Regional GITEX and Wamda partner to promote collaborative entrepreneurship in MENA GITEX Future Stars has selected Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa, as its knowledge partner... Staff writer • 24 July, 2017 GITEX wamda Dubai World Trade Centre
Regional Hiro Tamura of European fund Atomico analyzes tech ecosystems [Podcast] During an event for Wamda Capital’s investors and partners earlier this year, Hiro Tamura gave a presentation on global emerging... Maya Rahal • 24 July, 2017 Hiro Tamura Wamda Capital podcast
Regional Bettina Bastian: What I know about having business ethics as an entrepreneur A serial entrepreneur, German Dr. Bettina Basitan, has been interested in entrepreneurship and innovation since her college years and has... Berthe El Aya • 24 July, 2017 ethics entrepreneurship
Regional Investors, brace yourselves for the aftermath of unprofitable unicorn IPOs [Opinion] The fundamental idea behind Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs, is that when companies need capital, they get themselves listed on public... Preetish Panda • 20 July, 2017 oped IPOs Funding
Regional Entrepreneurship is disrupting MENA’s real estate and retail gurus The first half of 2017 was an exciting one for enterprises and startups in the MENA region with mega deals taking the ecosystem by storm.... Rana Freifer • 19 July, 2017 acquisition VC investment Real Estate
Egypt Cairo Angels invests in a local logistics company Cairo Angels, a network of angel investors focused on supporting startup opportunities in Egypt and the Middle East, announced its... Staff writer • 17 July, 2017 on-demand delivery Logistics cairo angels
Egypt Careem announces $500K investment in public transportation startup Swvl This news was updated to include an exclusive interview with Mudassir Sheikha, the cofounder and managing director of... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 17 July, 2017 careem public transport Bus Pooling
Regional To gig or not to gig that is the question for the MENA It was Jazz performers who originally coined the term ‘gig’ in 1920’s America, as an abbreviation for the word... Dina Alnabulsi • 16 July, 2017 Gigs Freelancers jobs
Lebanon Agrytech Accelerator concludes phase one, 11 startups are selected The Agrytech Accelerator wrapped up the first phase of its program with a Demo Day on July 12. The accelerator is jointly funded by... Staff writer • 14 July, 2017 Agrytech Accelerator Demo Day agro-food
Regional Entrepreneurship in the Arab world: In English or in Arabic? When Wissam Tawileh, a native Arabic speaker was pitching at the latest Jusoor competition, he was the only one who opted to pitch in... Maya Rahal • 10 July, 2017 Pitching Pitch Competition jusoor
Regional New startups on the block: July Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Biotags Saudi... Reine Farhat • 04 July, 2017 Startup List startups
Regional Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is a business plan competition aimed at supporting creative, financially sustainable and... Wamda • 29 June, 2017 Innovation women entrepreneurs startup
Regional Alfanar brings venture philanthropy to the Middle East Alfanar is an Arab venture philanthropy that seeks to empower social entrepreneurs that are making a difference in the region. This... Staff writer • 28 June, 2017 philanthropy Social Entrepreneurship VC
Kuwait Arzan VC announces a pre-seed funding platform In an effort to help new entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground, Kuwait’s Arzan VC recently announced plans to launch a... Staff writer • 28 June, 2017 seed startup online platform
Regional SafirLab - The Laboratory for Change The MENA region is facing some deep changes on the social, ecological, and economic levels. These sudden advancements have paved the... Wamda • 23 June, 2017 MENA Social Entrepreneurship startup
Regional Techstars and GINCO launch an accelerator program in Dubai Techstars in partnership with GINCO has announced the launch of a new accelerator program in Dubai. Applications will open in July of 2017... Staff writer • 23 June, 2017 accelerator Dubai techstars
Regional A key enabler of innovation is commitment to diversity “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower,” once said late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple. During periods of... Rania Abdalla • 22 June, 2017 Team Diversity Expert Advice
Regional How mobile and digital transform the shared Ramadan experience Technology and digital communication are impacting people’s interactions and activities during Ramadan. Freemium mobile apps like... Elias Jabbe • 21 June, 2017 Ramadan YouTube snapchat
Regional GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund - Round 2 The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund provides selected startups from Africa and Asia Pacific with equity-free funding, technical... Wamda • 20 June, 2017 GSMA smes entrepreneurship
Regional Exponential growth wasn’t built in a day [Podcast] “Everyone has the Middle East at the bottom of their pyramid,” said Fadi Ghandour, Wamda’s executive chairman, and... Berthe El Aya • 20 June, 2017 Souq.com Namshi careem
Lebanon Is 3D printing the future of prototyping? [Wamda TV] Doumit Raidy, of the Raidy Printing Group, and Guillame Credoz, of Ghouyoum, are two innovators building their businesses on new 3D... Maya Rahal • 20 June, 2017 3d printing ArabNet Beirut 2017 Innovation
Regional What I know about building communities: David Spinks After years of working as a community manager for different companies, David Spinks noticed a trend. He realized that businesses... Aline Mayard • 19 June, 2017 What I Know WIK Community
Regional How talented is the MENA? [Report] INSEAD Business School, Google and the Center for Economic Growth recently released this year’s edition of the Middle East and North... Tala El Issa • 19 June, 2017 Employment talents Skills
Regional Support Legal: subscription based lawyer services for startups [Wamda TV] Wamda speaks to Patrick Rogers and Lee McMahon cofounders of Support Legal, a new kind of law firm that is targeting entrepreneurs and... Maya Rahal • 14 June, 2017 legal advice startup Innovation