Regional How we pivoted our startup with grace Walid Daniel Dib is the co-founder and CEO of hala, a UAE-based insuretech startup Spoiler: There was absolutely no grace... Thought Leadership • 27 July, 2021 Pivot Hala
U.A.E Can Dubai become the capital for next-gen healthtech startups? Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi is the managing director of Dubai Science Park Medical innovation has surged as the world’s greatest minds... Thought Leadership • 25 July, 2021 Dubai healthtech
Regional Want economic prosperity? Help women become more financially capable Dina Alnabulsi is a business analyst at Globitel, a Jordan-based telecommunications company Financial exclusion is a universal issue,... Dina Alnabulsi • 22 July, 2021 financial inclusion Women empowerment
Jordan Istikana: Streaming its way to production In most homes in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), the television is still the focal point of the living room, bringing together... Nesma Abdel Azim • 20 July, 2021 istikana Film Video Streaming
Palestine Does Palestine have investment-ready startups? Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. So far this... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2021 palestine
Egypt What can open banking do for Egypt? Akram Abdou is the founder of Egypt-based Underlie, an open banking platform offering application programming interfaces (APIs) to... Thought Leadership • 14 July, 2021 Open banking
U.A.E Opontia: Enabling e-commerce brands to go global The GCC region is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in the world according to a report from Dubai’s CommerCity, with... Dunya Hassanein • 12 July, 2021 e-commerce enablement E-commerce Opontia
Global Deepfakes: Who can we trust? Deepfake technology has rapidly developed over the past few years and while many will have experienced it through fun apps designed to edit... Wamda • 11 July, 2021 deepfakes podcast
Regional Mena startups raised $267 million in June 2021, pushing Q2 investment to $552 million Startups in Mena have raised $267 million across 44 deals in June, propelling the second quarter investments to more than $552 million, a... Wamda • 08 July, 2021 Investment
Global The basics of IP: Trademarks Ludwig Lindermayer is a patent and trademark attorney at PAUSTIAN & PARTNER. In a series of thought leadership pieces,... Thought Leadership • 07 July, 2021 startup advice trademarks Intellectual property
Tunisia GOMYCODE: The Tunisian startup upskilling Africa's youth Unemployment has long been a concern for governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, which suffers from the... Nagham Al Eithan • 05 July, 2021 GoMyCode africa Coding
Regional Floral marketplaces: Does the future look rosy? The retail industry across the Middle East has undergone a sea of change, with online purchases becoming a central part of the... Dunya Hassanein • 01 July, 2021 Floranow Floward marketplace
Saudi Arabia Why Mumzworld is a unique story for the Arab region The Mumzworld story is a triumph for e-commerce startups and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Arab region. The journey of the two... Fadi Ghandour • 29 June, 2021 Mumzworld
Global Tips to bear in mind if you’re expanding to the Middle East Firas Marafie is the senior partnerships lead at what3words The Middle East: the quick buck, the pot of gold, or is it? With venture... Thought Leadership • 27 June, 2021 what3words MENA
Regional Navigating a post-pandemic edtech market The inescapable need for online learning last year provided a boom for the education technology (edtech) sector that many expect to be... Nagham Al Eithan • 24 June, 2021 Education EdTech
Regional Teachers, technology and tortoises Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. It all seems so... Thought Leadership • 22 June, 2021 EdTech Nafez Al Dakkak
