Investing in E-Commerce: Part 1 [Wamda TV] In the first segment of the second panel at our June event CoE E-Commerce, Show Me The Money, Part 2: Investing in E-Commerce, Chris... Nina Curley • 09 September, 2012 CoE E-Commerce E-commerce Investment
Investing in E-Commerce: Part 2 [Wamda TV] In the second segment of the second panel at our June event CoE E-Commerce, Show Me The Money, Part 2: Investing in E-Commerce, moderator... Wamda • 18 September, 2012 CoE E-Commerce E-commerce Investment
Yemeksepeti to Enter MENA Region After $44M Investment from General Atlantic As Webrazzi reported today, Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site, has announced a US $44 million round of funding from New... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Food & Beverage Investment
Namshi Raises $20m Round from JP Morgan, Blakeney Management Christmas is coming early this year to several of Rocket Internet's clones. The latest in a slew of investments by J.P. Morgan, Namshi, the... Nina Curley • 26 September, 2012 Rocket Internet Investment E-commerce
OPIC and Abraaj Capital Commit $150M to Boost SMEs in MENA Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt now have even more opportunities to for growth, as Sunday the Overseas Private... Glen Dalakian II • 11 September, 2012 Government Investment
Goodbye Mizado, Hello Jumia: Inside Rocket Internet's Newest Gamble in Egypt Jumia, the new online mall, launched with little fanfare in Egypt just over two months ago, the progeny of the German behemoth... Omar Aysha • 13 September, 2012 Rocket Internet Egypt Ecosystem
Teshkeel Media Group Equity Stake Acquired by Crescent Enterprises Crescent Enterprises, a subsidiary of the UAE-based Crescent Group, announced the acquisition of an equity stake in the Teshkeel Media... Glen Dalakian II • 07 September, 2012 Acquisitions
Sawari, Union Capital Announce $1.2m Investment in Egyptian Financial Services Company Sawari Ventures and Union Capital have announced $1.2 million in investment in Financial Services Company (FSC), an Egyptian company that... Nina Curley • 03 September, 2012 Investment Loyalty Programs
RoundMenu Announces $730K Round of Funding to Expand into New Markets After launching just over a month ago, RoundMenu has closed its first round of investment, for US $730,000, led by HoneyBee Tech Ventures,... Nina Curley • 27 August, 2012 Food & Beverage Mobile Apps Technology
Moroccan Social Ad Startup Buzzeff Raises $1.2M for International Expansion In the Moroccan digital space today, startup Buzzeff is becoming a strong and influential player with a fresh approach to advertising.... Karim Jazouani • 21 August, 2012 Advertising Digital Advertising Digital Marketing
Lebanese Entrepreneur Invents Lego For Electronics, Raises $3.65M from US VCs Lebanese entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir will now be able to bring snap-together electronics toys littleBits to a wider audience, thanks to a new... Nina Curley • 19 July, 2012 Investment
Silicon Valley Fund 500 Startups Invests in Jeeran Silicon Valley-based seed fund and accelerator 500 Startups has today announced investment in Jeeran, the popular Amman-based user review... Nina Curley • 18 July, 2012 Investment Endeavor
Where to Find Funding and Support: Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for the UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an... Kia Davis • 17 July, 2012 Investment
3 Things that Investors and Entrepreneurs Can Do to Avoid An Eternal War Apple is the most valuable company around the world. Google is the search titan and the innovative platform in the tech industry. Microsoft... Ayman Abou Hend • 20 June, 2012 Investment
Vodafone Egypt Launches EGP 20m Investment Fund and Incubator We've received word that Vodafone Egypt is launching an EGP 20 million (US $3.3 million) investment fund that will focus on small, web and... Nina Curley • 12 June, 2012 Investment
MBC Ventures Launches, Invests in Falafel Games, Aranim, Supermama MBC Group announced early this week the launch of a new venture capital arm, MBC Ventures, which will invest in media and entertainment... Nina Curley • 30 May, 2012 Investment
Striving for Funding: Confessions from Dubai's CareZone Editor’s note (NC): Sometimes a good idea does not find funding in an appropriate time frame. It could be a failure of execution, o... Wamda • 21 May, 2012 Investment
New VC Sinbad Ventures to Focus on Early Stage Global Web and Mobile Startups Ahmad Takatkah, the former Head of Investments for N2V, has announced the launch of new venture capital fund Sinbad Ventures, which will... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2012 Accelerators Investment
15 Tips For Pitching to Investors from Culture Shift in Cairo Karen McGregor, a social investor from the Scottish investment firm FirstPort, gave a workshop during the Culture Shift event about how to... Omar Aysha • 14 May, 2012 Angel Investment Investment Negotiation
Maroc Numeric Fund Invests In Moroccan Daily Deals Site MyDeal.ma The first Moroccan group buying website MyDeal.ma announced investment of 2 million Moroccan Dirhams (~$240,000) by the Maroc Numeric Fund... Maya Rahal • 02 April, 2012 Daily Deals Mydeal.ma MNF
Regional Valuation methods for SMEs in MENA [Opinion] Valuation in the Middle East and North Africa for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a mixture of art, science, negotiations,... Elie Habib • 04 April, 2012 Investment
How to Understand a VC Term Sheet Having trouble understanding the ins and outs of the investment process or curious what terms you can expect to see in a standard term... Wamda • 03 April, 2012 Investment
Riyada Enterprise Development Acquires 50% Stake In The Entertainer Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) has announced its intent to acquire a 50% stake in The Entertainer, a consumer services company that... Nina Curley • 27 March, 2012 Investment
Negotiate Your Startup’s Success, Part One: Talking to Investors Last week, a friend of mine was meeting with a potential investor for a new venture he was kicking off. He called me to discuss and seek... Nadim Haddad • 12 March, 2012 Investment