Wamda

Global

Africa, a missed opportunity for MENA investors?

Every country has its own identity and challenges, let alone a continent. For most of the investors and stakeholders who are solely...

africa Afrikonnect Startup your Life

Regional

Adopting cashless payment channels will double business growth [Opinion]

We’re at an inflection point in the history of payments. Led by countries like Sweden, where non-cash payments now outweigh cash...

oped Telr Sirish Kumar

U.A.E

What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups?

A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as...

Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion

Regional

What to expect in 2018? More exits, more family businesses, and more from KSA

During Wamda’s finale Mix N’ Mentor of the year, we spoke to several participating mentors and experts to gauge their input and...

Saudi Arabia investments Expectations

Global

Why innovation and technology should be a bottom-up approach at the service of communities [Opinion]

This article is an extract of the UN-ESCWA report entitled 'Community-based innovation and technology for improved social...

ESCWA Community social development

Regional

HR tech startup Bayzat receives $5M funding from venture investors

Bayzat, a provider of insurance and HR solutions in the MENA region, announced it has secured an additional $5 million in funding led by...

Bayzat VC silicon badia

Lebanon

What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion]

Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries...

lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship

Global

Genesis of a cryptoeconomy [Opinion]

This article does not cover any of the technical aspects of the blockchain or cryptocurrencies. The objective of this introductory article...

Bitcoin Blockchain cryptocurrency

Regional

6 steps to regulate a VC fund [Opinion]

As an angel investor and venture capitalist, most of us actually transact in offshore jurisdictions when making investments due to better...

VC Regulations

Regional

This is why MENA corporates should invest more in agriculture [Opinion]

Recent reports providing data on investments in the food and beverage (F&B) sector indicate its increasing importance to the Middle...

Agriculture oped Corporate investment

Global

Startups, brace yourselves for these hurdles [Opinion]

It’s common knowledge that startups fail at the whopping rate of 90 percent. For this reason, whatever their differences, startups...

startups recruitment talents

Global

Artificial Intelligence is making mobile apps even smarter

Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables computers to do much of what humans have traditionally done, and even to correct our mistakes. AI...

AI Mobile Apps Google

Regional

A more digital Middle East is in the making [Opinion]

Pundits predict that the Internet of Things, or IoT, is going to change the nature of interaction between governments and businesses all...

oped Internet of Things IoT

Regional

Investors, brace yourselves for the aftermath of unprofitable unicorn IPOs [Opinion]

The fundamental idea behind Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs, is that when companies need capital, they get themselves listed on public...

oped IPOs Funding

U.A.E

This is why Dubai’s homegrown app industry is booming [Opinion]

The global increase in the number of smartphone users is a phenomenon very much in evidence in the Middle East, especially in the United...

uae Dubai Homegrown apps

Global

For profit or nonprofit? What is the answer for social entrepreneurs [Opinion]

Word on the street – or in the district, based on the buzz at BDD – is that the hot topic today in social entrepreneurship is...

Opinion Social Entrepreneurship For Profit

Global

A smart, cost-effective way to build your ecommerce site [Opinion]

The broad expansion of internet and its related technologies is impacting people’s daily routines and changing the way they...

oped ecommerce Online shopping

Iraq

Where does entrepreneurship stand in Iraq? [opinion]

Many small things are currently shaping the future of the startups ecosystem in Iraq. Even if the digital shift took some time to occur, in...

fikra space baghdad talabatey

Global

Investing for dummies: how to start investing in startups [Opinion]

Investing into startup companies is becoming more and more of a interest for a growing number of the wealthy. The reasons for this...

investement startups Funding

Global

How to manage a business operation on opposite sides of the globe [Opinion]

We are lucky enough to live in a technologically-advanced time allowing us to expand and manage teams all over the world. In fact, the...

Advice Tips how to

Regional

What's your share of the company? [Opinion]

The Souq.com deal was great for the news media cycle, but was it so great for the investors? In tech, these types of events are fraught...

Souq.com investments VCs

U.A.E

Why telehealth is so attractive to investors [Opinion]

In his book ‘Healthcare Disrupted’, Jeff Elton comments that ‘until recently, the world changed and healthcare –...

Opinion Healthcare telehealth

Regional

5 steps to startup video stardom [Opinion]

I see everyday how online video can be an efficient and effective way for entrepreneurs and small businesses to develop their brand and...

YouTube Vidéo Online video

Libya

Libyan entrepreneurship in the time of war [Opinion]

Recently, I was shyly approached by two young ICT engineers, Faisal and Omar, with an innovative startup idea: a pair of motion...

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