Regional Startups in Mena raised $324 million in June 2022, propelling H1 to $1.7 billion Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $323.7 million across 66 deals in June 2022, an 84 per cent increase in... Wamda • 07 July, 2022 Investment Funding
Egypt Fuelin: enabling fleet managers in Egypt to cut fuel costs Increased digitisation in Egypt and the rise in smartphone adoption has pushed the demand for transportation services, whether this relates... Dunya Hassanein • 03 July, 2022 Logistics Last mile Fuelin
Regional A guide to good governance for startups Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki is the chief investment and business development officer of Kuwait Life Sciences Company. He has over 15... Thought Leadership • 27 June, 2022 governance
Regional Why I launched the 2022 Female Angels Movement It was late 2021, and I had just come off a panel at GITEX where we had discussed, at length, the struggles women face when fundraising.... Thought Leadership • 22 June, 2022 Angel Investment 2022 Female Angels
Regional The importance of last mile in e-commerce Lee Shepherd is the director at Amazon Logistics, Middle East and North Africa Operations “Start with the customer and work... Thought Leadership • 20 June, 2022 Amazon E-commerce Logistics
Jordan Tamatem expands to China after securing investment from MSA Novo Jordan-based mobile games publisher Tamatem, is expanding to China after securing an investment and strategic partnership with MSA Novo,... News • 15 June, 2022 tamatem china MSA Novo
Egypt Egyptian marketplace for toys Tasala shuts down due to import restrictions The ongoing war in Ukraine and the ensuing economic fallout have sent shockwaves across the financial global markets amid rising... Dunya Hassanein • 13 June, 2022 E-ommerce inflation Tasala
Regional Mena startups raised $176 million in May, lowest amount so far in 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $176 million in May 2022 across 42 deals, a decline of 40 per cent... Wamda • 09 June, 2022 investments
Regional How to create a fintech startup that will thrive Kartik Taneja is the executive vice president, head of payments at Mashreq Bank Fintech startups are becoming increasingly... Thought Leadership • 08 June, 2022 Mashreq Fintech
Global What is a DAO, and why does it matter for 2022? Hannes Graah is the former VP of growth at Revolut, and founder of stablecoin yielding protocol, Gro. He also spent eight years at... Thought Leadership • 01 June, 2022 DAO crypto Blockchain
Egypt The pain of selling furniture online in Egypt Furniture is one of the oldest and the largest industries in Egypt, employing over 13 per cent of the country's industrial workforce,... Dunya Hassanein • 26 May, 2022 Homzmart furniture marketplace
U.A.E In conversation with Alfred Chuang Wamda and the Dubai Future Foundation are excited to host Alfred Chuang, General Partner at Silicon Valley-based Race Capital in an... Wamda • 25 May, 2022 Dubai Future Foundation
Regional How to build national tech champions By Wissam Abdel Samad, Tarek El Zein, Ramzi Khoury, and Chady Smayra, partners with Strategy& Middle East, part of the PwC... Thought Leadership • 25 May, 2022 strategy
Global Metaverse: the natural evolution to Web 3.0 Professor Paul Hopkinson is the head of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and academic lead for Heriot-Watt... Thought Leadership • 18 May, 2022 metaverse Web 3.0
U.A.E The controversial and unsustainable nature of food delivery Over the past few weeks, delivery drivers for both Deliveroo and Talabat in Dubai have refused to turn up for their shifts, demanding... Thought Leadership • 13 May, 2022 Food delivery
Regional Mena startups raised $297 million in April 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $297 million across 29 deals in April 2022 a drop of just $2 million... Wamda • 12 May, 2022 Investment