Wamda

Pakistan

What to do when the giants arrive [Opinion]

Visitors to Lahore from the Islamabad incubator i2i test out the Savaree service. (Images via Savaree) Madeeha Hassan, founder of Pakistani taxi-booking app Savaree, ‘passenger’ in Urdu, is...

taxi app ride sharing Lahore

U.A.E

Can the UAE become a global startup hub?

A Model City. A model of the experimental 'knowledge hub', Masdar City. (Image via EfficientDesign.de) A few key challenges are still holding entrepreneurs back in the UAE, as t...

The Box Vision 2021 startup hub

U.A.E

Young Saudi entrepreneur honored at Takreem’s 2015 awards

Khaled AlKhudair receives the Young Entrepreneur award. (Images via Takreem) In honour of his efforts as the founder and CEO of Glowork, young Saudi Khaled AlKhudair received the Young Entr...

AlKamandjati Palestinian Happy Child Center TAKREEM

Regional

Car-hailing app Careem raises $60M Series C

[Editor's note: This article has been updated to include details about Careem's peak pricing change.] Middle East-founded car-hailing app Careem has raised $60 million in Series C...

Wamda Capital Lumia Capital Abraaj Group

U.A.E

GE brings Minds+Machines to the region for the first time

General Electric have made a MENA debut. The event focusing on Industrial Internet, was held for the first time in the region at the Madinat Arena in Dubai, featuring the latest digital i...

Ver2 Medicus Scriptr

Regional

TAKREEM 2015 honors Arab achievers

TAKREEM is an annual event which honors Arabs who excel in their field and inspire others on their quests for educational, scientific, environmental, humanitarian, social and economic devel...

Arab achievers TAKREEM

Palestine

This startup wants to modernize vaccination management

While waiting at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, Hafeth Zughayer noticed parents coming in and arguing with the nurses after learning their children had missed their polio vaccinatio...

Jerusalem Universal Baby Vaccinations digital health care

Saudi Arabia

6 Saudi health apps helping people live better

National healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach $35 billion by the end of this year. The Kingdom Tower, Riyadh. (Image via Kingdom.com.sa) To put it in cont...

Saudi Ministry of Health Medica Reminders Nesma3k

Jordan

Do employers still care about your college degree?

Just how important is a university degree? It depends on the field of study and who you ask. Wamda posed this question to employers, students, graduates and job seekers at the sixth edition ...

degrees Akhtaboot Cares Initiative Job fair

Global

Telemedicine in the Middle East, the time is now

The time is now. (Image via CommsMEA) In 2001, a team of French and American physicians in New York made history by remotely conducting surgery on a patient in Strasbourg, France, rel...

digital health care MEMakers AlemHealth

Jordan

Med-tech vying for attention in Jordan

A slip of the finger, or a movement too quick, and a healthcare professional can find themselves with a needlestick injury. That is what young practice nurse Ziad Abu Ayyash saw happen to...

iPark Jordan medical hardware innovation digital health care

Maghreb

Why Maghrebi entrepreneurs are launching in France

Here’s a thought: the Maghreb doesn’t lack entrepreneurs; they simply don’t work in their native region. Many entrepreneurs from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia choose to s...

HEC Entrepreneur Taxiii careem

Maghreb

Moroccan impact entrepreneurship evangelist Adnane Addioui wins Karim Jazouani prize

Adnane Addioui kicking off Dare Space (Image via Hind Touissate, Dare Space) This year again, the Moroccan entrepreneurs have spoken. Wamda’s 2015 Karim Jazouani prize goes to impact e...

Adnane Addioui CARE MCISE

Maghreb

Can Casablanca ban Uber?

Should we expect a taxi drivers strike soon? (Image via Ahmed Bousserhane) In a press release sent this morning, Uber says they’d like to “discuss with the different authorities to continue...

careem Uber morocco

Regional

Africa gets its first digital health accelerator

Ampion's cofounders Fabian-Carlos Guhl and Ifeanyi Oteh launch their new health-tech accelerator. (Image via Ampion) If there’s one continent that presents amazing opportunities in the heal...

ehealth digital health care Ampion

Maghreb

Transportation options heat up as Uber launches in Casablanca

Just four to six Uber cars were available in downtown Casablanca Tuesday morning. This article was updated July 22 to reflect additional information. Anyone looking at Uber’s app Tues...

iTaxi careem taxi service

Saudi Arabia

Saudi game developers, failure before success

As game developer Sami Khanfor stood in front of a large crowd and pitched his startup, he was very aware of the tough journey he had taken to get there. As part of Jeddah’s fourth batch of ...

Team Reem jeddah gaming industry

Regional

Searching for success in MENA's postal address sector

"Yes, I will sign for that package." (Images via Aramex) “So you take the main street, you turn at the pharmacy after the streetlight, then it’s the second building on your left.” Does this...

addy enwani Boxstop

Regional

Diagnose your market: insights into MENA’s digital health revolution

The health revolution. (Image via CB Insights) As the m-health industry of the Middle East continues to grow, Dubai hosted its first digital healthcare conference last week when global expe...

Trice Imaging Inc HealthXL Qualcomm Ventures

Lebanon

How a Lebanese ecommerce pioneer carved his niche

The hype surrounding entrepreneurs and tech companies has breathed new life into the myth that startups are staffed by college dropouts in hoodies who get around on skateboards. The reality...

Karim Saikali lebanon E-commerce

Maghreb

Careem shakes things up in Morocco by acquiring Taxiii

Back in January, we were talking about how taxi apps made their entrance in Morocco, and were to become the hot market in the kingdom. Two months later and we have confirmation of the fact...

Taxiii careem taxi service

Lebanon

Career banker-turned-entrepreneur sees opportunity in Lebanon's banking sector

While financial tech is a fast growing sector globally, there is still room for growth in Lebanon. While many banks use Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools in their daily work, mos...

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Regional

Careem acquires Saudi-based home delivery service Enwani

For the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem the year is starting on an inspiring note. After the recent acquisition of Shahiya by Japanese company Cookpad, news came out yesterday of yet an...

enwani acquisition careem

Saudi Arabia

Careem raises $10M led by Saudi Al Tayyar Group

Careem, the Dubai-based ride sharing service a la Uber, announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million investment in a round, led by Al Tayyar Travel Group with STC Ventures, as we...

Al Tayyar Group careem Car Service

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