Regional Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical... Thought Leadership • 24 January, 2019 Expansion growth Mentorship
U.A.E In conversation with Sky Kurtz of the UAE's Pure Harvest Pure Harvest Smart Farms is one of the first hydroponic farms in the Middle East region, growing tomatoes in a sensor-filled greenhouse. At... Triska Hamid • 23 January, 2019 hydroponics Agriculture agritech
Pakistan The Pakistani startup looking to print human organs As industries become more comfortable with 3D-printers, the next frontier for the technology goes beyond printing plastics to metals and... Triska Hamid • 22 January, 2019 3d printing 3d printer pakistan
Regional Innovation in the hands of refugees According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are 67 million refugees worldwide of these, 85 per cent are hosted by... Pamela Kesrouani • 21 January, 2019 Refugee Refugee tech syria
U.A.E In conversation with Andrew Kabrit of the UAE's Seez Seez, the UAE-based car aggregator platform is one of the few companies in the Middle East to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI)... Triska Hamid • 16 January, 2019 Seez AI Artificial intelligence
Iraq Iraqis turn to entrepreneurship as corruption hinders economy Iraq has become more synonymous with war and corruption than entrepreneurship, but things are slowly changing as more people seek... Triska Hamid • 14 January, 2019 iraq baghdad Miswag.net
Regional A look at Francophone Africa's tech ecosystem By Fanny Dauchez - head of business development and regional alliances of Central and West Africa at Seedstars World The... Thought Leadership • 10 January, 2019 francophone africa African entrepreneurs
Egypt In conversation with Mounir Nakhla of Egypt's Halan Beyond Cairo’s colonial boulevards, the streets in the outskirts of the city tend to be too narrow for cars to pass through. These... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 January, 2019 ride hailing Sharing Economy cairo
Pakistan The robotic arms made in Pakistan In the final year of university, mechatronics engineering students Ovais Qureshi and Anas Niaz decided to build a “robotic prosthetic... Triska Hamid • 08 January, 2019 3d printing prosthetics sensors
Egypt Cairo: the world's test-bed for transportation Last week, Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem launched an on-demand tuk tuk service in Cairo without any fanfare. The move marked the... Yasmeen Nabil • 07 January, 2019 cairo ride hailing ride sharing
Regional In conversation with Ola Doudin of the UAE's BitOasis Ola Doudin co-founded BitOasis, the Middle East’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2015. Its platform enables users to buy and... Wamda • 02 January, 2019 cryptocurrency Blockchain Bit Oasis
Regional Trends to expect in 2019 Entrepreneurship across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has now become a viable and more sustainable career path for those... Wamda • 31 December, 2018 entreprenership MENA E-commerce
Regional Our top stories from 2018 With every passing year, the Middle East’s entrepreneurship sector improves and thrives as more people found their own startups and... Wamda • 30 December, 2018 startup middle east
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Ammar Waganah of Saudi Arabia's Dokkan Afkar After working for several years in advertising, Ammar Waganah felt the need to create and build his own brand. He founded Dokkan Afkar with... Triska Hamid • 26 December, 2018 DokkanAfkar Saudi Arabia E-commerce
Egypt The Egyptian startups tackling wastage Environmental pollution in Egypt is undeniably a complicated problem. Waste disposal is inadequate and pollution is a significant... Jehad El-Sayed • 24 December, 2018 Recycling Climate change Environment
Egypt In conversation with Abdallah Hussein of Fyonka Egypt’s first all-female ride hailing service will officially launch soon to provide a safe method of transportation and employment... Wamda • 19 December, 2018 ride hailing cairo Transport for Cairo
