Regional Blitzscaling and the COVID-19 crisis Theory, a JV with MENA media giant StarzPlay, and its partner network Nat Geo and Discovery, and Harvard affiliates that... Wamda • 11 May, 2020
Regional How can we encourage more women to pursue entrepreneurship? Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, Sana Afouaiz, founder of Womenpreneur, an organisation established to support women entrepreneurs, toured... Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2020 Women Women entrepreneurship
Regional A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA region during uncertain times Wamda and Microsoft for Startups are hosting 'A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA... Wamda • 10 May, 2020
Regional How do you maintain the relevance of a brand? Jones the Grocer is one of the UAE's longest standing restaurants, but few are aware of the legal and financial difficulties faced by... Wamda • 07 May, 2020 jones the grocer
Regional Instabug secures $5 million Series A round Instabug, the in-app feedback and bug reporting software company, has raised $5 million in a Series A round. The investment round was led... News • 05 May, 2020 Software applications Technology
Regional Careem cuts more than 500 jobs across all markets Source: The National Ride-hailing company Careem is shedding 31 per cent of its workforce to offset the impact of... News • 04 May, 2020 careem
Regional UberEats shuts down in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt Source: Reuters Uber (UBER.N) said on Monday it was closing down its Uber Eats operations in eight markets because they did not offer a... News • 04 May, 2020 UberEats Egypt foodtech
Regional World’s first Halal Angels Network aims to tap $5 trillion Source: Trade Arabia The World’s First Halal Angels Network was launched to promote Innovation, entrepreneurship & startups to... News • 04 May, 2020 Angel Investment India GCC
Regional The rise of contactless payments In a part of the world more comfortable with cash on delivery (COD) rather than online or even card payments, the notion of contactless... Wamda • 04 May, 2020 MasterCard contactless
Regional yallacompare secures $4.25 million funding yallacompare, the UAE-based insurance aggregator, has secured new funding of $4.25 million from Gulf Insurance Group (GIG). The investment... News • 03 May, 2020 Insurance Investment yallacompare
Regional Wamda graduates second cohort of its fellowship programme Wamda X Wamda, the Mena region’s leading entrepreneurship platform, has graduated the second cohort of Wamda X, its grant-based fellowship... Wamda • 03 May, 2020 wamda x
Regional Covid-19: Ushering in a new era for healthtech In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis and resulting lockdown, it is not just the global economy and healthcare systems that are suffering... Dunya Hassanein • 27 April, 2020 healthtech covid-19 coronavirus
Regional The Impact of Covid-19 on Mena's economy with a special focus on ecommerce In light of COVID-19 outbreak emerging as the major disruptor to the regional economy, INSEAD National Alumni Association UAE is... Wamda • 26 April, 2020
Regional Facebook's advice for businesses in Ramadan The impact of social distancing as a result of the Covid-19 crisis has been felt across industries and sectors, with technology and social... Thought Leadership • 23 April, 2020 Ramadan Social Media Facebook
Regional Fintech boom threatened by slowing economy As retail businesses scramble to get online and banks and exchange houses shutter their doors for the foreseeable future, the one solution... Shaimaa El Nazer • 20 April, 2020 Fintech now money FlexxPay
Regional Navigating COVID-19: Recessions, the runways for innovation? Uncertainty is stressful in normal times. It’s hard enough to have the right business plan, create a clear strategy and message... Wamda • 19 April, 2020
Regional The e-grocery map of Mena The online grocery market has grown rapidly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, with other food delivery platforms like... Wamda • 16 April, 2020 e-grocery
Regional #AfricaVsVirus Challenge The AfDB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab is organising the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge as an opportunity to create tech and non-tech... Wamda • 15 April, 2020
Global Roundup of STEP’s first virtual conference Dubai-based STEP launched its first online event as part of its series on the impact of COVID-19 on businesses. The two-hour event... Dunya Hassanein • 15 April, 2020 STEP Conferences covid-19 startups
Regional Eventtus secures investment to launch a virtual events platform UAE-based Eventtus, has secured an investment round to launch a new digital events platform in response to the Covid-19 impact on the... Shaimaa El Nazer • 14 April, 2020 events Investment coronavirus
Regional Mena startups raise $277 million in Q1 2020 Source: Arabian Business Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $277 million in the first three months of... News • 13 April, 2020 MAGNiTT Q1
Regional Navigating COVID-19: Managing people and talent Wamda is hosting an online webinar, 'Navigating COVID-19: Managing people and talent' on Wednesday, April 15th, at 4:00 PM... Wamda • 12 April, 2020
Regional How startups beat the supermarkets in online grocery surge The 24-hour lockdowns that have become commonplace in several cities across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) has resulted in such a... Shaimaa El Nazer • 09 April, 2020 el grocer instashop e-grocery
Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020