Global Smart Grid encouraging thousands of new startups Ammar Radhi is the head of strategy and special projects at Refinitiv Today’s smart grid revolution in electricity... Thought Leadership • 17 October, 2018 clean tech Smart Cities renewable energy
Regional Women are driving change in the Middle East tech industry With more females operating in tech per capita than anywhere else in the world, a new wave of talented individuals are revolutionising the... Middle East Exchange • 16 October, 2018 Women Entrepreneur Women empowerment women in tech
U.A.E Navigating through a smart city As the number of people living in cities grows around the world, the need for effective transportation becomes paramount. This year’s... Wamda • 15 October, 2018 Smart Cities Transport automation
Tunisia For every human need comes a robot Robots may not rule the world (anytime soon) but they are gradually excelling at a number of human tasks such as helping human resources... Reine Farhat • 11 October, 2018 robots robotics AI
U.A.E Free calls to nowhere, how Skype ban hurts startups in the UAE Launching a startup isn’t for the anxious or easily deterred. There are myriad worries, from finding investors and customers to... Matt Smith • 08 October, 2018 Skype startup
Egypt Currency devaluation slows down Egyptian startups Egypt’s economic woes and subsequent currency devaluation have had a knock-on effect on the country’s startup ecosystem.... Triska Hamid • 30 September, 2018 Egypt Ecosystem
Egypt Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Egypt. Wamda continues its roadshow for 2018, landing in Egypt on September 27. Held in partnership with Ahead of the Curve, Rise Up, Endeavor... Wamda • 25 September, 2018 Mix N' Mentor cairo
Regional Increasing competitiveness in the Arab World The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has the highest unemployment and youth unemployment rate in the world at 10 per... Triska Hamid • 24 September, 2018
Regional Preventing the wealth gap in innovation Silicon Valley has a problem according to Fiona Murray, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. The world’s... Triska Hamid • 24 September, 2018 impact entrepreneurship
Regional Impatient game-changers: millennials are changing economies and shaping e-commerce Millennials are responsible for the rise of new digital trends according to MENA’s Millennials Decoded report conducted by research... Reine Farhat • 23 September, 2018 millennials Ipsos ecommerce
Palestine Gaza startup Vidmass raises pre-Seed from Ibtikar and Vision VC Vidmass, a Gaza-based startup specialising in online video creation, has raised a pre-seed round of investment from early-stage funds... Reine Farhat • 18 September, 2018 pre-Seed Investment Ibtikar VC
Lebanon What does Lebanon need to foster real innovation? Insights from Mix N’ Mentor Beirut Since the launch of Beirut Digital District (BDD) in 2012, a startup hub was created for Lebanese entrepreneurs to connect, network and... Reine Farhat • 18 September, 2018 Mix N' Mentor Mix n Mentor Beirut Mentorship
U.A.E Abu Dhabi launches digital sandbox for fintech Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the emirate’s financial centre will launch a fintech digital sandbox, to enable financial... Wamda • 17 September, 2018 Fintech Sandbox
Regional A15 sells stake in Tpay Mobile The region’s first “dragon exit” was completed today by A15, which sold its 76 per cent stake in UAE-based Tpay Mobile. A... Wamda • 17 September, 2018 mobile finance Exit
Lebanon Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Beirut. Apply now After hosting a successful Mix N’ Mentor in Amman last month, the roadshow for Wamda's flagship event will... Wamda • 03 September, 2018 Mix N' Mentor beirut
Regional When investors regret saying ‘no’ to startups When faced with rejection, entrepreneurs often believe potential investors turned them down due to concerns their ideas were insufficiently... Reine Farhat • 21 August, 2018 investors Investment
