Wamda

U.A.E

UAE’s Swvl expands into Latin America by acquiring Argentina's Viapool

UAE-based Swvl has entered the Latin American mobility market by acquiring a controlling stake in Argentina's Viapool for...

Swvl Latin America

U.A.E

Eight startups graduate from Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi

Eight startups have graduated from the Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi with each startup receiving Seed investment ranging from...

Flat6Labs Ignite Programme accelerator

Egypt

Fintech Galaxy, GIZ launch accelerator programme for startups in Egypt, Jordan

UAE-based Fintech Galaxy has partnered with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to launch a new...

GIZ Fintech Galaxy

Regional

India's startup expansion to Mena: A cause for concern?

Since 2016, more than 50 India-based startups have expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) by making their UAE debut an entry...

India Softbank Softbank Vision Fund

Saudi Arabia

Swvl expands to Saudi Arabia

Egypt-founded mass transportation startup Swvl, has expanded to Saudi Arabia to serve the corporate and business sector. The...

Swvl Saudi Arabia Egypt

Regional

Startup advice: Building an efficient sales engine for a growth-stage startup

Sakshi Tulsian is the co-founder and chief revenue officer (CRO) at India-based POSist Technologies, which offers cloud-based restaurant...

POSist

U.A.E

Hub71 and ADIO to grant 10 startups $2.7 million as part of The Outliers initiative

Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) have launched The Outliers Programme to support early-stage tech...

Hub71 ADIO The Outliers

Global

Why is succession planning important for your startup?

Warsha Joshi and Evan Le Clus are startup mentors and the co-founders of Dare to Scale, an ecosystem for entrepreneurs scaling their...

Scaling

U.A.E

Mythical to meteoric: The rise of tech unicorns

Ammar Al Malik is the managing director of Dubai Internet City The boom in tech firms either floating on stock markets or achieving...

unicorns

Qatar

Joi Gifts looks to Series A round after raising $750,000 this year

UAE-based e-commerce gifting platform, Joi Gifts has expanded to Qatar, its eighth country after raising $750,000 in a pre-Series A funding...

joi gifts qatar doha

Kuwait

Boxit raises investment to continue its growth

UAE-headquartered on-demand storage company Boxit, has secured its second funding round led by Kuwait-based Alif Ba Holding, with...

Boxit self-storage

U.A.E

Amazon created 2,000 jobs in the UAE for White Friday

E-commerce retailers are scrambling to attract consumer attention during the annual month-long biggest sales event, White...

Amazon White Friday retail and ecommerce

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),...

BIAC accelerator

Regional

Building a super app for the Middle East

Before smartphones and mobile app stores, the internet was dominated by a handful of web portals that offered their users several services...

super app careem Halan

Regional

The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey]

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape...

Global

Ready, Set, Growth Hack

Nader Sabry is a strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government and health/wellness. He is also the author of...

Growth hacking nader sabry

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...

RiseUp Summit RiseUp cairo

Regional

[Register to attend] Pitch by the Pyramids - UAE local Qualifier, Oct 31

Wamda is hosting the UAE qualifier for RiseUp's Pitch by the Pyramids competition. Join us on Thursday, October 31 to watch UAE...

U.A.E

Shopping for groceries with El Grocer

The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the...

el grocer e-grocery Dubai

U.A.E

Careem begins its "Chapter Two"

Careem, the UAE-based ride-hailing app which was recently acquired by US-based Uber is only just starting its “second chapter”...

careem Uber

Regional

Tech in food: the transformation of an industry - Register your interest

Tech in food: the transformation of an industry. Limited capacity, register your interest here. Wamda is hosting a panel on April...

Egypt

Algebra Ventures partners with Ezdehar to invest in Dsquares

Egypt’s Algebra Ventures has partnered with Ezdehar Management firm to invest in Dsquares, a loyalty solutions provider. The...

b2c Investment management

Regional

Namshi latest e-commerce platform to expand to Egypt as competition heats up

Namshi is set to expand to Egypt and establish a logistics base in Saudi Arabia following Emaar Malls' full acquisition of the...

E-commerce Namshi Noon

Egypt

Egypt's growing interest in Africa

Toward the end of last year, billboards adorned Egypt’s capital city of Cairo with adverts for Africa-focused conferences and...

africa African Summit Swvl

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