Regional How do you create a good company culture? Dawn Metcalfe is a workplace culture advisor and managing director at PDSi MEA. She is also the author of Managing the Matrix and The... Thought Leadership • 26 September, 2019 culture company culture Leadership
Regional Startups inject digital savvy into events scene Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority announced a new strategic plan to revamp the local entertainment... Middle East Exchange • 24 September, 2019 eventtus Eventbox events
Regional Mobile drives online travel bookings Mobile is becoming one of the main ways that users in the Middle East are searching and booking their travel options according to a report... Triska Hamid • 17 September, 2019 Travel sector Travel travel tech
Regional Wamda X applications deadline extended to Oct 27 Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its... Wamda • 15 September, 2019
Regional Wamda X opens applications for its second cohort Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting... Wamda • 15 September, 2019 Fellowship wamda x
Regional Fintech Abu Dhabi This October 21-23, MENA’s leading FinTech festival will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. FinTech Abu Dhabi... Wamda • 12 September, 2019
Regional Careem moves further into fintech Careem now allows its users to recharge their mobile phone credit on its platform. The service is already available in Egypt, Pakistan... Yasmeen Nabil • 12 September, 2019 Fintech wallet pay
Regional Beyond the headlines - Careem, regulatory hurdles and Saudisation A closer look at this week's top news stories Careem Earlier this week, Careem announced a line up of managing directors whose... Triska Hamid • 12 September, 2019 careem Uber Saudi Arabia
Regional Localized closes $1.2 million funding round US-based Localized, a talent technology platform that connects university students and alumni with employers and industry experts in... Yasmeen Nabil • 11 September, 2019 Investment talent tech
Regional Google's YouTube launches music streaming service in Mena region Source: The National Google-owned YouTube launched its music streaming services in the Middle East and North Africa market on... News • 11 September, 2019 YouTube Music streaming
Regional How Ads Work: Facebook attempts to increase Mena digital advertising spend Social media users in the Middle East are the most engaged in the world and yet digital advertising spend in the region is among the lowest... Triska Hamid • 10 September, 2019 Facebook Advertising Digital Advertising
Regional Afric'Up African Startups Summit 2019 Afric’Up – Africa Startup Summit in Tunis, will take place on 24th & 25th September, as 2019 marks the return... Wamda • 08 September, 2019
Regional [Register to attend] Pitch by the Pyramids - UAE local Qualifier, Oct 31 Wamda is hosting the UAE qualifier for RiseUp's Pitch by the Pyramids competition. Join us on Thursday, October 31 to watch UAE... Wamda • 03 September, 2019
Regional Falcon Network invests $450,000 in six startups Dubai-based Falcon Network, a group of emerging markets-focused angel investors, has completed six investments worth $450,000 in... Yasmeen Nabil • 29 August, 2019 Investment network startups
Regional Challenges facing entrepreneurial leaders Areej Khataybih is the founder of The Spark Back and co-author of A Woman's Work. In the Middle East and North Africa (Mena),... Thought Leadership • 29 August, 2019 entrepreneurship Leadership
Regional The 3arabi Impact Initiative The 3arabi Impact Initiative aims at identifying and supporting projects/social enterprises that impact the Arab world, regardless of... Wamda • 28 August, 2019
Regional Onsi Sawiris leads investment on Canada's Drop Source: Tech Crunch Commerce and marketing are radically changing these days. Consumers are increasingly looking for brands... News • 26 August, 2019 news Investment E-commerce
Egypt E-Commerce Summit 2019 Egypt’s E-Commerce Summit returns this year to drive the growth of the e-commerce industry in Egypt and the MENA region.... Wamda • 20 August, 2019
Regional Middle East Youth Expo 2019 The Middle East Youth Expo (MEYE 2019) will bring together thousands of young people in the Middle East to collaborate and explore... Wamda • 19 August, 2019
Regional Investigating the engagement of stakeholders with innovative startups in KSA [survey] MiSK Innovation is conducting research for a report on stakeholder engagement with innovative startups in Saudi... Wamda • 10 August, 2019
Regional FinTech Accelerator Monsha’at and NCB are collaborating to launch the first FinTech accelerator in KSA. The program supports the... Wamda • 04 August, 2019
Regional How can consumers take back control of their data? By Ankit Chaudhari, CEO and founder of Aiisma, a data management software and hardware company with headquarters in Las Vegas and an... Thought Leadership • 01 August, 2019 data privacy
Regional EmTech MENA 2019 EmTech MENA conference is happening on 04-05 November 2019 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai. The... Wamda • 29 July, 2019
Regional HiGuests closes investment at $1.1 million Source: Menabytes Dubai-based property management startup HiGuests has closed $1.1 million (EUR 1 million) in an investment round,... News • 29 July, 2019 Dubai startup