Wamda

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Thought Leadership

Wamda's features, opinions, and podcasts

Lebanon

When it comes to VCs on the Lebanese scene, Phoenician Funds is the new kid on the block. One year old now, it was cofounded by Jad...

Regional

The Souq.com deal was great for the news media cycle, but was it so great for the investors? In tech, these types of events are fraught...

Lebanon

In a debate in 2016 Walid Mansour was keen to shed the image of VCs as “cigar smoking fat cats”. “We have investors...

Regional

Samih Toukan, chairman of Jabbar Internet Group says that the MENA region doesn’t lack innovative ideas, but rather...

Regional

2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for...

U.A.E

And 6500 happy customers. (Image via Geeks) Geeks.ae, an on-demand tech services platform that helps connect consumers and business...

Regional

As the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index noted, MENA countries collectively enjoy a startup ecosystem that is “almost...

U.A.E

Regional ecommerce site Souq.com has sold its online payment arm CashU. In what is known as a ‘management buyout’ the company was pur...

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