startup Watch: Robots, iPhones, hacking of Ukraine and Bitcoin's rival The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Lucy Knight • 22 June, 2017 Startup Watch cybersecurity Uber
Global Startup Watch: Techies for kids, entrepreneurship in outer space, and more on Islamic fintech The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 08 June, 2017 Startup Watch startups entreprenership