Wamda

Regional

How are changing market conditions in Mena impacting BNPL?

The momentum realised in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) e-commerce space has also carried over to brick-and-mortar sales. The shifting...

BNPL

Regional

How do Mena merchants view buy now pay later?

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as a popular go-to financing option for online shoppers as well as retailers, with...

BNPL Tabby Tamara

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Anghami receives additional $5 million investment from SRMG Ventures

Lebanon-founded and UAE-based music streaming platform Anghami has raised a $5 million investment from Saudi VC firm SRMG...

anghami SRMG VENTURES

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The one mistake that costs Mena startups funding and 10 ways to fix it

Olena Petrosyuk and Igor Shaversky are co-founders of Waveup, an advisory firm for startups The second quarter of 2023 was probably the...

pitch deck

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Singapore’s Antler launches $60 million Menap Fund

Singapore-based VC firm Antler has launched a $60 million Middle East North Africa and Pakistan (Menap)-focused fund to invest in the...

Antler MENAP VC fund

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Mena startups raised $95 million in July 2023

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) have raised $95 million across 31 deals in July 2023, a slight dip from the $105...

Investment

Regional

Where does the next level of innovation lie in Mena’s insurtech sector? [part two]

This is the second in a two-part series on the insurtech space in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). The first part can be found...

Insurtech Insurance

Regional

Insurtech: the interplay between insurance companies and startups [part one]

This is the first in a two-part series looking at the growth of insurtech in Mena. The second part can be found here. Insurance is one...

Insurtech Insurance

Regional

Is the slowdown in investment a good thing for Mena?

Issa Aghabi is the co-founder and managing partner of UAE-based VC, Access Bridge Ventures Things over the past six to nine months have...

Access Bridge Ventures Investment

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Advice for investors: what to bear in mind when looking at AI startups

Ayman Alashkar, is the founder of UAE-based proptech startup OVERWRITE.ai There are those who are calling AI a bubble....

overwrite.ai generative AI AI

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Mena startups raised $35.6 million in June, pushing half year total to $1.6 billion

Startups in Mena raised $35.6 million in June 2023 across 45 deals, pushing the half year funding total to $1.6 billion. While May...

Investment

Regional

Fourth Edition of TiE Women MENA Programme 2023

As we were truly inspired by your innovative ideas, determination, and passion, today we are excited to announce the launch of the 4th...

TiE

Regional

Unlocking the potential of ESOP

Rawan Baddour and Zuhair Shamma are the co-founders of UAE-based Zest, an equity management platform Despite the region making...

Zest ESOP

Regional

Mena startups raised $445 million in May 2023

May was a bounce-back month for VC activity in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), as venture funding into the region’s startups...

Investment

Regional

Google launches cleantech accelerator programme for startups in MEA

Google has announced the launch of a cleantech accelerator programme aimed at startups from across the Middle East and Africa. The...

Google

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The baker who learned to code

As the startup sector has boomed in the Middle East and North Africa, so too has the need for software engineers and developers. But...

Talpods

Regional

The urgent need to support agritech startups

Aamer Sheikh is the chief executive officer of the Middle East Business at PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage...

agritech

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Mena startups raised $7 million in April 2023

Ramadan is usually a slow month for news and announcements, so it was no surprise that investment announcements would drop in April. What...

Wamda Research Lab

Regional

An entrepreneurial perspective on untapped opportunities and lingering barriers for women

Madiha Bee is the founder and CEO of Awakened Woman, a coaching and education platform for Arab women to step into greater service and...

Women empowerment

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How to generate value with generative AI

Abed Kasaji is the co-founder of US-based Anecdote, an AI-driven customer insights tool. Kasaji was previously the senior product manager...

Anecdote Artificial intelligence

Regional

Mena startups raised $247 million in March 2023, pushing Q1 funding to $1.1 billion

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $247 million across 67 deals in March 2023, a decline of 67 per cent...

investments

Regional

SRMG launches VC arm to back regional early-stage media companies

Saudi Arabia-based media group SRMG has launched a new VC arm to back early-stage companies that focus on media creation, digital media,...

SRMG VENTURES FUZ Telfaz11

Regional

How will the failure of SVB impact Mena's startup ecosystem?

The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), one of the world's biggest startup lenders has been nothing short of a disaster for the...

SVB

Regional

Flat6Labs leads Burger Index’s $1.3 million Seed round

Spain-based AI startup Burger Index has raised $1.3 million in Seed funding to initiate its expansion in the GCC region. The round was...

Burger Index Flat6Labs f&b

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