Saudi Arabia Igniting innovation to spur Saudi Arabia’s economic growth BIAC, a subsidiary of the Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company (TAQNIA), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF),... Thought Leadership • 22 September, 2020 BIAC accelerator
Turkey Tarfin closes Series A round with participation from Wamda Tarfin, the agriculture fintech startup based in Turkey, has raised $5 million in its Series A investment round with participation from... Wamda • 21 September, 2020 agritech Tarfin
Lebanon Berytech to invest in Lebanese green startups Lebanon-based Berytech, in partnership with the EU-funded Green Impact MED Project (GIMED), has launched a green applied research and... Dunya Hassanein • 21 September, 2020 Green entrepreneurs Berytech
Saudi Arabia Penny Software raises $1.35 million Seed with participation from Wamda Saudi Arabia-based Penny Software has raised $1.35 million in a Seed investment round from Wamda, Class 5 Global, Outliers VC, Plug and... Wamda • 21 September, 2020 b2b marketplace Penny
Egypt Contributing to Egypt's growth journey Dina H. Sherif, Mohamed Okasha and Malek Sultan are managing partners at Egypt-based VC firm Disruptech. This article was originally... Thought Leadership • 17 September, 2020 Disruptech fawry Fintech
Regional What's next for traveltech? The travel sector was the worst-hit during the lockdown and it will likely take years before numbers reach pre-Covid levels. Yet... Wamda • 17 September, 2020 Travel traveltech podcast
Regional I failed and this is my truth Failure in the startup world can seem like an inevitable milestone, with nine out of 10 startups ending in failure. For many... Thought Leadership • 15 September, 2020 Failure
U.A.E Open banking: DAPI's open letter to the UAE Bank Federation Advisory Council An open letter on open banking, a framework for responsible innovation for banks and the fintech community in the UAE Members of the... Thought Leadership • 13 September, 2020 Fintech Open banking DAPI
Saudi Arabia Social learning crucial to edtech says Noon Academy founder The coronavirus lockdown shifted attitudes towards education technology (edtech), accelerating its adoption across the Middle East and... Dunya Hassanein • 10 September, 2020 EdTech Noon Academy
U.A.E Navigating Dubai’s next chapter of growth Majed Al Suwaidi is the managing director of Dubai Media City and lead of in5 Startups have always played a crucial role in the social... Thought Leadership • 08 September, 2020 in5 Dubai
U.A.E Awok’s failure: Pandemic victim or cash mismanagement? Wamda cannot verify the claims that Hussein Khafagy, head of customer experience at Awok makes below Last week, Dubai-based... Shaimaa El Nazer • 07 September, 2020 awok.com failures
Regional Future of mobility: Can carpooling survive? This is the third part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility... Dunya Hassanein • 03 September, 2020 mobility carpooling
Pakistan Trukkin: Why we expanded to Pakistan during lockdown Trukkin is a Dubai-based trucks aggregator, connecting shippers, transporters, brokers and drivers. The startup has raised $3.5... Thought Leadership • 02 September, 2020 Trukkin Logistics
U.A.E InstaShop’s acquisition and the growing significance of e-grocery There is always a sense of pride, excitement and relief when a startup in the Middle East exits for a high valuation; pride for the... Triska Hamid • 31 August, 2020 instashop Delivery Hero Exit
Regional Future of mobility: The uncertainty of e-scooters This is the second part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility... Dunya Hassanein • 29 August, 2020 mobility Transportation circ
Regional Roundup of Step Anywhere 2020 Step this week concluded its first ever online edition, Step Anywhere, only six months after the ninth edition of Step Conference, the... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 August, 2020 STEP event
