Regional Clean disruption: The rise of clean beauty marketplaces in Mena It was personal need that pushed Amina Grimen and Ayat Toufeeq to launch an e-commerce site dedicated to skincare. The pair were struggling... Triska Hamid • 13 May, 2021 clean beauty
Global What is data democratisation and why is it necessary? Jadd Elliot Dib is the founder and CEO of UAE-based Pangaea X, an online network and talent acquisition platform for data analysts It is... Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2021 data democratisation
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... Thought Leadership • 09 May, 2021 unicorns
Regional Mena startups raised $175 million in April 2021 Growth in investment continued last month as 44 startups across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised more than $175 million in... Wamda • 06 May, 2021 Investment
Regional What is growth hacking? It took Nader Sabry 139 attempts before he launched a prayer mat designed to alleviate pain using NASA technology. Once the prototype was... Wamda • 05 May, 2021 Growth hacking
U.A.E Ola Doudin: The Middle East is having its crypto moment Development in crypto regulations in the Middle East will help digital assets grow according to Ola Doudin, co-founder of UAE-based... Triska Hamid • 04 May, 2021 BitOasis
Regional The importance, potential and impact of the circular economy Earlier this year, the UAE established a federal circular economy council to generate new economic opportunities, reduce the use of natural... Thought Leadership • 02 May, 2021 re-commerce circular economy
Regional E-commerce's next wave of growth is in B2B When Sultan Alasmi co-founded Zid, an e-commerce enablement platform based in Saudi Arabia back in 2017, he was repeatedly met with... Dunya Hassanein • 29 April, 2021 E-commerce B2B ecommerce
Global Advice for startups: Key accounting KPIs to monitor Rayhan Aleem is the founder and managing partner at Alpha Pro Partners Running a small business means juggling many different things on... Thought Leadership • 27 April, 2021 accounting
Regional Has blockchain found a place in the mainstream? Amid the hype around Bitcoin and its soaring value, there is one underlying technology that is usually mentioned as an afterthought -... Nesma Abdel Azim • 25 April, 2021 Blockchain
Egypt Why is Japan's Samurai Incubate interested in Egypt? Last week, Japan-based venture capital firm Samurai Incubate closed its second $18.6 million Africa fund and for the first time, the fund... Nesma Abdel Azim • 22 April, 2021 Samurai Incubate japan
Regional The startups tackling food waste in Mena A third of all the food produced for human consumption is wasted every year around the world. That is roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of food... Nagham Al Eithan • 20 April, 2021 food waste Sustainability
Regional The future is in STEM – but only men benefit right now The KIP Index is the first Middle East and North Africa (Mena) sector-based measure of women-inclusive policies and practices in local... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2021 STEM gender gap
Global Can a startup’s social capital affect investment? Rami Deeb is an executive at Talkwalker, a "conversational intelligence" company that delivers social media insights to help... Thought Leadership • 15 April, 2021 Social Media
Regional Chicken nuggets in Mena: A guide to market segmentation Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. On a recent trip to the... Thought Leadership • 13 April, 2021 Nafez Al Dakkak
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
