Wamda

Regional

Chicken nuggets in Mena: A guide to market segmentation

Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. On a recent trip to the...

Nafez Al Dakkak

Egypt

What is driving Egypt's current startup boom?

Last week saw the launch of two new venture capital funds in Egypt – Sawari Ventures closed its $71 million fund while Algebra...

Sawari Ventures Algebra Ventures

Regional

Mena startups raised $170 million in March 2021

Startups in Mena raised $170 million in March, a 6 per cent rise month on month, across 43 deals. This takes the total amount raised in the...

investments

Global

How to optimise the value of data management

Cenker Ozhelvaci is vice president of emerging markets, managing director of Iron Mountain UAE and Turkey The outbreak of the Covid-19...

data management

Palestine

The case for hiring Palestinian talent

Anam Raheem is talent matching manager at Gaza Sky Geeks. Imagine a business opportunity that accelerates innovation and profit for a...

gaza sky geeks brain drain

Regional

Is the Mena region ready for femtech?

Amid the boom in healthtech over this past year, there is one sector that is now experiencing greater interest - femtech. This sector...

femtech healthtech

Global

The power and risks of alternative data

To some, it may seem like you need psychic powers to predict whether an investment will be profitable or not. These days however, you...

alt-data alternative data GameStop

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Now Money's $7 million round

Wamda has participated in UAE-based NOW Money's $7 million funding round which was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. The round also...

now money financial inclusion

Regional

Can integrating loyalty with payments win back customers?

Omar Ebeid is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based Zeal App, an online payment and loyalty platform There is a decline in loyalty cards...

Zeal Rewards Zeal App loyalty

Regional

Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery

For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and...

foodtech Eatapp Food delivery

Regional

Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences?

Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish...

talent

U.A.E

Things to consider when setting up a legal entity in the UAE

Michael Kortbawi is a partner and Taronish Mistry is a paralegal at law firm BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP The early stages...

legal advice

Regional

Wamda launches e-commerce whitepaper in partnership with MIT

Wamda, in partnership with the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, has launched a whitepaper on the e-commerce...

E-commerce Wamda Research Lab

Regional

Can the healthtech sector maintain its momentum?

Health is typically one aspect of life that most people only consider when things go wrong, this is true on an individual level and on a...

healthtech AlTibbi Okadoc

Global

Is a university education crucial for founders?

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg stand out as remarkably successful entrepreneurs who all dropped out of university. To them,...

Education

Global

Predicting the future with analytics

Professor Mohamed Salem is the president of the University of Wollongong in Dubai Analytics is one of the most critical tools in...

data analytics

Regional

Mena startups raised $160 million in February 2021

Startups in Mena raised a whopping $160 million in February this year across 43 deals, driven largely by debt financing. UAE-based startups...

Investment

Regional

Why we need to consider the financial inclusion of children

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines financial literacy or financial capability as a combination of...

financial inclusion

Global

Anghami's story is one to celebrate and emulate

Anghami is now the first home grown company to go public on Nasdaq since Aramex 24 years ago. This is a fantastic story that should be...

anghami Fadi Ghandour

Global

The basics of IP: Patents and utility models

Ludwig Lindermayer is a patent and trademark attorney at PAUSTIAN & PARTNER. In a series of thought leadership pieces, he...

Patents

Global

Prepaid is the future of financial inclusion

Rupert Shaw is the chief commercial officer at Ding, a mobile top up and airtime transfer company based in Ireland Among all the...

financial inclusion

Global

Forgetting the M in MVP: Are founders launching in a lean way?

Leen Ashqar is a senior associate at Propeller, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan As an active pre-seed and...

Lebanon

Can Lebanon become the next global outsourcing hub?

This article was written by the team at B.O.T - Bridge. Outsource. Transform All eyes have been on Lebanon over the past year, but...

Outsourcing

Global

What can Mena learn from the African experience in fintech?

Mahmood Ahmadu is the chairman of Innovate 1 Pay, a Nigerian financial technology (fintech) company established in 2012, providing online...

Fintech financial inclusion africa

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