Syria Is there any hope for Syria’s startups? It has been 12 years since the civil war in Syria devastated the country and its economy. What was once a promising middle income country... Nesma Abdel Azim • 18 May, 2023 syria Harbuk Gwand
Egypt The startup braving the odds in Upper Egypt Opportunities for young graduates are limited in Upper Egypt, that is in the southern governorates of the country, which account for some... Dunya Hassanein • 15 May, 2023 Upper Egypt Sal7lyy
Regional The urgent need to support agritech startups Aamer Sheikh is the chief executive officer of the Middle East Business at PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage... Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2023 agritech
U.A.E UAE corporate tax: what startups need to know Rayhan Aleem is the founder of Alpha Pro Partners, a UAE-based accounting firm focused on the tech sector. The UAE has long been a... Thought Leadership • 08 May, 2023 corporation tax
Regional Mena startups raised $7 million in April 2023 Ramadan is usually a slow month for news and announcements, so it was no surprise that investment announcements would drop in April. What... Wamda • 04 May, 2023 Wamda Research Lab
Sudan Sudanese startups either pivot or migrate as fighting rages on On the third day of the civil war in Sudan, the team at research and data platform DataQ, launched Neda’a, which translates... Dunya Hassanein • 01 May, 2023 Sudan
U.A.E How two founders turned their frustrations into a startup For Ibrahim Abudyak and Hiba Balfaqih, it was utter frustration with the state of their lives and mental health that led to the... Triska Hamid • 27 April, 2023 Smash Room Failure
Palestine How the right type of education can drive down unemployment in Palestine Khadija Abass is the communications manager at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration Platform Education is the... Thought Leadership • 24 April, 2023 EdTech TAP
Regional An entrepreneurial perspective on untapped opportunities and lingering barriers for women Madiha Bee is the founder and CEO of Awakened Woman, a coaching and education platform for Arab women to step into greater service and... Thought Leadership • 20 April, 2023 Women empowerment
Global An essential guide to cap tables Wamda and Clara have teamed up to bring you, startup founders, this essential guide to capitalisation (cap) tables. If you are... Thought Leadership • 17 April, 2023 cap tables
Morocco Babelmdina: Bringing life back to Morocco’s handicrafts sector It was common for Moroccan duo Anass Lamouri and Imane Radid to pay the Old Medina of Casablanca (the Old City) a weekly visit, navigating... Dunya Hassanein • 13 April, 2023 Babelmdina
Regional How to generate value with generative AI Abed Kasaji is the co-founder of US-based Anecdote, an AI-driven customer insights tool. Kasaji was previously the senior product manager... Thought Leadership • 10 April, 2023 Anecdote Artificial intelligence
Regional Mena startups raised $247 million in March 2023, pushing Q1 funding to $1.1 billion Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $247 million across 67 deals in March 2023, a decline of 67 per cent... Wamda • 06 April, 2023 investments
U.A.E Secondaries and liquidity: The investor’s access and the founder’s dream Zuhair Shamma is the co-founder of UAE-based Zest, an equity management platform Have you ever wondered why we were able to... Thought Leadership • 03 April, 2023 Zest secondary market
Global How Muzz lost a battle but won market share In the quest to innovate, disrupt and offer something new, startups can often agitate and annoy incumbent players. For Muslim-focused... Triska Hamid • 30 March, 2023 Muzz
Egypt Tactful AI: Tracing the pivots before the exit In 2016, Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed Elmasry moved to the UK, in hopes of building a local tech product with global know-how and impact.... Dunya Hassanein • 27 March, 2023 deeptech Tactful AI
