Regional Is Mena the next big market for micromobility? Transportation is often described as the lifeblood of an economy. For any major city, the ability to transport goods and people along a... Dunya Hassanein • 17 June, 2021 mobility e-scooter micromobility
Lebanon BASMA raises $3 million Series A round to scale operations in Mena and GCC Lebanon-founded direct-to-consumer (D2C) digital dental startup BASMA, has raised a $3 million Series A funding round, led by... News • 16 June, 2021 Basma digital healthcare Series A
Regional An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in Mena Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway. Here, he discusses how government regulations are shaping... Thought Leadership • 13 June, 2021 Fintech Open banking Regulations
Regional Mena startups raised $110 million in May 2021 Startups in Mena raised almost $110 million across 35 deals in May. While it is a marked drop when compared to April, it is still an... Wamda • 06 June, 2021 Investment
Regional Clean disruption: The rise of clean beauty marketplaces in Mena It was personal need that pushed Amina Grimen and Ayat Toufeeq to launch an e-commerce site dedicated to skincare. The pair were struggling... Triska Hamid • 13 May, 2021 clean beauty
Regional Mena startups raised $175 million in April 2021 Growth in investment continued last month as 44 startups across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised more than $175 million in... Wamda • 06 May, 2021 Investment
Regional What is growth hacking? It took Nader Sabry 139 attempts before he launched a prayer mat designed to alleviate pain using NASA technology. Once the prototype was... Wamda • 05 May, 2021 Growth hacking
Regional The importance, potential and impact of the circular economy Earlier this year, the UAE established a federal circular economy council to generate new economic opportunities, reduce the use of natural... Thought Leadership • 02 May, 2021 re-commerce circular economy
Regional E-commerce's next wave of growth is in B2B When Sultan Alasmi co-founded Zid, an e-commerce enablement platform based in Saudi Arabia back in 2017, he was repeatedly met with... Dunya Hassanein • 29 April, 2021 E-commerce B2B ecommerce
Regional Has blockchain found a place in the mainstream? Amid the hype around Bitcoin and its soaring value, there is one underlying technology that is usually mentioned as an afterthought -... Nesma Abdel Azim • 25 April, 2021 Blockchain
Global BECO Capital and Global Ventures participate in US-based Tribal Credit's $34.3 million Series A round Source: Pymnts Silicon Valley FinTech startup Tribal Credit closed a $34.3 million Series A funding round led by QED Investors... News • 22 April, 2021 Tribal credit Fintech BECO Capital
Regional The startups tackling food waste in Mena A third of all the food produced for human consumption is wasted every year around the world. That is roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of food... Nagham Al Eithan • 20 April, 2021 food waste Sustainability
Regional The future is in STEM – but only men benefit right now The KIP Index is the first Middle East and North Africa (Mena) sector-based measure of women-inclusive policies and practices in local... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2021 STEM gender gap
Regional Chicken nuggets in Mena: A guide to market segmentation Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. On a recent trip to the... Thought Leadership • 13 April, 2021 Nafez Al Dakkak
Regional Mena startups raised $170 million in March 2021 Startups in Mena raised $170 million in March, a 6 per cent rise month on month, across 43 deals. This takes the total amount raised in the... Wamda • 08 April, 2021 investments
Regional Is the Mena region ready for femtech? Amid the boom in healthtech over this past year, there is one sector that is now experiencing greater interest - femtech. This sector... Nagham Al Eithan • 01 April, 2021 femtech healthtech
Regional Localization: The Future of E-commerce Did you know that you lose 40% of your potential global customers if you don’t communicate in their native language? If... Annelies Docx • 31 March, 2021
Regional Can integrating loyalty with payments win back customers? Omar Ebeid is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based Zeal App, an online payment and loyalty platform There is a decline in loyalty cards... Thought Leadership • 28 March, 2021 Zeal Rewards Zeal App loyalty
Regional Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and... Dunya Hassanein • 25 March, 2021 foodtech Eatapp Food delivery
Regional Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences? Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish... Thought Leadership • 24 March, 2021 talent
Regional The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal says CEO of noon The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal according to noon CEO Faraz Khalid, who said he spent up to 80 per cent of his time last year... Wamda • 18 March, 2021 E-commerce
Regional Wamda launches e-commerce whitepaper in partnership with MIT Wamda, in partnership with the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, has launched a whitepaper on the e-commerce... Wamda • 17 March, 2021 E-commerce Wamda Research Lab
Regional Can the healthtech sector maintain its momentum? Health is typically one aspect of life that most people only consider when things go wrong, this is true on an individual level and on a... Shaimaa El Nazer • 15 March, 2021 healthtech AlTibbi Okadoc
Global TechWadi ‘21: the virtual tech conference bridging Silicon Valley & the MENA region TechWadi, the leading non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA region to support the growth and... Wamda • 14 March, 2021