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2016 was very generous to MENA's startups #Wamda2016

People on the internet aren’t too sad to let go of 2016. Memes surrounding the US presidential elections, comedy sketches on the...

Wamda2016 MENA startups

Regional

$815M+ invested in MENA startups in 2016 #Wamda2016

2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for...

Wamda2016 Roundup investments

Regional

6 WRL reports in 2016 to highlight ecosystem opportunities #Wamda2016

This year was an interesting one, not just from a geopolitical angle, but also a technological one that saw some great advancements, not...

Wamda2016 Healthcare Cleantech

Regional

30k people were at MENA’s top 3 startup events in 2016 #Wamda2016

The startupper calendar gets busier every year. In 2016 there have been more than 200 events related to entrepreneurship, startups,...

Wamda2016 Roundup Ecosystem

Regional

What's happening to innovation in the GCC? #Wamda2016

Stagnant oil prices mean the GCC’s economic situation today does not look rosy, and the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) shows the...

Wamda2016 MENA startups

Regional

15+ MENA accelerators launched in 2016 #Wamda2016

Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their...

Wamda2016 MENA startups

Saudi Arabia

Saudi loves logistics [Infographic]

With increasing populations, new and expanding cities, and greater infrastructure, there is an increasing need for more goods to be...

Logistics Transport Saudi Arabia

Regional

Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic]

In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs...

MEMakersGE WRL Cleantech

Global

Startup watch: a tyranny of experts, cash burns, and Algeria who?

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Voo Goods Mart

Regional

UAE tops MENA countries in Innovation Index 2016 [Infographic]

The Global Innovation Index is an annual report that measures the openness and readiness of countries’ economies for innovation. The...

Global Innovation Index uae Saudi Arabia

Global

Startup Watch: Funerals, Telegram breach, and InstaSnap Feud

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch instagram Saudi Arabia

Regional

What the Wamda Research Lab discovered about hiring talent [Infographic]

Last week the Wamda Research Lab (WRL) released a report exploring the ways in which MENA’s entrepreneurs hire and the...

WRL Access to Talent Programme

Regional

Tech adoption can enable a revolution [Infographic]

Governments and regulators must innovate, as the global adoption of technology grows and new economies take shape. This is one of the...

World Economic Forum GITR Innovation

Egypt

Ramadan trends: what was the Middle East Googling this year?

Ramadan television series were the top Google searches in the Middle East during the holy month, but the trends show that Arabs are also...

Google Trends Ramadan Egypt

Regional

MENA by the numbers: what do they really mean?

Internet penetration, media consumption or ecommerce spending rates all tell one piece of a broader story about how the internet is being...

Payfort infographics Data

Regional

Visualizing corporate-startup engagement in MENA [Infographic]

This article was first posted on the Coentrepreneurship platform. During the Collaborative Entrepreneurship (CE) Summit held last month,...

Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL

U.A.E

Family offices a new addition to investment landscape

Family offices are the new breed of investor in the MENA tech sector, according to Beco Capital. The UAE-based investment firm, has...

Periodic table investors BECO Capital

U.A.E

Are you happy? Data may decide for you

Welcoming to Arabnet Dubai 2016. (Image via Jacqueline Sofia) “Happiness is very personal. How far do you want us to go to make you h...

Happiness Dubai RTA Dubai Open Data Law

Regional

Activate and accelerate: 14 CE tools for corporations

In May of this year, British banking and financial services company Barclays partnered with Flat6Labs to open Egypt's first...

Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship corporations

Egypt

What do Egyptian shoppers want? [Infographic]

Egypt: MENA's largest market by far. (Image via Wamda) This is a crosspost with Yaoota Magazine. Egyptian shoppers are a...

State of Payments 2016 yaoota Payfort

Yemen

Making ecommerce work in Yemen

Startups can arise in the oddest of places. (Images via Rachel Williamson) When Wamda was contacted in January by Adeeb Qasem, of...

Tamween Internet Society Yemen

Iran

Iran's gaming market, an overview part II

Such a large market, with a few hurdles still. (Images via Sourena Game Studio) Yesterday I shared some statistics on who is using the...

Free2Play Sanctions Sourena Game Studio

Iran

Iran's internet users, an overview

With nearly 80 million people in Iran you can imagine there is a huge internet audience waiting to be pounced upon. Unfortunately,...

Sourena Game Studio iran Gaming

Regional

Who's hiring in MENA? [Infographic]

Access to talent is a key difficulty for employers large and small in MENA. In an upcoming Wamda Research Lab report the findings...

Access to Talent recruitment Payfort

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