Wamda

U.A.E

The evolution of Wally, from expenses tracking to personal finance AI

Resilience is often highlighted as an important skill for entrepreneurs to have and few have shown as much resilience as Saeid Hejazi and...

wally Fintech ChatGPT

Kuwait

Lessons learned from building a tech startup in Kuwait

Tarek Sakr is the founder and CEO of Kuwait-based e-commerce startup, 4Sale Building a tech startup in Kuwait is no easy task for an...

4Sale kuwait

Global

How Muzz lost a battle but won market share

In the quest to innovate, disrupt and offer something new, startups can often agitate and annoy incumbent players. For Muslim-focused...

Muzz

Egypt

Tactful AI: Tracing the pivots before the exit

In 2016, Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed Elmasry moved to the UK, in hopes of building a local tech product with global know-how and impact....

deeptech Tactful AI

Iraq

Sandoog: Enabling e-commerce in Iraq

For many, Iraq still conjures up visions of war, struggle and corruption. Life, admittedly is not the easiest in the country, but beyond...

Sandoog E-commerce

Yemen

Yemen's pursuit of an e-commerce sector

The growth of entrepreneurial activity witnessed across most parts of the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) has recently permeated...

Yemen E-commerce

Egypt

What are the repercussions of Capiter’s downfall?

There was a surge in startup activity during the pandemic that saw record-breaking investment channeled to some of the region’s most...

Capiter

Egypt

Egyptian marketplace for toys Tasala shuts down due to import restrictions

The ongoing war in Ukraine and the ensuing economic fallout have sent shockwaves across the financial global markets amid rising...

E-ommerce inflation Tasala

Saudi Arabia

From Resalaty to Unifonic, tracing the Saudi startup’s journey

It is difficult to recall a time when messaging large numbers of people was impossible, but that was the reality for brothers Ahmed and...

Unifonic

Egypt

Shift EV to expand beyond Egypt after raising Series A round

Egypt-based electric mobility startup Shift EV, has raised an undisclosed Series A round, led by the startup's existing...

Shift EV

Egypt

Mozare3: Enabling small farmers in Egypt to become bankable

The agriculture sector is the largest employer in Egypt; nearly 28 per cent of the total workforce work in agriculture, according to USAID....

Agtech Mozare3

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...

Xina AI

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...

contech Construction Konn Technologies

Regional

How we pivoted our startup with grace

Walid Daniel Dib is the co-founder and CEO of hala, a UAE-based insuretech startup Spoiler: There was absolutely no grace...

Pivot Hala

U.A.E

Opontia: Enabling e-commerce brands to go global

The GCC region is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in the world according to a report from Dubai’s CommerCity, with...

e-commerce enablement E-commerce Opontia

Saudi Arabia

Why Mumzworld is a unique story for the Arab region

The Mumzworld story is a triumph for e-commerce startups and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Arab region. The journey of the two...

Mumzworld

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...

anghami

Global

Anghami goes public on NASDAQ via SPAC

Music streaming platform Anghami is listing on the New York NASDAQ exchange via a merger with special purpose acquisition company...

anghami lebanon SPAC

Egypt

Uber Egypt achieves 80 per cent recovery rate

Uber Egypt has achieved a recovery rate of 80 per cent, Uber Egypt’s general manager Ahmed Khalil announced at RiseUp Summit 2020,...

Uber Egypt Covid19 Rise Up 2020

Global

How did a high school dropout become a billionaire?

The school dropout who becomes a successful entrepreneur seems like a typical Silicon Valley success story, but where the likes of Bill...

NikhilKamath Zerodha

Sudan

Flex: Delivering a technological revolution in Sudan

In less than 20 years, Sudan has experienced a civil war resulting in the cession of South Sudan, uprisings that led to the ouster of...

Last mile delivery Last mile Flex

Egypt

Sigma Fit's journey from sweatproof gym gear to medical PPE in Egypt

Sigma Fit, which earned international acclaim in January at the world’s largest consumer products show in Las Vegas, specialises in...

wearables covid-19

Lebanon

Can Lebanon's entrepreneurship ecosystem survive?

Beirut made headlines worldwide as a devastating explosion shook the Lebanese capital’s port area last week, resulting in an...

beirut

U.A.E

Why are there so few Emirati entrepreneurs?

Earlier this year Wamda published a report on the state of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and North Africa. What emerged from our...

emiratis uae

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