Wamda

Global

The illusion of inclusion: the landscape of digital banking in Africa

Khadija Ba is an MIT Legatum Fellow Africa’s financial landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by the rapid ascent of...

africa Digital banking

Global

How to select the right co-founder

Hassan Jaffar and Marwan Chaar are the co-founders of Carzaty, which was acquired in 2022 by Mexico’s Kavak, a used car platform last...

co-founder

Global

Weighing the pros and cons of outsourcing, freelancers, agencies, and in-house roles

Anastasiya Golovatenko is a director at Sherpa Communications As we advise numerous startups on scaling strategies during our mentorship...

talent

Global

What should you look for in a mentor?

Nader Sabry is strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government, and health/wellness. He is also the author...

Mentorship Mentor

Global

The key ingredient for successful impact startups

Medea Nocentini is a senior partner at Global Ventures, Maria Najjar is the content manager at Global Ventures and Lana Azhari is the...

ESG impact entrepreneurship

Global

e& Capital leads US Airalo's $60 million Series B

e& Capital has led the $60 million series B round in the US-headquartered eSIM marketplace Airalo. Other investors in the round...

Airalo e& capital

Global

Scalo Technologies leads $3.5 million round for gaming startup Hexacore

Dubai-based Scalo Technologies, has led a $3.5 million round for Hexacore, a Polish web3 mobile game publisher. The round...

Scalo Technologies

Global

Nuwa Capital leads $1.2 million pre-Seed round for US-based Mascotte Health

UAE-based Nuwa Capital has led a $1.2 million pre-Seed round for US-based Mascotte Health. The round also drew participation from...

Nuwa capital

Global

Islamic Coin raises $200 million from ABO Digital

Switzerland-based cryptocurrency developer Islamic Coin has raised $200 million in private equity from Alpha Blue Ocean’s ABO...

Islamic Coin ABO Digital

Global

The financial rollercoaster has investors reeling: is the “great rebalancing” here?

Abhishek Datta is the associate vice president at the Continental Group, an insurance intermediary and financial services solution provider...

oped

Global

Saudi Arabia and South Korea launch $160 million startup fund

South Korea and Saudi Arabia have announced the creation of a joint fund worth $160 million to invest in both South Korean and Saudi...

Saudi-South Korean startup fund

Global

Acasia Ventures launches office in Lagos

Egypt’s Acasia Ventures, formerly Cairo Angels, has opened an office in Lagos, Nigera, in an effort to expand the firm’s...

Acasia Ventures

Global

Nama Ventures invests in Nigerian startups, Messenger and Termii

Saudi Arabia-based Nama Ventures led a pre-Seed round for Nigeria’s logistics startup, Messenger, and participated in a $3.6 million...

Nama Ventures

Global

Running in parallel, the Russian startup ecosystem in Dubai

Four years ago, several Russian diplomats landed in Dubai to open the Russian Centre of Digital Innovation and ICT, a space intended to...

Russia Dubai

Global

Insider raises $105 million investment led by QIA

Wamda portfolio company Insider, has raised an investment of up to $105 million from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Esas Private...

Insider Wamda Capital QIA

Egypt

Nigeria-based Autochek acquires majority stake in Egypt’s Autotager

Nigeria-based car financing platform Autocheck, has acquired a majority stake in Egypt's used cars marketplace, AutoTager, which was...

AutoCheck AutoTager

Global

An essential guide to cap tables

Wamda and Clara have teamed up to bring you, startup founders, this essential guide to capitalisation (cap) tables. If you are...

cap tables

Global

How Muzz lost a battle but won market share

In the quest to innovate, disrupt and offer something new, startups can often agitate and annoy incumbent players. For Muslim-focused...

Muzz

Egypt

Tactful AI: Tracing the pivots before the exit

In 2016, Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed Elmasry moved to the UK, in hopes of building a local tech product with global know-how and impact....

deeptech Tactful AI

Global

KBW Ventures invests in Rebellyous Food’s $9.5 million round

UAE-based KBW Ventures, founded by HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, has invested in a $9.5 million equity round for...

KBW Ventures

Global

Finalrentals raises fresh funding

Finalrentals, an online car rental company based out of Dubai with headquarters in Cardiff, has raised an undisclosed six-figure round...

Finalrentals

Global

Wa’ed invests in PASQAL’s $108 million Series B

Wa’ed Ventures, the Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Centre (Wa'ed), has invested in a $108 million Series B for French...

Wa'ed Vnetures

Global

UAE’s Hotdesk acquires Spain-based YADO

Hotdesk, a UAE-based workspace booking app, has acquired Spanish counterpart YADO for an unknown sum. Founded in 2019 by Mohamed...

hotdesk

Global

NB Ventures invests in $1.2 million Seed round for India’s career-tech Suraasa

UAE-based NB Ventures has invested in India-based career-tech Suraasa's $1.2 million Seed round, led by Inflection Point...

Suraasa NB Ventures

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