Oman Oman's startup opportunity The sultanate of Oman is gearing up to turbocharge its small-to-medium-sized (SME) ecosystem. While the Gulf state has not been... Alicia Buller • 14 January, 2020 Oman Oman Technology Fund entrepreneurship
U.A.E Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE? Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and... Matt Smith • 13 January, 2020 Research R&D
Global The science of mentorship By Ziad Matar, president of TiE Dubai and founding partner of Meditari & Ivan Fernandes, director of mentorship at TiE Dubai The... Thought Leadership • 09 January, 2020 Mentorship Mentor
U.A.E noon cosies up to China There are a few areas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi where self-driving vehicles branded with the noon logo, slowly drive along a pre-determined... Wamda • 07 January, 2020 china E-commerce self-driving car
Regional Trends to expect in 2020 With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core... Wamda • 05 January, 2020 Trends entrepreneurship MENA
Regional Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019 The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker... Wamda • 01 January, 2020
Regional Our top stories from 2019 The biggest story to emerge this year was Uber’s acquisition of Careem in March. The deal, worth $3.1 billion, was the largest... Wamda • 31 December, 2019 entrepreneurship
Global Can footsteps power our world? Sustainability has dominated economic and political agendas across the world this past year. Governments have recognised the need for clean... Wamda • 23 December, 2019 Sustainability Climate change Green Energy
Regional Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four ways to balance performance and disruption Joe Abi Akl is the acting chief corporate development officer at UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim, developers of shopping malls and... Thought Leadership • 19 December, 2019 Majid Al Futtaim Corporate entrepreneurship
Regional The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a... Rachel McArthur • 16 December, 2019 Gaming esports
U.A.E The UAE is the perfect launchpad for edtech solutions Katia Al-Kaisi is the founder and chief executive officer of Education House Finland which focuses on introducing Finnish education... Thought Leadership • 12 December, 2019 Education EdTech
Egypt The Pyramids and the future of innovation in Egypt The Pyramids of Giza, the only wonder of the ancient world to remain standing, is intrinsic to the Egyptian psyche. It is not only a source... Triska Hamid • 09 December, 2019 RiseUp Summit RiseUp cairo
U.A.E Wamda invests in UAE-based fintech startup FlexxPay Wamda has invested in UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup FlexxPay (flexxpay.com). The social impact company provides... Wamda • 08 December, 2019 Fintech Wamda Capital
U.A.E In conversation with Rita Huangzhen of iMile When Rita Huangzhen left China in 2008 to work for Huawei in Dubai, she had no idea that the emirate would become the place she would get... Triska Hamid • 05 December, 2019 Logistics Last mile delivery china
Palestine Overcoming barriers of women-led entrepreneurship in Palestine Ghassan Amayra is the co-founder of Palestine-based MENACatalyst and Leila Farraj is the digital content strategist at... Thought Leadership • 02 December, 2019 palestine Palestinian Diaspora gaza sky geeks
Regional Gaining more value from data through incentive, investment and regulation Jad Hajj, partner with Strategy& Middle East; Alice Klat, director of the Ideation Center, and Jana Batal, senior fellow at the... Thought Leadership • 27 November, 2019 big data
