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Deciphering the fintech boom in the Mid East

Financial Technology (fintech) is a vast and all-encompassing term that evokes hope, cynicism and plenty of confusion. From Bitcoins to...

Fintech Blockchain cryptocurrency

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Nurturing the social entrepreneurs of the Mid East

As many governments across the Middle East struggle with providing the basic services and necessities, entrepreneurs are stepping up to...

Social Entrepreneurship Accelerators

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Today’s edtech for tomorrow’s innovators

Educational technology (edtech) is filling a gap where traditional models have become obsolete. As innovation becomes a key pillar in...

Education EdTech

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The Middle East and its e-waste problem

We’re all guilty of discarding old devices for new ones. But there is great opportunity for electronic waste in the region....

Environment e-waste

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Women are driving change in the Middle East tech industry

With more females operating in tech per capita than anywhere else in the world, a new wave of talented individuals are revolutionising the...

Women Entrepreneur Women empowerment women in tech

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Increasing competitiveness in the Arab World

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has the highest unemployment and youth unemployment rate in the world at 10 per...

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Preventing the wealth gap in innovation

Silicon Valley has a problem according to Fiona Murray, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. The world’s...

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Impatient game-changers: millennials are changing economies and shaping e-commerce

Millennials are responsible for the rise of new digital trends according to MENA’s Millennials Decoded report conducted by research...

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Vezeeta secures $12m in series C

Egypt-based healthcare company Vezeeta has raised $12million in a Series C round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV). Launched in...

Healthcare Series C

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A15 sells stake in Tpay Mobile

The region’s first “dragon exit” was completed today by A15, which sold its 76 per cent stake in UAE-based Tpay Mobile. A...

mobile finance Exit

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MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab launches its third edition of the Innovate for Refugees Competition #CrackTheCrisis

The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab (MITEF Pan Arab), in partnership with Zain, Agility and GCC Services, has announced the launch of...

MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab

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Robo-advisor Sarwa raises over $ 1.3M from regional and global investors

Sarwa, a regulated automated investment advisory platform in the region, recently closed a pre-Series A of over $1.3 million. Investors...

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When investors regret saying ‘no’ to startups

When faced with rejection, entrepreneurs often believe potential investors turned them down due to concerns their ideas were insufficiently...

investors Investment

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Three essential strategies to successfully launch and grow a startup

A lot of startup advice is tactical by nature and thus varies from one context to another, whereas the most transformative advice is more...

Startup Arabia

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Crowd Analyzer secures $1.1 million, looks to scale to Saudi Arabia and MENA

Crowd Analyzer, the Dubai-based data intelligence provider and Arabic-focused social media monitoring platform, has received pre-Series A...

Crowd Analyzer Investment

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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...

The Luxury Closet Investment Success Stories

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Arabic content platform Mawdoo3 raises $13.5m from British and American VCs

Mawdoo3.com (‘Mawdoo3’), a leading online Arabic platform from the region, has recently completed a US $13.5 million...

Mawdoo3 series B Investment

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Startup Battlefield MENA 2018

TechCrunch is hosting its first startup competition for founders based in the MENA region. With Facebook being sponsors, TechCrunch is...

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Udacity introduces a Blockchain developer nanodegree programme for the region

Online classes platform Udacity, the education technology company brought to the region from Silicon Valley, has announced its new...

Udacity Blockchain

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Is the tech industry poised to overtake oil and gas jobs in the Middle East?

In 2018, 71 percent of employers have plans to increase their hiring rates in the next 12 months and 66 percent are optimistic about...

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Restaurant booking app Eat receives funding from MEVP

Eat, MENA-based restaurant reservation platform, has recently closed a funding round from Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) for an...

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Ureed partners with Altibbi to provide medical and health content online

Editing and linguistic startup Ureed has recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with medical website Altibbi to produce medical...

Ureed AlTibbi Arabic Content

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Startup Grind Europe Conference 2018

Startup Grind Europe brings today’s top founders, investors, and innovators to London for a full day of invaluable content,...

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More family businesses to engage with tech and innovation: Techstars’ Jag Singh

Last month, Wamda had the chance to catch up with Jag Singh, managing director of Techstars’ METRO Accelerator for Retail, ahead of...

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