Regional Fourth Edition of TiE Women MENA Programme 2023 As we were truly inspired by your innovative ideas, determination, and passion, today we are excited to announce the launch of the 4th... News • 02 July, 2023 TiE
Regional An entrepreneurial perspective on untapped opportunities and lingering barriers for women Madiha Bee is the founder and CEO of Awakened Woman, a coaching and education platform for Arab women to step into greater service and... Thought Leadership • 20 April, 2023 Women empowerment
Algeria Green Algeria: Turning household waste into electricity Algerians produce 13 million tonnes of household waste per year, or one kilogram per inhabitant, per day. While 45 per cent of this waste... Triska Hamid • 07 November, 2022 Green Algeria agritech Sustainability
Regional The gender gap in startup investment Almost two thirds of female founders believe that Middle East and North Africa (Mena) based investors are less likely than global investors... Triska Hamid • 12 October, 2022 women entrepreneurs Investment
Regional Does Mena need to pay greater attention to developments in AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated through almost every industry and sector, changing our daily interactions with technology... Nesma Abdel Azim • 15 September, 2022 Artificial intelligence
Regional Why I launched the 2022 Female Angels Movement It was late 2021, and I had just come off a panel at GITEX where we had discussed, at length, the struggles women face when fundraising.... Thought Leadership • 22 June, 2022 Angel Investment 2022 Female Angels
Global Cartier Women's Initiative Since 2006, Cartier Women’s Initiative seeks to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs, providing them with financial,... Wamda • 09 June, 2022 Cartier
Regional TiE Women 2022 Global Pitch Competition The mission of TiE Women is to embrace, engage and empower women entrepreneurs across the globe – irrespective of the size of the... Wamda • 09 June, 2022 Women Entrepreneur TiE
Regional Why is there a lack of investment in startups founded by women? In January and February of 2022 alone, startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $622 million. To have broken the half a... Wamda • 08 March, 2022 women entrepreneurs Investment
U.A.E Nabta Health raises $1.5 million as femtech gains ground worldwide Fertility rates across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) are in decline, partly for socio-economic reasons and increasingly due to... Triska Hamid • 22 February, 2022 Nabta Health femtech
Jordan What is so special about Jordan? Almost a third of all the entreprenuers in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) are Jordanian, despite the country accounting for just 3... Wamda • 23 December, 2021 Xina AI
Regional One-third of Mena’s femtech companies are based in the UAE Kate Batz is the director of FemTech Analytics, managing partner at Longevity Capital as well as director of strategy and business... Thought Leadership • 06 December, 2021 femtech healthtech
U.A.E Tarjama raises investment from Amethis to fuel global expansion Amethis, an investment fund focused on Africa and Mena has acquired a minority stake in UAE-based Tarjama. Founded in... News • 16 November, 2021 Tarjama Amethis
Global How is impact measured? Most organisations around the world want to create “impact”, but what does this impact look like and what is the best way to... Wamda • 04 November, 2021 Impact
Regional Women cannot have it all... Julie Nguyen is the founder of Crunchmoms, a professional network based in the UAE for talented, working mothers. There is... Thought Leadership • 12 October, 2021 Women empowerment
Jordan Meet Konn Technologies, the Jordanian startup bringing innovation to construction The population of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) remains one of the fastest growing in the world. While the growth trajectory has... Dunya Hassanein • 05 October, 2021 contech Construction Konn Technologies
Saudi Arabia Taffi: Democratising personal styling for women in Mena Throughout history, the most powerful tastemakers have been the wealthy, whose way of life is often portrayed as aspirational and an... Nagham Al Eithan • 19 August, 2021 Taffi Online shopping personalisation
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group acquires majority stake in Mumzworld Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group, a healthcare distributor and logistics company has acquired a majority stake in UAE-based e-commerce... News • 28 June, 2021 acquisition news Mumzworld
Saudi Arabia Gathern raises $6 million Series A led by STV Saudi Arabia-based Gathern, a peer-to-peer (P2P) vacation rental marketplace has raised a $6 million Series A round led by STV with... News • 23 May, 2021 Gathern Series A
Regional Clean disruption: The rise of clean beauty marketplaces in Mena It was personal need that pushed Amina Grimen and Ayat Toufeeq to launch an e-commerce site dedicated to skincare. The pair were struggling... Triska Hamid • 13 May, 2021 clean beauty
Jordan Amam Ventures launches in Jordan to support women-focused SMEs Amam Ventures has launched in Jordan with a fund anchored by the Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) and Dutch Good Growth Fund... News • 05 May, 2021 Jordan Amam Ventures
U.A.E Mindshift Capital invests in US medtech startup UAE-based Mindshift Capital has invested in the Series C raise of US-based OtoNexus Medical Technologies This marks the eight... News • 21 April, 2021 Mindshift Capital Fund medtech
Regional The future is in STEM – but only men benefit right now The KIP Index is the first Middle East and North Africa (Mena) sector-based measure of women-inclusive policies and practices in local... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2021 STEM gender gap
Regional Is the Mena region ready for femtech? Amid the boom in healthtech over this past year, there is one sector that is now experiencing greater interest - femtech. This sector... Nagham Al Eithan • 01 April, 2021 femtech healthtech