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Women's role in Mena's green economy

Petra Jeffery, Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Amidst the stark realities of gender...

Green Economy International Women's Day IWD

Tunisia

Dhekra Khelifi leads 216 Capital to disrupt the Tunisian startup ecosystem

Over the past two and a half years, Tunisian venture capital (VC) firm 216 Capital Ventures has backed the Tunisian entrepreneurial...

Dhekra Khelifi 216 Capital Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Tawaref Series: A blueprint for foreign investment success in Saudi Arabia

Although Saudi Arabia has gained considerable momentum as one of the hottest hubs for entrepreneurship, actually securing the first riyal...

Tawaref

Regional

“Ensa” women defy the invisible barriers in R&D space

Article written by Caroline el Nahas, Raya Khaty and Laura-Joy Boulos (PhD) When we first launched our research and development...

R&D Ensa Project International Women's Day

Regional

Mena startups raised $88.7 million in February 2024

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $88.7 million across 37 deals, a modest growth of just two per cent...

Investment

Qatar

Qatar's tech sector takes centre stage at Web Summit 2024

The recent Qatar Web Summit witnessed the unveiling of initiatives set to revolutionise Qatar's startup ecosystem, heralding potential...

Web Summit qatar

Global

What happened to the future?

Steen Jakobsen is the chief investment officer at Saxo Bank The once bright future now appears more bleak than ever. Geopolitical...

oped

Saudi Arabia

Tawaref Series: an entrepreneur's journey in Saudi Arabia, from bootstrapping to big bucks

As an entrepreneur considering a landing in Saudi Arabia and the establishment of a company, a crucial decision awaits: whether to navigate...

Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia

Regional

Does Mena’s proptech sector still have room for growth?

Proptech, short for property technology, is steadily gaining momentum within the real estate sector across the Middle East and North Africa...

Proptech

Regional

Mena startups raised $86.5 million in January 2024

This year has kicked off with a relatively modest funding raise of $86.5 million across 33 deals, a 34 per cent decrease year on year....

Investment

Saudi Arabia

Tawaref Series: navigating Saudi expansion

In today's interconnected global economy, tech entrepreneurs are continually exploring new frontiers to expand their businesses and...

Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

An introduction to the Tawaref series

Wamda has partnered up with Tawaref, a Saudi Arabia-based tech investment community that also provides startup advisory, legal consultancy...

Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia

Regional

Why you shouldn't make AI your exclusive startup driver

Rashit Makhat, is the director and co-founder, Scalo Technologies, the tech venture company based in Dubai In the rush to cash in on...

generative AI Scalo Technologies

Regional

What are the startup investment trends in Mena?

Dr Jelena Janjusevic is associate professor at the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University Dubai The Middle East and North...

Investment

Regional

Dynamic leadership lies at the heart of innovation

Paul Almeida is the Dean and William R. Berkley Chair at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business The business...

Leadership

Regional

Startup funding in 2023 slows down in majority of Mena markets

Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) saw a decline in all but three countries. While the overall amount raised grew...

Investment

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