Onsi Sawiris leads investment on Canada's Drop

 Source: Tech Crunch Commerce and marketing are radically changing these days. Consumers are increasingly looking for brands...

News • 26 August, 2019

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E-Commerce Summit 2019

Egypt’s E-Commerce Summit returns this year to drive the growth of the e-commerce industry in Egypt and the MENA region....

Wamda • 20 August, 2019

Middle East Youth Expo 2019

The Middle East Youth Expo (MEYE 2019) will bring together thousands of young people in the Middle East to collaborate and explore...

Wamda • 19 August, 2019

Investigating the engagement of stakeholders with innovative startups in KSA [survey]

MiSK Innovation is conducting research for a report on stakeholder engagement with innovative startups in Saudi...

Wamda • 10 August, 2019

FinTech Accelerator

  Monsha’at and NCB are collaborating to launch the first FinTech accelerator in KSA. The program supports the...

Wamda • 04 August, 2019

How can consumers take back control of their data?

By Ankit Chaudhari, CEO and founder of Aiisma, a data management software and hardware company with headquarters in Las Vegas and an...

Thought Leadership • 01 August, 2019

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EmTech MENA 2019

EmTech MENA conference is happening on 04-05 November 2019 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai. The...

Wamda • 29 July, 2019

HiGuests closes investment at $1.1 million

Source: Menabytes  Dubai-based property management startup HiGuests has closed $1.1 million (EUR 1 million) in an investment round,...

News • 29 July, 2019

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Investigating the current state and potential of cultivating an ecosystem for 'Deep Tech' startups in the Mena region [survey]

In collaboration with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Wamda is conducting a research report to highlight the...

Wamda • 25 July, 2019

What impact will the recent UAE-China deals have on the Mid East startup sector?

In a recent piece on Wamda, I discussed the choice the Middle East would eventually have to make between US and Chinese technology. It...

Triska Hamid • 25 July, 2019

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Coded raises $1.3 million pre-series A

Source: SME10X Along with being the first coding academy in the Middle East, Coded is also the startup that brought the first coding...

News • 23 July, 2019

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How to identify the ideal startup founder

What makes a startup successful? There are many studies conducted to try to pinpoint the factors that contribute to the success of a...

Wamda • 21 July, 2019

Grofers receives funding from Abu Dhabi firm

Source: Arabian Business A unit of Abu Dhabi Capital Group (ADCG) has invested about $10 million in Grofers, the Indian online grocery...

News • 16 July, 2019

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AlgoDriven raises $625,000 in Pre-Series A

 Dubai-based automotive software company AlgoDriven has raised $625,000 in seed funding from domestic and international venture...

Ayesha Ghaffar • 14 July, 2019

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How Middle East startups can win on social

Lama Abdelbarr leads on digital communications for Middle East & Africa at Talkwalker, a social media analytics platform uses...

Thought Leadership • 11 July, 2019

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Clara closes seed round at $2,000,000

UAE-based Clara, a legal technology firm targeting startups has raised $2 million in seed funding from multiple investors including Wamda...

Ayesha Ghaffar • 10 July, 2019

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The Intelak Incubator

Led by the Emirates Group, GE, and Dubai Tourism, Intelak supports the most promising startups in the industry to launch, grow and...

Wamda • 10 July, 2019

Washmen raises $6.2 million Series B

Source: Menabytes Washmen, a Dubai-based dry cleaning and laundry service has raised $6.2 million in its Series B round, the startup...

News • 09 July, 2019

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Crowdfunding: A way to bridge the credit gap

At first glance, the Middle East and in particular the GCC, seems like an ideal market for a robust crowdfunding economy. But the growth of...

Annie Bricker • 07 July, 2019

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Ola raises $11 million in series J round

Source: LiveMint ANI Technologies-owned Cab aggregator Ola has raised $11 million in its ongoing Series J round from...

News • 04 July, 2019

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Angel Oasis 2019

The Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN) is launching its 2nd edition of their annual conference, Angel Oasis 2019,...

Wamda • 04 July, 2019

2019 Futurism Programme

The Futurism Programme, a 6-week, zero equity, accelerator programme in Dubai for the travel and tourism industry, aims to...

Wamda • 04 July, 2019

What makes a good entrepreneurship hub?

Recently, we published a feature on the battle of the startup hubs in the Middle East. There are several cities across the region,...

Thought Leadership • 04 July, 2019

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FlexxPay raises new funds

Source: GulfNews FlexxPay.com, a Dubai-based social impact start-up, announced it has raised funding from a group of individual and...

News • 03 July, 2019

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