Regional How do you seize a market opportunity? Disaster for many evokes a sense of fear and danger and a desire to seek out safety and stability. But there are those who manage to seek... Wamda • 18 October, 2020 podcast
Global Should you hire a freelance workforce? Marwan Abdelaziz is the chief executive officer of Ureed.com Dell. Amazon. Xerox. SAP. What do these companies have in... Thought Leadership • 15 October, 2020 freelance Ureed
U.A.E Restaurant chain to cloud kitchen: Man'oushe Street's evolution to kaykroo Cloud kitchen and virtual brands operator kaykroo has launched today with 15 locations in the UAE following a $4 million pre-Series A... Triska Hamid • 13 October, 2020 cloud kitchen kaykroo
Bahrain Small business will be the engine of the Gulf’s post-lockdown recovery Pakiza Abdulrahman is the manager of Startup Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board Across the Gulf Cooperation... Thought Leadership • 11 October, 2020 Bahrain Economic Development Board
Global You are going to fail and that's OK Tarek Ghobar, founder of PointCheckout shares his experience of failing The startup world is like dancing around a huge minefield with... Thought Leadership • 08 October, 2020 Failure
Regional Mena startups raised $10.9 million in September Investment in startups appears to be slowing for the first time this year with just $10.9 million* raised in fresh funding in September.... Wamda • 07 October, 2020 investments
Sudan Flex: Delivering a technological revolution in Sudan In less than 20 years, Sudan has experienced a civil war resulting in the cession of South Sudan, uprisings that led to the ouster of... Dunya Hassanein • 06 October, 2020 Last mile delivery Last mile Flex
Regional Why we need website builders in Arabic Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for Mena and Turkey at GoDaddy Although digital transformation has been a crucial... Thought Leadership • 04 October, 2020 GoDaddy Arabic digital content
U.A.E Adopting a blended learning approach for the future Jamal Al Jassmi is the general manager at Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) As the world resets to... Thought Leadership • 01 October, 2020 EdTech
Iraq The angel network looking to support Iraq's startup ecosystem Early-stage funding has long remained an issue facing startups in the Middle East. The pandemic has further exacerbated the issue with some... Dunya Hassanein • 29 September, 2020 KAPITA Angel Investment
Global The rise and risk of private digital currencies Monica Singer is the South Africa lead at ConsenSys, a US-based blockchain software technology company I am concerned that central banks... Thought Leadership • 27 September, 2020 digital currency ConsenSys
Regional Future of mobility: Rise in private vehicle demand This is the fourth part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility... Dunya Hassanein • 23 September, 2020 mobility car rental car share
Saudi Arabia Igniting innovation to spur Saudi Arabia’s economic growth BIAC, a subsidiary of the Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company (TAQNIA), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF),... Thought Leadership • 22 September, 2020 BIAC accelerator
Turkey Tarfin closes Series A round with participation from Wamda Tarfin, the agriculture fintech startup based in Turkey, has raised $5 million in its Series A investment round with participation from... Wamda • 21 September, 2020 agritech Tarfin
Lebanon Berytech to invest in Lebanese green startups Lebanon-based Berytech, in partnership with the EU-funded Green Impact MED Project (GIMED), has launched a green applied research and... Dunya Hassanein • 21 September, 2020 Green entrepreneurs Berytech
Saudi Arabia Penny Software raises $1.35 million Seed with participation from Wamda Saudi Arabia-based Penny Software has raised $1.35 million in a Seed investment round from Wamda, Class 5 Global, Outliers VC, Plug and... Wamda • 21 September, 2020 b2b marketplace Penny
