Bahrain Tech and innovation are at the core of the ‘New GCC’ investment opportunities as revealed ‘Gateway Gulf’ Over 500 international investors and select business leaders flocked to Bahrain to explore how to unlock opportunities across the... Rana Freifer • 15 May, 2018 Gateway Gulf Investor Forum Bahrain startups
Global A Nigeria story: Empowering those in need through technology One of the leaders in the online space in Nigeria, Wole Faroun, the founder and managing director of NetPlusDotCom, is helping launch... Reine Farhat • 14 May, 2018 Nigeria Sub-saharan Africa Q&A
U.A.E $33B of lost remittances could be regained through the Blockchain, and this UAE startup is on it Fintech startups are continuously bringing innovative solutions to cater to the large unbanked population. According to the World... Rana Freifer • 09 May, 2018 uae Dinarii Cash Fintech
U.A.E Abu Dhabi’s travel and tourism leaders award $100k to four Fikra Labs winners One month after announcing the 12 shortlisted startups to join a four-week training by Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel... Reine Farhat • 04 May, 2018 Fikra Labs acceleration abu dhabi
Global Africa, a missed opportunity for MENA investors? Every country has its own identity and challenges, let alone a continent. For most of the investors and stakeholders who are solely... Reine Farhat • 01 May, 2018 africa Afrikonnect Startup your Life
Lebanon Could this 3D-printing startup remove one of the biggest construction costs in Dubai? I met two startups in less than two weeks working in innovating the construction industry. And this is only in Lebanon. One cannot... Reine Farhat • 29 April, 2018 Buildink 3d printing Construction
Regional More family businesses to engage with tech and innovation: Techstars’ Jag Singh Last month, Wamda had the chance to catch up with Jag Singh, managing director of Techstars’ METRO Accelerator for Retail, ahead of... Rana Freifer • 26 April, 2018 lebanon Jag Singh techstars
Regional Adopting cashless payment channels will double business growth [Opinion] We’re at an inflection point in the history of payments. Led by countries like Sweden, where non-cash payments now outweigh cash... Sirish Kumar • 24 April, 2018 oped Telr Sirish Kumar
Global Adrian Cockcroft of Amazon Web Services on cloud tech and how corporate culture is key Last month, Wamda met with Adrian Cockcroft, VP of cloud architecture strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), to discuss the importance of... Rana Freifer • 22 April, 2018 AWS adrian cockcroft Cloud Computing
Bahrain How Bahrain is growing into a startup haven In 2017, Bahrain ranked second in the MENA in terms of Ease of Doing Business, and very good reasons have endorsed this ranking. The number... Rana Freifer • 19 April, 2018 Bahrain Ecosystem startups
Egypt Cairo’s Startups without Borders brings 200 refugee entrepreneurs to learn, share, and give back Late March, Startups without Borders, a newly-established project that supports refugees in Egypt, gathered around 200 women... Menna Farouk • 18 April, 2018 Greek Campus cairo Startups Without Borders
Global What undeserved emerging markets achieved through tech: Success stories from Seedstars Global Summit Switzerland was named the fourth happiest place on earth by the United Nations. This European country is home to one of the best... Reine Farhat • 17 April, 2018 Emerging Markets Seedstars Global africa
U.A.E Register to attend a Fireside chat with Tony Bates in Dubai On Tuesday April 24, Wamda will be hosting Tony Bates, CEO of Social Capital’s new growth unit, for a casual fireside chat and... Wamda • 13 April, 2018 Tony Bates Skype cisco
Turkey The Blockchain can improve the profitability of online ads and this Turkish startup is kicking it off This year, internet ads are expected to overtake TV ads as the largest advertising segment, and the total spend on entertainment and media... Rana Freifer • 11 April, 2018 turkey Online ads Blockchain
Lebanon Four years after Circular 331: The ecosystem needs more Seed Stage funds It was never the same for the Lebanese ecosystem after 2014. Banque du Liban’s (BDL) Circular 331 was meant to create the foundations... Rana Freifer • 08 April, 2018 lebanon BDL Circular 331
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's Fikra Labs accelerator selects 12 finalists, embraces hospitality innovation Weeks after announcing Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel and tourism industries in Abu Dhabi, 32 startups out of 200... Reine Farhat • 05 April, 2018 Fikra Labs bootcamp startups
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