Regional How are consumers shopping in the omnichannel world? Professor Paul Hopkinson is head of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and academic director for Heriot-Watt... Thought Leadership • 25 August, 2022 E-commerce omnichannel
Egypt Egyptian startups pull trigger on layoffs amid growing uncertainty and funding crunch The year 2022 has been nothing but a mixed bag for Egypt’s technology and startup sector. On the one hand, the local ecosystem has... Dunya Hassanein • 18 August, 2022 Egypt
U.A.E How to address the lack of engineering and tech talent in the UAE Toni Allen is director of international, strategic marketing and engagement at the Institution of Engineering and Technology The... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2022 talent Skills
Regional Can restaurant payment startups survive the market slowdown and rise in food costs? There is a popular chain of Italian restaurants in Europe that is owned and operated by a French company that kickstarted a revolution in... Triska Hamid • 11 August, 2022 foodtech ChatFood Eat App
Global Community is king in Web3 – here’s what to know before building yours Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, the general excitement about the... Thought Leadership • 08 August, 2022 Web 3.0
Regional Mena startups raised $105 million in July, lowest amount so far in 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $105 million across 44 deals in July 2022, marking a significant slowdown in... Wamda • 04 August, 2022 Investment
Regional What is the state of open banking regulations in Mena today? Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of Tarabut Gateway, an open banking startup headquartered in the UAE The tide of open banking... Thought Leadership • 01 August, 2022 Open banking Tarabut Gateway
Regional The startups 3D printing new smiles When 3D printing technology started to become more ubiquitous around the world, many claimed that there would come a day when every... Dunya Hassanein • 28 July, 2022 healthtech eon dental Basma
Palestine Can Palestine become a birthplace for impact-driven ventures? Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In a recent... Thought Leadership • 25 July, 2022 palestine Impact
Regional Has the buy now pay later slump reached Mena? The hype around buy now pay later (BNPL) around the world has waned. Sweden’s Klarna, which last year was Europe’s most... Triska Hamid • 21 July, 2022 Buy now pay later
Global Navigating the slippery slopes of uncertainty Rani Salman is the managing partner at Caliber Consulting, a UAE-based boutique consulting firm As the evolutionary biologist Charles... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2022 strategy
Global What is yield farming in DeFi? Charlie Martin is the head of operations at Gro, a decentralised finance platform based in the UK. Prior to Gro, he started his career in... Thought Leadership • 14 July, 2022 DeFi cryptocurrency
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
