Regional Startups in Mena raised $338 million in September 2021 Startups in Mena raised almost $338 million across 37 deals in September, a 111 per cent rise month on month and a whopping 3000... Wamda • 07 October, 2021 Investment
Jordan Meet Konn Technologies, the Jordanian startup bringing innovation to construction The population of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) remains one of the fastest growing in the world. While the growth trajectory has... Dunya Hassanein • 05 October, 2021 contech Construction Konn Technologies
Regional Do robots create or destroy jobs? Eugene Kovalenko is the chief commercial officer of Rozum Robotics, the company behind the first robot cafe in the UAE. When it... Thought Leadership • 03 October, 2021 robotics
Pakistan Should we pay closer attention to Pakistan? There has been a sudden spike in investment heading towards Pakistani startups, with Middle East investors leading a significant chunk of... Wamda • 30 September, 2021 pakistan Grocery App
Regional India's startup expansion to Mena: A cause for concern? Since 2016, more than 50 India-based startups have expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) by making their UAE debut an entry... Nagham Al Eithan • 29 September, 2021 India Softbank Softbank Vision Fund
Regional Should online retailers pay greater attention to men? Leith Mathews is the founder and CEO of UAE-based rokpool, an online platform dedicated to men’s personal care products. Safe... Thought Leadership • 27 September, 2021 E-commerce
Regional The Abraham Accords and its impact on the 48er startup community ‘Historic’, ‘ground-breaking’ and ‘momentous’ was how the world’s media described the Abraham... Triska Hamid • 23 September, 2021 48-Palestinians 48ers
U.A.E Yanzo: Crowdfunding for expansion After winning a pitch competition that promised a cash prize of $60,000, Yanzo co-founder and chief executive Tarek Osman, thought he'd... Triska Hamid • 21 September, 2021 yanzo On-demand startups
Regional Should we care about Philosophy of AI in the Mena region? Aliah Yacoub is an AI philosopher and head of techQualia at Egypt-based Synapse Analytics, a data science and AI company The... Thought Leadership • 19 September, 2021 Artificial intelligence AI
Regional Is there hope for startups in the tourism sector? The accelerating pace of vaccination efforts worldwide has led to encouraging signs of recovery in the tourism industry, but as the virus... Dunya Hassanein • 16 September, 2021 Travel Tourism
Egypt What's next for Egypt's Trella? They are typically a nuisance on the road, imposing and rather dangerous, but lorries or trucks, are incredibly important to the global... Triska Hamid • 14 September, 2021 Trella trucking
Regional Dark stores will create more collaborators than competitors In the absence of physical shopping during last year’s lockdowns, demand for e-commerce soared, most notably in the grocery segment.... Nagham Al Eithan • 12 September, 2021 q-commerce quick commerce
Bahrain Bahrain: Enabling the Arabic esports industry This article is courtesy of Bahrain Economic Development Board The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region’s gaming industry is... Thought Leadership • 09 September, 2021 esports
Regional Mena startups raised $160 million in August 2021 Startups in Mena raised just shy of $160 million in August across 44 deals, taking the total raised so far this year to $1.78 billion.... Wamda • 07 September, 2021 investments
Saudi Arabia Expanding to Saudi: A path paved with gold? Saudi Arabia cemented its desire to become the regional destination for the digital sector after announcing its $1.2 billion Launch... Nagham Al Eithan • 05 September, 2021 Expansion
Regional Can data regulation be Mena's competitive advantage? Khaled Lababidi is vice president and general manager of the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, for InCountry – a data... Thought Leadership • 02 September, 2021 Fintech Data regulation
