Wamda

Global

How blockchain can enable economic inclusion of refugees

Jessica Camus is Head of Partnerships and Impact at Diginex. Chris Hambarsoomian is Senior Associate, Government Solutions at...

Refugee Refugee Camps syria

Saudi Arabia

Who can prepare Saudi Arabia for the future?

Sofana Dahlan is one of the first ten female lawyers authorised to practice law in Saudi Arabia. She is also the president and founder...

saudi vision 2030 change

Lebanon

The challenges facing Lebanon's fashion ecosystem

Christina Chehade is the managing director at Endeavor Lebanon Lebanese designers have been rising in the ranks, dominating...

Fashion fashion supply chain

Regional

The challenge of delivering goods on time

Faris Fallouh is the Global Express and ground services director at Aramex Peak seasons such as Eid, Christmas and the many popular...

E-commerce aramex Delivery

Global

We are stuck in the middle of a technological cold war

As the US government banned China’s Huawei from purchasing US goods and services last week, many were left wondering whether their...

Huawei US china

Regional

The three blind spots of social entrepreneurs

Suzan Elsayed is a Google Policy Fellow at Wamda and an independent researcher focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and future of...

social impact Social Entrepreneurship

Global

Artificial Intelligence: a blessing or a curse waiting to unfold?

The notion that computers could one day “think” or supersede human intelligence is not a new one. It was Ada Lovelace, an...

Artificial intelligence AI machine learning

Regional

Governments across the Arab region must work together to foster digital growth

Dr. Simon Galpin is the managing director of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) where he leads in foreign direct investment...

Bahrain Economic Development Board Bahrain wef

Regional

The Middle East’s snail-pace to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Suzan Elsayed is a Google Policy Fellow at Wamda and an independent researcher focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and future of...

Fourth Industrial Revolution wef Education

Regional

How investors can support entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa

The potential for entrepreneurship in the region is high, based on digital consumption and a startling increase in investment funding for...

Investment Venture Capital

Regional

Careem's sale to Uber and how it affects the Mena startup ecosystem

I would have liked Careem to go public and remain independent because that is how you make the biggest statement about the maturity of the...

careem Uber acquisition

Regional

The anatomy of an exit in the Middle East

Khaled Talhouni is the managing partner at Wamda Capital Anyone active in the startup scene today seems to be pre-occupied with when and...

Venture Capital Exit strategies exiting

Regional

The rise of the micro influencer

Social media influencers in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region command some of the highest fees in the world, but their...

Branding Social Media influencer marketing

Regional

Can the digital era bridge the gender divide?

With International Women’s day approaching on 8 March, it is perhaps a timely reminder of the stark gender divide across the Middle...

Education STEM gender issues

Global

East Africa’s thriving tech ecosystem

By Maryam Mgonja, associate for East Africa at Seedstars Africa, home to more than 1.2 billion people, of whom over 60 per cent make up...

africa Kenya startup

Regional

Is your education limiting your career options?

Hisham Elaraby Regional Director at Udacity Mena There is an enormous gap between the size of the opportunity and the...

Education Learning upskill

Regional

The Middle East’s technological forte is in the food sector [Opinion]

As Gulfood draws to a close in Dubai this week, one of the biggest exhibitions in the region, the appetite for food is palatable [all puns...

food Food accelerator Innovation

Regional

Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider

Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical...

Expansion growth Mentorship

Regional

A look at Francophone Africa's tech ecosystem

By Fanny Dauchez - head of business development and regional alliances of Central and West Africa at Seedstars World The...

francophone africa African entrepreneurs

Regional

Does Spotify’s entry into the market really matter?

In 2017, global revenues from streaming surpassed both physical and digital music sales, putting rest to the debate on whether or not...

streaming Music streaming Music

Regional

Connecting Lusophone Africa: “Are the African Portuguese-speaking countries ready for investment?”

By Claudia Makadristo - Regional Manager for Africa at Seedstars The countries that make up Lusophone, or Portuguese-speaking, Africa...

africa lusophone africa Seedstars Africa

Global

Smart Grid encouraging thousands of new startups

Ammar Radhi is the head of strategy and special projects at Refinitiv Today’s smart grid revolution in electricity...

clean tech Smart Cities renewable energy

Regional

Three essential strategies to successfully launch and grow a startup

A lot of startup advice is tactical by nature and thus varies from one context to another, whereas the most transformative advice is more...

Startup Arabia

Egypt

Is Egypt becoming a hotbed for local and regional VCs? [Opinion]

The year 2018 has been a landmark year for Egyptian startups, securing bigger and later stage investment rounds and giving a dash of...

fundraising Investment

Thought Leadership

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