Regional Investigating the current state and potential of cultivating an ecosystem for 'Deep Tech' startups in the Mena region [survey] In collaboration with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Wamda is conducting a research report to highlight the... Wamda • 25 July, 2019
Regional What impact will the recent UAE-China deals have on the Mid East startup sector? In a recent piece on Wamda, I discussed the choice the Middle East would eventually have to make between US and Chinese technology. It... Triska Hamid • 25 July, 2019 china Silk Road WeChat
Regional Coded raises $1.3 million pre-series A Source: SME10X Along with being the first coding academy in the Middle East, Coded is also the startup that brought the first coding... News • 23 July, 2019 Coding cootcamp Investment
Regional How to identify the ideal startup founder What makes a startup successful? There are many studies conducted to try to pinpoint the factors that contribute to the success of a... Wamda • 21 July, 2019
Regional Grofers receives funding from Abu Dhabi firm Source: Arabian Business A unit of Abu Dhabi Capital Group (ADCG) has invested about $10 million in Grofers, the Indian online grocery... News • 16 July, 2019 grocery online store E-commerce
Regional AlgoDriven raises $625,000 in Pre-Series A Dubai-based automotive software company AlgoDriven has raised $625,000 in seed funding from domestic and international venture... Ayesha Ghaffar • 14 July, 2019 Seed funding automotive pre-Series A
Regional How Middle East startups can win on social Lama Abdelbarr leads on digital communications for Middle East & Africa at Talkwalker, a social media analytics platform uses... Thought Leadership • 11 July, 2019 Social Media Digital Marketing how to
Regional Clara closes seed round at $2,000,000 UAE-based Clara, a legal technology firm targeting startups has raised $2 million in seed funding from multiple investors including Wamda... Ayesha Ghaffar • 10 July, 2019 startup Investment Legal
Regional The Intelak Incubator Led by the Emirates Group, GE, and Dubai Tourism, Intelak supports the most promising startups in the industry to launch, grow and... Wamda • 10 July, 2019
Regional Washmen raises $6.2 million Series B Source: Menabytes Washmen, a Dubai-based dry cleaning and laundry service has raised $6.2 million in its Series B round, the startup... News • 09 July, 2019 startup series B Washmen
Regional Crowdfunding: A way to bridge the credit gap At first glance, the Middle East and in particular the GCC, seems like an ideal market for a robust crowdfunding economy. But the growth of... Annie Bricker • 07 July, 2019 Crowdfunding Investment liwwa
Regional Ola raises $11 million in series J round Source: LiveMint ANI Technologies-owned Cab aggregator Ola has raised $11 million in its ongoing Series J round from... News • 04 July, 2019 Investment series J cab service
Egypt Angel Oasis 2019 The Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN) is launching its 2nd edition of their annual conference, Angel Oasis 2019,... Wamda • 04 July, 2019
Regional 2019 Futurism Programme The Futurism Programme, a 6-week, zero equity, accelerator programme in Dubai for the travel and tourism industry, aims to... Wamda • 04 July, 2019
Regional What makes a good entrepreneurship hub? Recently, we published a feature on the battle of the startup hubs in the Middle East. There are several cities across the region,... Thought Leadership • 04 July, 2019 entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Regional FlexxPay raises new funds Source: GulfNews FlexxPay.com, a Dubai-based social impact start-up, announced it has raised funding from a group of individual and... News • 03 July, 2019 Start-up social impact Employment
Regional Top five VC deals in the second quarter of 2019 This quarter’s top five disclosed venture capital (VC) deals amounted to $99.1 million, with Egypt’s Swvl accounting for... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 June, 2019 Series A series B Swvl
Regional CLIX 2020 CLIX – the Climate Innovations Exchange, launched in 2018, supports the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and... Wamda • 27 June, 2019
Regional Can corporates in Mena change the entrepreneurial landscape? Omar Al Sharif is the director of partner programmes at Wamda Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) are eager to... Thought Leadership • 27 June, 2019 intrapreneurship Corporate entrepreneurship corporate venture capital
Regional The Cartier Women’s Initiative The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international business programme that aims to identify, support, and encourage... Wamda • 24 June, 2019
Morocco The General Assembly of Corporate Citizens The General Assembly of Citizen Entrepreneurs and Organizations is happening on June 28-30 in Essaouira, Morocco and will be... Wamda • 19 June, 2019
Regional Morocco-based Mubawab acquires Jumia House Source: MenaBytes Mubawab, the leading real estate portal of Morocco that was acquired by Dubai-based Emerging Markets Property Group... News • 19 June, 2019 reak estate portal
Regional The Dreamers 2019 Summer Camp | Technology, Space, and Entrepreneurship Dreamers platform designed to build the workforce of the future and the next wave of entrepreneurs. STEP Group,... Wamda • 16 June, 2019
Regional The challenge of delivering goods on time Faris Fallouh is the Global Express and ground services director at Aramex Peak seasons such as Eid, Christmas and the many popular... Thought Leadership • 06 June, 2019 E-commerce aramex Delivery