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... Triska Hamid • 14 December, 2023 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... Thought Leadership • 24 August, 2023 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... Triska Hamid • 30 March, 2023 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.... Dunya Hassanein • 27 March, 2023 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... Triska Hamid • 02 March, 2023 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... Dunya Hassanein • 23 February, 2023 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... Dunya Hassanein • 13 September, 2022 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... Dunya Hassanein • 13 June, 2022 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... Triska Hamid • 25 April, 2022 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... Dunya Hassanein • 12 April, 2022 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.... Dunya Hassanein • 16 January, 2022 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... Wamda • 23 December, 2021 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... Dunya Hassanein • 05 October, 2021 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... Thought Leadership • 27 July, 2021 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... Dunya Hassanein • 12 July, 2021 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... Fadi Ghandour • 29 June, 2021 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... Triska Hamid • 10 February, 2022 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... Shaimaa El Nazer • 03 March, 2021 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,... Dunya Hassanein • 14 December, 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... Wamda • 22 November, 2020 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... Dunya Hassanein • 06 October, 2020 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... Matt Smith • 25 August, 2020 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... Shaimaa El Nazer • 13 August, 2020 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... Wamda • 11 August, 2020 emiratis uae