Regional The Luxury Closet raises $8.7 million in its third round of investment After raising USD $7.8 million in Series B in September 2016, online platform The Luxury Closet for buying and selling pre-owned... Reine Farhat • 30 July, 2018 The Luxury Closet Investment Success Stories
Global A Nigeria story: Empowering those in need through technology One of the leaders in the online space in Nigeria, Wole Faroun, the founder and managing director of NetPlusDotCom, is helping launch... Reine Farhat • 14 May, 2018 Nigeria Sub-saharan Africa Q&A
Global What undeserved emerging markets achieved through tech: Success stories from Seedstars Global Summit Switzerland was named the fourth happiest place on earth by the United Nations. This European country is home to one of the best... Reine Farhat • 17 April, 2018 Emerging Markets Seedstars Global africa
Global Insider launches Growth Management Platform and receives $11M Series B led by Sequoia Insider recently announced the launch of its Growth Management Platform (GMP), which raised an $11 million Series B investment. Insider... Staff writer • 03 April, 2018 Insider Sequoia series B
Saudi Arabia Beauty ecommerce GlamBox gets acquired by a Saudi consortium of investors Dubai-based GlamBox, a beauty online subscription platform, has recently been acquired by a Saudi consortium of investors. Neither the... Staff writer • 20 November, 2017 GlamBox acquisition Success Stories
Regional What I know about building ecosystems in emerging countries: Linda Rottenberg It only took Linda Rottenberg a brief conversation with a taxi driver in Buenos Aires to launch Endeavor. Initially an engineer, this... Reine Farhat • 07 August, 2017 What I Know Endeavor Linda Rottenberg
Global 6 tips for becoming a successful entrepreneur Being a true entrepreneur is not for everyone, as it is not a simple lifestyle mode. It is a very challenging task and requires a... Mohammed Almokhem • 28 May, 2017 Expert Advice startups Success Stories
Kuwait Nuwait launches to celebrate entrepreneurs' success stories in Kuwait This article was originally published on Nuwait. One of the core issues Kuwait is facing at the moment is the need to find more private ... Nuwait • 21 October, 2015 Nuwait Kuwait National Fund Support
Lebanon Sweet as honey: how this Lebanese startup founded a thriving business In the middle of Beirut's Achrafieh area is a small boutique with rows and rows of honey jars stacked on top each other. The boutique... Maysaa Ajjan • 17 August, 2015 nature entrepreneurship lebanon
Maghreb Moroccan video project puts Arab success front and center Arab Excellenceis turning the spotlight on successful Arabs. (Images via Arab Excellence) As a teenager, were you inspired by an Arab... Aline Mayard • 06 July, 2015 young arabs Success Stories Education
Regional What do you learn after running a startup for two years? Whether you have a success or failure story as an entrepreneur, lessons will always be learnt. After cofounding Cobone, one of the... Reine Farhat • 13 January, 2015 cobone mix n mentor dubai Success Stories
What it takes to build a global luxury jewelry brand: Egypt's Azza Fahmy The tech startup boom and seemingly overnight successes like Facebook and Instagram have mistakenly led many to believe that success is... Leena AlOlaimy • 18 July, 2013 Success Stories Scaling Fashion
How a 24-year-old Lebanese entrepreneur found global success by beating Tamagotchi at their own game When Yahoo! paid 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio $30 million for news summary app Summly, one of our Wamda contributors wrote us, “I’m looking f... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2013 Merchandising Success Stories Mobile Gaming