STEP Chat: Fadi Ghandour, Wamda and Rabea Ataya of Bayt

As part of a series of online events STEP Conference is organizing, on April 14th at 6:00 PM, STEP is bringing Fadi Ghandour,...

Lara Fakih • 02 April, 2020

Is the world going into hibernation?

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic slowdown, one that risks a global recession. For many who have been sent to work from home, it...

Wamda • 02 April, 2020

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Top five VC deals in the first quarter of 2020

The first quarter is usually an active one for venture capital (VC) investments in the Middle East and with the top five closed before the...

Wamda • 01 April, 2020

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Remote working: How founders can maintain team productivity

Several governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have imposed self-quarantine and restriction of movement measures,...

Wamda • 31 March, 2020

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Will remote working become the new normal?

The measures introduced by governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to curb the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has...

Dunya Hassanein • 29 March, 2020

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Navigating the risks and opportunities during a pandemic

Loulwa Bakr and Khalid Suleimani are both senior partners at Chrome Advisory, a Saudi Arabia-based consultancy As the global...

Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2020

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Running Remote: 3 Habits of Highly Effective Remote Teams - Growth Velocity Academy

Growth Velocity Academy run a number of workshops & boot camps on the subjects of digital marketing and growth hacking, enabling...

Lara Fakih • 17 March, 2020

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...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 17 March, 2020

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The problem of women entrepreneurs

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has made strides towards maturity and development of its startup ecosystem, however, gender...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 08 March, 2020

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Competition rising: Video streaming in Mena

If there is one pastime that people in the Middle East are unlikely to give up, it is watching television. In 2018, the daily time spent...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 05 March, 2020

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Take employee wellbeing seriously or watch your business suffer

Michael Trüschler is the co-founder and chief executive officer at FlexxPay a UAE-based financial technology company providing...

Thought Leadership • 02 March, 2020

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Arab Startup Competition 2020

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

Wamda • 27 February, 2020

Fintech Retreat 2020

Fintech Galaxy is launching the region’s first Fintech Retreat 2020, bringing the ecosystem together for a more...

Wamda • 25 February, 2020

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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