The state of technical talent in Mena

Leen Ashqar leads value creation at Propeller, a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan Too often, we come across a startup founder...

Thought Leadership • 24 February, 2020

Jordan talent Skills

STEP 2020: Floating pitches, 400 startups and a new VC

More than 8000 people attended, 400 startups showcased their ideas and investors with some $1 billion in their pockets were in Dubai for...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 13 February, 2020

Step Conference STEP entrepreneurship

A look at the state of pre-seed startups in Mena

The UAE continues to be the leading hub for entrepreneurs according to a new report from Wamda Research Lab. More than 35 per cent of...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 12 February, 2020

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How do we create AI in Arabic?

For millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa, interacting with a digital voice assistant like Apple’s Siri or...

Wamda • 27 January, 2020

Mawdoo3 Artificial intelligence Siri

KBW Ventures invests in Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs

KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, son of Saudi Arabia billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin...

News • 20 January, 2020

Milk animal cells Investment

STEP Conference 2020

STEP Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, has launched its 9th edition under the theme of “the World...

Wamda • 12 January, 2020

Mena startups raise $704 million in 2019

Source: Gulf News Investments in startups in the Middle East and North Africa rose 13 per cent to $704 million last year as more...

News • 07 January, 2020

Investment MAGNiTT

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...

Wamda • 05 January, 2020

Trends entrepreneurship MENA

Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019

The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker...

Wamda • 01 January, 2020

Our top stories from 2019

The biggest story to emerge this year was Uber’s acquisition of Careem in March. The deal, worth $3.1 billion, was the largest...

Wamda • 31 December, 2019

entrepreneurship

Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four ways to balance performance and disruption

Joe Abi Akl is the acting chief corporate development officer at UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim, developers of shopping malls and...

Thought Leadership • 19 December, 2019

Majid Al Futtaim Corporate entrepreneurship

The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena

Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a...

Rachel McArthur • 16 December, 2019

Gaming esports

Global Ventures and BECO Capital invest in Tribal Credit

Source: Digital Boom US-based Tribal Credit closed a $5.5 million Seed round led by BECO Capital and Global Ventures to bank startups in...

News • 05 December, 2019

Fintech BECO Capital

Gaining more value from data through incentive, investment and regulation

Jad Hajj, partner with Strategy& Middle East; Alice Klat, director of the Ideation Center, and Jana Batal, senior fellow at the...

Thought Leadership • 27 November, 2019

big data

RiseUp Summit 2019

RiseUp Summit 2019 is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation event and will take place at The American University in Cairo on...

Wamda • 26 November, 2019

Arabnet Riyadh

ArabNet is an events, insights and innovation program, focused on tech business and innovation in the MENA region. The event...

Wamda • 25 November, 2019

TruKKer raises $23 million in Series A

UAE-based on-demand truck aggregator TruKKer has raised $23 million in one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the Middle East...

Yasmeen Nabil • 12 November, 2019

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Wamda marks a decade of entrepreneurship at Area 2071 in Dubai

Wamda and Area 2071 hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, November 6, to discuss the growth of the startup ecosystem over the past...

Wamda • 10 November, 2019

wamda Wamda Community entrepreneurship

Arab Startup Competition

MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition (ASC) is a yearly competition initiated by the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab since 2006....

Wamda • 07 November, 2019

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

  The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, happening on November 25-26, 2019, at The Expo Center Sharjah, and is...

Wamda • 06 November, 2019

Modus Capital launches a $75 million regional fund

Modus Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its first regional fund, Modus Mena Venture  Fund I...

Yasmeen Nabil • 05 November, 2019

regional fund Investment

In conversation with Hans-Holger Albrecht of Deezer

When France-based music streaming service Deezer, launched in the Middle East in 2018, followed swiftly by Sweden’s Spotify, it...

Triska Hamid • 31 October, 2019

Music streaming anghami

W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem

UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg...

Yasmeen Nabil • 30 October, 2019

E-sports Investment Gaming

THE FINTECH BOOTCAMP 2019

Arab Bank is launching the first Fintech Bootcamp for Palestinian entrepreneurs with ideas within the Fintech industry. The bootcamp...

Wamda • 29 October, 2019