Regional Can direct-to-consumer commerce maintain its momentum in Mena? “Swipe up”, an Instagram term that has become so synonymous with online shopping that it is hardly considered an instruction or... Shaimaa El Nazer - Triska Hamid • 03 November, 2021 direct-to-consumer D2C eyewa
Global Tech hegemony: Friend or foe? Salwa F. Darraj is a senior consultant at Ernst and Young (EY), where she is the Women’s Network Champion. Darraj is a Member of the... Thought Leadership • 01 November, 2021 Technology
Regional Shoutout platforms and the growing personalisation of celebrities Social media platforms proved to be a powerful tool for celebrities across the world to engage directly with their fans, dictate their own... Nesma Abdel Azim • 28 October, 2021 Social Media
U.A.E Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the... Triska Hamid • 26 October, 2021 Gaming esports Jawaker
U.A.E Enabling innovation: A blended approach to university education Education is one of the critical elements of an innovation ecosystem. Here, Professor David Sadler, Provost at the University of Birmingham... Thought Leadership • 24 October, 2021 blended learning EdTech
Regional Gitex Future Stars: North Stars in the making Gitex, the Middle East’s largest technology exhibition is one of the most important events for those in the technology sector. It is... Triska Hamid • 21 October, 2021 GITEX GITEX Future Stars
Saudi Arabia The slow rise of deeptech in Saudi Arabia As the Saudi startup scene continues to set records, business models around advanced technologies or deeptech, are beginning to take... Nagham Al Eithan • 19 October, 2021 deeptech
Regional Tourist VCs and their impact on emerging market ecosystems There is a rising number of foreign VCs investing in the Middle East. Of the 10 Egyptian startups that raised investment in September, four... Thought Leadership • 17 October, 2021 Egypt Investment
Regional Flat6Labs: A decade of accelerating startups Once Hany Sonbaty and Ahmed Alfi launched their venture capital firm, Sawari Ventures, in Egypt back in 2010, the pair were often hounded... Triska Hamid • 14 October, 2021 Flat6Labs
Regional Young Arab entrepreneurs need govt’ support, increased access to funding Amid today’s challenging labour market and lack of access to high quality education, young people across the Arab World are... Dunya Hassanein • 13 October, 2021 Arab youth
Regional Women cannot have it all... Julie Nguyen is the founder of Crunchmoms, a professional network based in the UAE for talented, working mothers. There is... Thought Leadership • 12 October, 2021 Women empowerment
Regional Mental health startups in Mena To mark World Mental Health Day, we have mapped the mental health startups in the Middle East and North Africa. Wamda also recently... Wamda • 10 October, 2021 mental health
Regional Startups in Mena raised $338 million in September 2021 Startups in Mena raised almost $338 million across 37 deals in September, a 111 per cent rise month on month and a whopping 3000... Wamda • 07 October, 2021 Investment
Jordan Meet Konn Technologies, the Jordanian startup bringing innovation to construction The population of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) remains one of the fastest growing in the world. While the growth trajectory has... Dunya Hassanein • 05 October, 2021 contech Construction Konn Technologies
Regional Do robots create or destroy jobs? Eugene Kovalenko is the chief commercial officer of Rozum Robotics, the company behind the first robot cafe in the UAE. When it... Thought Leadership • 03 October, 2021 robotics
Pakistan Should we pay closer attention to Pakistan? There has been a sudden spike in investment heading towards Pakistani startups, with Middle East investors leading a significant chunk of... Wamda • 30 September, 2021 pakistan Grocery App
