Regional Mena startups raised $284 million in November 2021 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $284 million in November 2021 across 71 deals, an 89 per cent... Wamda • 09 December, 2021 investments
Regional The regional race for content creators The arrival of social media platforms has not only changed the advertising and marketing sector, but entertainment too. Combined with... Triska Hamid • 08 December, 2021 Creative Industry Summit TikTok Peace Cake
Regional One-third of Mena’s femtech companies are based in the UAE Kate Batz is the director of FemTech Analytics, managing partner at Longevity Capital as well as director of strategy and business... Thought Leadership • 06 December, 2021 femtech healthtech
Iraq A look at the cleantech startups in Iraq Azza Yahia is part of the investment team at Five One Labs, an incubator based in Iraq Cleantech is a term initially coined in the 1990s... Thought Leadership • 02 December, 2021 Five One Labs Cleantech KESK
U.A.E UAE accedes to Madrid Protocol: What does this mean for founders in the UAE? Bianca Gracias is a partner at ICLO, a UAE-based legal services firm The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for... Thought Leadership • 30 November, 2021 trademarks
Egypt RiseUp Summit concludes ninth edition by the Pyramids It was an event intended to connect Egypt's innovative past with its thriving startup ecosystem, a bustling return to in-person events,... Dunya Hassanein - Nesma Abdel Azim • 28 November, 2021 RiseUp Egypt
U.A.E How did one Dubai startup scale to 24 markets with less than $10 million? A “real coup” is how Arrow Labs founder Rami Darwish describes the partnership he has signed with BMB, a multinational IT... Triska Hamid • 25 November, 2021 SAAS Arrow Labs Draper Associates
U.A.E YallaMarket’s $2.3 million pre-Seed and the rapid rise of quick commerce Motorbikes emblazoned with the logo of a food, grocery or last mile delivery company can be seen on almost every street in the UAE. Such... Triska Hamid • 23 November, 2021 YallaMarket quick commerce e-grocery
Regional What are the most in-demand skills among startups in Mena? Talent remains one of the biggest challenges facing startups in the Middle East. Good talent is difficult to find and can be very costly.... Triska Hamid • 22 November, 2021 recruitment talent Astrolabs
Morocco Chari: The next step in digitising the baqala At almost every corner or block in a Middle East and North Africa (Mena) city stands a baqala, or small grocer, typically independent,... Dunya Hassanein • 18 November, 2021 Chari.ma
Regional How open banking is changing the payments landscape in Mena Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway, which recently closed a $12 million pre-Series A round... Thought Leadership • 16 November, 2021 Open banking Tarabut Gateway
Global Why tech and sustainability in Asian markets are set for investment windfall Trade and investment between the Middle East and both India and China have been steadily rising over the past few years. This has become... Thought Leadership • 14 November, 2021 India china
Regional Startups in Mena raised $150 million in October 2021 Startups in Mena raised more than $150 million in October across 42 deals, a 55.5 per cent month-on-month decline in terms of value, but a... Wamda • 11 November, 2021 investments VC funding
Regional The startup fighting for open finance in Mena Mirna Sleiman is on a mission to revolutionise the Middle East’s banking and financial sector. Having spent more than eight years... Triska Hamid • 09 November, 2021 open finance Open banking Fintech Galaxy
Palestine Family businesses need to support startups in Palestine Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In recent... Thought Leadership • 07 November, 2021 family businesses
Global How is impact measured? Most organisations around the world want to create “impact”, but what does this impact look like and what is the best way to... Wamda • 04 November, 2021 Impact
