Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Ecommerce eyewear platform is betting on growing niche markets

The global eyewear market was valued at $109 billion in 2016 and is projected to exceed $170 billion by 2022. In the Middle East, a...

uae ksa eyewa

U.A.E

Digital grocery coupon platform raises $500K in second round of funding

Clip the Deal, a Dubai-based digital grocery coupon platform, raised $500,000 in their second round of funding, led by Dubai-based investor...

Clip the Deal Neelesh Bhatnagar NB Ventures

Lebanon

When online payments exceed pay-on-delivery in Lebanon [Wamda TV]

There is no doubt that the MENA is embracing a revolutionary retail transformation, and that tech is at the core of this shift in shopping...

209 Lebanese Wine ecommerce lebanon

U.A.E

DAFZA launches first regional ecommerce free zone Dubai CommerCity

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), launched 'Dubai CommerCity,' an...

DAFZA Dubai CommerCity uae

U.A.E

How family traditions inspired a jewelry business

Emirati Salama Mohamed started her pearl business inspired by the roots of her family. Her late grandfather, Mosa Al Qubaisi, was a...

uae Pearls jewelry

Regional

Alshaya gets on board in Noon

Kuwait-based retail franchise operator MH Alshaya Co has acquired a strategic stake in Noon, the region’s new ecommerce platform,...

Alshaya Noon ecommerce

Jordan

When refugee kids’ drawings inspire a new social enterprise in Jordan

Similar to many millennials, Jordanian Zaid Souqi gets bored very quickly; within several years he changed jobs around four times, but it...

Jordan Social Entrepreneurship The Orenda Tribe

U.A.E

Souq.com to acquire Wing.ae to enhance fast shipping options

Souq.com today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Wing.ae, a marketplace for merchants and couriers in the...

Souq.com Wing.ae ecommerce

Saudi Arabia

What I know about ecommerce in Saudi Arabia: Mazen AlDarrab

Saudi Arabia is one of the most promising ecommerce markets in the Arab region, despite the challenges that face the sector in the...

Saudi Arabia ksa ecommerce

Global

Startup Watch: Kidpreneurs loading, virtual shopping, and anti-depression apps

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Kidpreneurs virtual reality

Regional

New startups on the block: August

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

Startup List startups ecommerce

Jordan

Ashyaat: The perks of ‘social selling’ in Jordan and beyond

We’ve all seen TV ads promoting gadgets that make you look better or make your life easier. Think of that enthusiastic man sitting...

Jordan Ashyaat ecommerce

Morocco

Morocco’s Waystocap raises $3M in seed funding

According to Techcrunch, Moroccan startup Waystocap has raised $3 million to expand its reach in Africa. The platform is a marketplace...

ecommerce marketplace Casablanca

Global

A smart, cost-effective way to build your ecommerce site [Opinion]

The broad expansion of internet and its related technologies is impacting people’s daily routines and changing the way they...

oped ecommerce Online shopping

Regional

New startups on the block: June

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

new startups f&b SAAS

U.A.E

Mobile payments startups on the rise in MENA

A bevy of geolocation startups already exist in Dubai, yet the Dubai and Riyadh-based Proxera is using its technology to help companies...

seamless ecommerce Retail

Regional

New startups on the block: May

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

new startups Healthcare Travel

U.A.E

Jadopado is acquired by Mohamed Alabbar

Editor's note: this story has been update May 11 to include the acquirers of Jadopado and a comment from Omar Kassim. In a statement...

JadoPado uae noon.com

Regional

Seamless Middle East 2017

Seamless Middle East 2017 will be bringing some of the most influential names from the region in the sectors of payments, ecommerce and...

payment solutions ecommerce Retail

U.A.E

The Souq sale is a game changer for MENA ecommerce [Opinion]

We all heard the news: Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer by sales and market capitalization, founded 23 years ago in...

Amazon Souq.com acquisition

Regional

New startups on the block: April

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

new startups IoT ecommerce

U.A.E

Why is the Souq.com acquisition so significant? [Opinion]

For those who have been in the dark, Amazon has acquired Souq.com for over $650 million. The news of an acquisition of this size has...

Souq.com Amazon acquisition

Tunisia

Tunisian startup Datavora raises $470K

Tunisian startup Datavora, a specialist in ecommerce big data, has raised just over 1 million Tunisian dinars (US$467,000) in seed...

Tunisie Data ecommerce

U.A.E

The uptick in sellers on ecommerce platforms [Q&A]

While consumers are often the center of attention in ecommerce platforms, sellers are just as important according to UAE’s online...

Jado Pado ecommerce marketplaces

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