Egypt Sigma Fit's journey from sweatproof gym gear to medical PPE in Egypt Sigma Fit, which earned international acclaim in January at the world’s largest consumer products show in Las Vegas, specialises in... Matt Smith • 25 August, 2020 wearables covid-19
U.A.E Bayut's weigh-in on the importance of adapting and learning quickly Bayut is one of the region's largest real-estate portals. In this thought leadership piece, the team at the company outline the lessons... Thought Leadership • 24 August, 2020 Bayut.com
Regional Leadership in crisis with Ronaldo Mouchawar The uncertainty and devastation brought on by the coronavirus tested every business and their leaders around the world. For Amazon,... Wamda • 20 August, 2020 Amazon souq covid-19
Global Migrant labour and the true price of remittances Mark Roden is the founder and chief executive of Ding The GCC is a part of the world that commands sheer amazement at the pace with... Thought Leadership • 19 August, 2020 Fintech remittances
Regional Accelerators 2.0: The post-pandemic version Yousra Diab is the head of programmes at Dubai-based social impact accelerator C3 As the world came to a standstill with the outbreak of... Thought Leadership • 18 August, 2020 C3 Accelerators
Egypt RiseUp concludes its first virtual edition RiseUp is one of the region's biggest startup events, attracting thousands of participants, giving visitors a glimpse into the Egyptian... Dunya Hassanein • 16 August, 2020 RiseUp Summit Rise Up from Home
Lebanon Can Lebanon's entrepreneurship ecosystem survive? Beirut made headlines worldwide as a devastating explosion shook the Lebanese capital’s port area last week, resulting in an... Shaimaa El Nazer • 13 August, 2020 beirut
U.A.E eyewa raises $2.5 million pre-series B bridge round Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has invested in UAE-based eyewear e-commerce player eyewa, which has... Wamda • 11 August, 2020 eyewa wamda Wamda Capital
U.A.E Why are there so few Emirati entrepreneurs? Earlier this year Wamda published a report on the state of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and North Africa. What emerged from our... Wamda • 11 August, 2020 emiratis uae
Regional The future of mobility: Buses on demand This is the first part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility startups Over... Dunya Hassanein • 09 August, 2020 mobility Swvl Buseet
U.A.E Putting communities first in a new decade of innovation By Rashid Al Ghurair, founder and CEO of UAE-based CAFU, a fuel on demand service Entering this new decade just several months ago,... Thought Leadership • 06 August, 2020 CAFU
Regional Majid Al Futtaim: The corporate engaging with startups Corporates are a necessity in the startup journey. They provide entrepreneurs with the work experience required to understand business and... Triska Hamid • 05 August, 2020 Majid Al Futtaim MAF
Regional Creating a comprehensive model for e-commerce success Darren Hodgkin, CEO of Digital&Code E-commerce has made massive gains during the Covid-19 pandemic. Consumers were forced to... Thought Leadership • 03 August, 2020 E-commerce
Regional The audiobook opportunity in education UAE-based audiobook platform Kitab Sawti was recently acquired by Storytel. In this exclusive piece for Wamda, Kitab Sawti's founder... Thought Leadership • 30 July, 2020 Kitab Sawti Audiobooks Education
Egypt Mayday's mission to improve roadside assistance in Egypt By Mostafa Adel In Cairo alone, it is estimated that traffic issues cost Egypt’s economy $7 billion every year. This figure... Middle East Exchange • 29 July, 2020 mobility
U.A.E Has the office become a burden? Life is returning to offices in the UAE and the wider Middle East region as workers go back to their desks wearing masks and attempting to... Triska Hamid • 27 July, 2020
