Egypt What is driving Egypt's current startup boom? Last week saw the launch of two new venture capital funds in Egypt – Sawari Ventures closed its $71 million fund while Algebra... Dunya Hassanein - Nesma Abdel Azim • 11 April, 2021 Sawari Ventures Algebra Ventures
Regional Mena startups raised $170 million in March 2021 Startups in Mena raised $170 million in March, a 6 per cent rise month on month, across 43 deals. This takes the total amount raised in the... Wamda • 08 April, 2021 investments
Global How to optimise the value of data management Cenker Ozhelvaci is vice president of emerging markets, managing director of Iron Mountain UAE and Turkey The outbreak of the Covid-19... Thought Leadership • 07 April, 2021 data management
Palestine The case for hiring Palestinian talent Anam Raheem is talent matching manager at Gaza Sky Geeks. Imagine a business opportunity that accelerates innovation and profit for a... Thought Leadership • 05 April, 2021 gaza sky geeks brain drain
Regional Is the Mena region ready for femtech? Amid the boom in healthtech over this past year, there is one sector that is now experiencing greater interest - femtech. This sector... Nagham Al Eithan • 01 April, 2021 femtech healthtech
Global The power and risks of alternative data To some, it may seem like you need psychic powers to predict whether an investment will be profitable or not. These days however, you... Dina Alnabulsi • 30 March, 2021 alt-data alternative data GameStop
U.A.E Wamda participates in Now Money's $7 million round Wamda has participated in UAE-based NOW Money's $7 million funding round which was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. The round also... Wamda • 29 March, 2021 now money financial inclusion
Regional Can integrating loyalty with payments win back customers? Omar Ebeid is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based Zeal App, an online payment and loyalty platform There is a decline in loyalty cards... Thought Leadership • 28 March, 2021 Zeal Rewards Zeal App loyalty
Regional Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and... Dunya Hassanein • 25 March, 2021 foodtech Eatapp Food delivery
Regional Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences? Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish... Thought Leadership • 24 March, 2021 talent
U.A.E Things to consider when setting up a legal entity in the UAE Michael Kortbawi is a partner and Taronish Mistry is a paralegal at law firm BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP The early stages... Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2021 legal advice
Regional The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal says CEO of noon The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal according to noon CEO Faraz Khalid, who said he spent up to 80 per cent of his time last year... Wamda • 18 March, 2021 E-commerce
Regional Wamda launches e-commerce whitepaper in partnership with MIT Wamda, in partnership with the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, has launched a whitepaper on the e-commerce... Wamda • 17 March, 2021 E-commerce Wamda Research Lab
Regional Can the healthtech sector maintain its momentum? Health is typically one aspect of life that most people only consider when things go wrong, this is true on an individual level and on a... Shaimaa El Nazer • 15 March, 2021 healthtech AlTibbi Okadoc
Global Is a university education crucial for founders? Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg stand out as remarkably successful entrepreneurs who all dropped out of university. To them,... Thought Leadership • 14 March, 2021 Education
Global Predicting the future with analytics Professor Mohamed Salem is the president of the University of Wollongong in Dubai Analytics is one of the most critical tools in... Thought Leadership • 11 March, 2021 data analytics
