Pakistan In conversation with Muneeb Maayr of Bykea As one of the founders of Daraz, Pakistan’s biggest e-commerce platform, Muneeb Maayr is considered one of the country’s most... Yasmeen Nabil • 27 August, 2019 Daraz ride-hailing pakistan
Pakistan Ready for investment in Pakistan Pakistan’s presence in global news is more commonly associated with tense political conflicts, the threat of nuclear war and... Triska Hamid - Ayesha Ghaffar • 25 August, 2019 pakistan entrepreneurship sme
Saudi Arabia Who is spearheading digitisation in Saudi Arabia? Sofana Dahlan is one of the first ten female lawyers authorised to practice law in Saudi Arabia. She is also the president and founder... Thought Leadership • 22 August, 2019 E-government digital adoption
Egypt In conversation with Amr Fawzi of GoodsMart After working for several years in engineering, Amr Fawzi decided to quit his job and start his own business when he saw a problem in... Yasmeen Nabil • 20 August, 2019 goodsmart Egypt E-commerce
U.A.E The bakery that finds clients on Instagram The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well.... Triska Hamid • 18 August, 2019 Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media
U.A.E The case for accelerators in the UAE Shahzad Bhatti is the founder and owner of the Co-Working PopUp, a community-driven coworking space and incubator for startups and small... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2019 acceleration Accelerators
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Sara Sawaf of AYA Animations Sara Sawaf studied finance and marketing while at university, but her career path took her along a more humanitarian route. Prior to... Ayesha Ghaffar • 13 August, 2019 content Animation Women Entrepreneur
Regional 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
Jordan The key to sustainable growth lies in Jordan's SMEs Yara Asad is the project manager at Building Markets in Jordan where she focuses on assessing businesses and their investment... Thought Leadership • 08 August, 2019 sme amman Report
Palestine In conversation with Ahmed Hashlamon of Mashvisor Mashvisor was founded by Peter Abualzolof and Mohammed Jebrini in 2014 with the aim of providing real estate investment data analysis to... Triska Hamid • 06 August, 2019 Mashvisor palestine
Egypt The reasons behind Egypt's startup boom Barely a week goes by without a startup in Egypt announcing an investment round. The country has over the past few years ramped up its... Yasmeen Nabil • 04 August, 2019 cairo Swvl Egypt Innovate
Regional 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 data privacy
Lebanon In conversation with Priscilla Elora Sharuk of Myki Myki is a Beirut-based cyber security company that offers users an offline password manager through a mobile application. The app allows... Triska Hamid • 30 July, 2019 MyKi cyber security
Global Russia's comeback to the Middle East Much has been said about China’s rising trade and investment in the Middle East, particularly in the tech space, but another... Triska Hamid - Ayesha Ghaffar • 28 July, 2019 Russia Dubai Internet City
Regional 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
Regional 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 china Silk Road WeChat