Regional MENA startups raise $282 million in September 2024, bringing Q3 total to $727 million The investment landscape in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region indicates a notable recovery, with 63 startups securing a total... Nesma Abdel Azim • 14 October, 2024 Investment
Regional Bitcoin halving fuels MENA investors' appetite for crypto An article by Vugar Usi Zade, COO of Bitget Historically, Bitcoin halving has brought about a significant change in the way the world... Thought Leadership • 22 April, 2024 Bitcoin Cryptocurrencies oped
Regional Mena startups raised $88.7 million in February 2024 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $88.7 million across 37 deals, a modest growth of just two per cent... Wamda • 04 March, 2024 Investment
Regional Growth-stage companies in Mena face $20 billion funding gap Growth-stage funding in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) faces a $20 billion gap, with only $4.2 billion VC dry powder... Dunya Hassanein • 31 October, 2023 STV Growth-stage funding in Mena
Regional A breakdown of Mena exits in 2021 Last year, 39 startups based in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) exited, through both acquisitions and mergers. Most were based... Wamda • 21 February, 2022 exits
Regional Mena startups raised $247 million in January 2022 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $247 million across 46 deals, a 20 per cent increase month-on-month and a... Wamda • 17 February, 2022 Investment
Regional Wamda Research Lab report on Covid-19 impact More than 70 per cent of startups based in the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed a negative impact on their business as a result... Wamda • 18 May, 2020 Wamda Research Lab covid-19
Regional Remote working: How founders can maintain team productivity Several governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have imposed self-quarantine and restriction of movement measures,... Wamda • 31 March, 2020 remote work remote working Motivation
Oman Oman's startup opportunity The sultanate of Oman is gearing up to turbocharge its entrepreneurship ecosystem. While the Gulf state has not been traditionally known... Alicia Buller • 21 October, 2019 Oman Oman Technology Fund entrepreneurship
Regional How Ads Work: Facebook attempts to increase Mena digital advertising spend Social media users in the Middle East are the most engaged in the world and yet digital advertising spend in the region is among the lowest... Triska Hamid • 10 September, 2019 Facebook Advertising Digital Advertising
Regional Arab youth drive e-commerce growth The youth of the Arab world are becoming far more comfortable with making purchases online, with 71 per cent of those aged 18-24 across the... Yasmeen Nabil • 01 May, 2019 Youth Arab youth E-commerce
Regional The state of social media in the Middle East Consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) are among the most active users of social media platforms. The region’s large... Triska Hamid • 21 April, 2019 Social Media Facebook snapchat
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: A nascent ecosystem with huge potential Saudi Arabia’s tech startup ecosystem is small and nascent compared to its vast oil sector. The contribution of its knowledge economy... Wamda • 22 November, 2018 Wamda Research Lab Saudi Arabia
Regional UAE startups attracted $400 million of VC funding in 2017 2017 witnessed 134 funding deals of 129 startups in 12 countries across the MENA, which brought in around $475 million worth of... Rana Freifer • 14 January, 2018 MENABytes Dubai MENA
Lebanon Lebanese youth is entrepreneurship-driven, but needs more early-stage funding [Report] Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the insights of Jad Salame, managing partner of Phoenician Funds. The... Rana Freifer • 10 November, 2017 lebanon GEM UK Lebanon Tech Hub
Lebanon About Beirut’s middle-stage ecosystem and its multiple opportunities [Report] The World Bank’s Tech startup ecosystem in finding and recommendations report, analyzed the tech startup ecosystem in Beirut, in an... Rana Freifer • 23 October, 2017 lebanon world bank Report
Regional When startups create solutions to MENA’s underprivileged communities [Infographic] The daunting challenges that face underprivileged communities throughout the MENA region will continue to be a central issue for both the... Staff writer • 03 October, 2017 Humanitarian Aid startups refugess
Global Positive ICT growth in the Arab world reflects more opportunities for SMEs The 'smart' use of information and communication technology (ICT) by companies is a critical factor for success in innovation,... Rana Freifer • 02 August, 2017 ITU ict smes
Regional Sports news are the most published on the region’s e-newspapers Arabic news portals are increasingly relying on digital marketing channels, now that people refer to these portals for news. Social... Maya Rahal • 26 July, 2017 Digital Media Index news portals Newspapers
Iraq First tech map for Iraq launched This article is a crosspost from Bite.Tech Over the past six months, Bite.Tech, an independent newsletter covering the digital economy... Staff writer • 06 June, 2017 Bite.Tech Tech map startups
Regional The journey towards MENA’s future jobs: a train wreck or a gentle stroll? The battle between old and new is fierce. Ride hailing apps versus yellow cabs, telcos versus VoIPs, Youtube versus TVs. But the future is... Tala El Issa • 30 May, 2017 wef employent jobs
Regional Where does MENA really do business? [Infographic] Even as entrepreneurs look to the Gulf to expand their sales, they look to the Levant to expand their back office operations. Wamda... Teeb Assaf • 26 April, 2017 Wamda Research Lab WRL backoffice
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's massive Public Investment Fund has become active in tech startup investing This article is a crosspost with CB Insights. Over the last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a number of economic... CB Insights • 19 February, 2017 vision 2030 ksa Saudi Aramco
U.A.E Startup Emirates: the most well-funded tech startups in the UAE in one infographic This article is a crosspost from CB Insights. All of the companies in our infographic are based in the Emirate of Dubai.... Willam Altman • 09 January, 2017 Investment uae CB Insights