Wamda

Palestine

The impact of Gaza crisis on the Palestinian tech ecosystem

Gaza Sky Geeks, a programme of Mercy Corps, launched an impact report on the Palestinian tech ecosystem “The Impact of Gaza Crisis on...

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Egypt

Egyptian startup ecosystem faces litmus test following debit and credit card use restrictions

The Egyptian startup ecosystem is facing yet more difficulty after local banks suspended the use of debit cards outside Egypt and limited...

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Lebanon

Pitch competition for Lebanese founders

LIFE, in partnership with MEVP, e& Capital, Wamda Capital, Access Bridge Ventures, Saudi Angel...

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Jordan

Numa: bridging the fintech gap for freelancers

Any company familiar with freelancers in the Arab world will know how difficult it can be to pay them. Many remain unbanked and still opt...

NUMA banking neobank

Egypt

Egyptian startups pull trigger on layoffs amid growing uncertainty and funding crunch

The year 2022 has been nothing but a mixed bag for Egypt’s technology and startup sector. On the one hand, the local ecosystem has...

Egypt

Qatar

What is holding back Qatar's startup ecosystem?

Qatar’s vast oil and natural gas reserves have served the country’s needs well. It was thanks to these fossil fuels that Qatar...

doha

Regional

Our top stories from 2021

This past year has been an incredibly dynamic one for the entrepreneurship ecosystem across the Middle East and North Africa. We have...

wamda

Regional

Has last-mile delivery reached its saturation point? [Part two]

In the first part of this feature, we charted the growth of last-mile delivery in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). In this second...

Last-mile delivery Logistics Last mile

Regional

Last-mile delivery startups in North Africa and the Levant

Wamda has mapped 51 last-mile delivery startups in North Africa and the Levant region. Of these, 28 are based in the Egypt, the...

Last-mile delivery Logistics

Regional

Last-mile delivery startups in numbers

Over the past couple of years, the last-mile delivery sector has witnessed a spike of new startup entrants, with most operating an...

Last-mile delivery

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...

mental health

Egypt

What's next for Egypt's Trella?

They are typically a nuisance on the road, imposing and rather dangerous, but lorries or trucks, are incredibly important to the global...

Trella trucking

Egypt

Ride-hailing in Egypt: A global tug-of-war

Egypt has one of the fastest-growing populations in the Middle East, growing at a rate of approximately one million every six months....

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U.A.E

Can AI work in oil and gas without historical data?

In some countries in the Middle East, the oil and gas (O&G) sector contributes as much as 90 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP)....

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Tunisia

GOMYCODE: The Tunisian startup upskilling Africa's youth

Unemployment has long been a concern for governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, which suffers from the...

GoMyCode africa Coding

Regional

A look at Kitopi's three-year journey

When Kitopi launched in January 2018 in Dubai, few were familiar with the concept of cloud kitchens. Now, three years later, cloud kitchens...

Kitopi cloud kitchen

Regional

Our top stories from 2020

The coronavirus pandemic usurped every aspect of our lives. In its devastation, it dictated our movement, altered our habits and...

entrepreneurship

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 Research Lab covid-19

Jordan

In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem

The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen...

Gaming gaming industry tamatem

Regional

COVID-19 and startups: Is now the time to panic?

Following the global recession of 2008, globalisation and development expert Ian Goldin, author of The Butterfly Defect, predicted that the...

coronavirus covid-19 entrepreneurship

Global

Coronavirus: Not just a China problem

This week Apple warned of a global iPhone shortage due to the coronavirus outbreak in China – where its smartphones are...

china

Regional

Trends to expect in 2020

With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core...

Trends entrepreneurship MENA

Regional

What makes a good entrepreneurship hub?

Recently, we published a feature on the battle of the startup hubs in the Middle East. There are several cities across the region,...

entrepreneurship Ecosystem

U.A.E

In conversation with Dana Baki of LUNCH:ON

LUNCH:ON partners with restaurants to offer office workers a selection of curated meals at discounted prices. It was founded by Mohammad Al...

Lunch:On food tech Entrepreneur

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