Regional What happens when things don't go to plan? At the start of this year, Wamda launched the second cohort of its fellowship programme, Wamda X. The 13 startups selected embarked on a... Wamda • 07 June, 2020 wamda x
Regional Beyond Incubation: Universities as agents of startup development In the 1990s, professors Henry Etzkowitz and Loet Leydesdorff, put forward the idea of the Triple Helix framework, which highlighted... Shaimaa El Nazer • 04 June, 2020 Education Taqadam startAD
Egypt Alex Angels: Egypt's latest angel network Fewer than 6 per cent of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raise investment from angel investors according... Dunya Hassanein • 02 June, 2020 Alex Angels Angel Investment
Global Hackathons: An opportunity for Mena's tech innovators Finding solutions for the disruption and devastation of the “new normal” caused by the Coronavirus pandemic has ignited a wave... Dunya Hassanein • 31 May, 2020 hackathon covid-19
U.A.E How local businesses support the economic fabric of countries By Miguel Angel Povedano, chief commercial officer at Majid Al Futtaim Retail The magnitude, complexity, and socioeconomic... Thought Leadership • 28 May, 2020 Majid Al Futtaim Holding Majid Al Futtaim
Regional The angel network looking for halal opportunities Muslims concluded the celebration of Eid Al Fitr this week, marking the end of Ramadan in lockdown. During this time, 64 per cent of UAE... Dunya Hassanein • 27 May, 2020 Islamic economy Angel Investment
Global A public relations strategy is critical now more than ever Sean Pattwell is the founder and chief executive officer at CW8 Communications The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken international commerce... Thought Leadership • 25 May, 2020 public relations PR strategy
Regional The logistical developments in e-commerce The importance of the e-commerce industry has been multiplied by 10 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic according to Iyad Kamal, chief... Triska Hamid • 21 May, 2020 Logistics aramex
Regional HOF Capital's take on investment post pandemic HOF Capital is a global venture capital (VC) firm founded in 2016 by three Egyptian entrepreneurs, Fady Yacoub, Onsi Sawiris and Hisham... Dunya Hassanein • 20 May, 2020 HOF Capital Venture Capital covid-19
Regional Wamda Research Lab report on Covid-19 impact More than 70 per cent of startups based in the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed a negative impact on their business as a result... Wamda • 18 May, 2020 Wamda Research Lab covid-19
Regional How AI can help governments in a post Covid-19 world Jad Hajj, partner, and Wissam Abdel Samad, principal, Christian Stechel, senior manager, Gustave Cordahi, senior associate, with... Thought Leadership • 17 May, 2020 Artificial intelligence
Regional The future of SMEs after Covid-19 Rafael Lemaitre is a partner at consultancy SIA Partners and Maria Garrido is the manager of growth and innovation During... Thought Leadership • 14 May, 2020 sme covid-19
U.A.E Mustafa Koita: Your modern-day milkman The majority of entrepreneurs work in the corporate world for several years before something triggers their decision to leave and start... Triska Hamid • 13 May, 2020 Koita E-commerce
Regional How can we encourage more women to pursue entrepreneurship? Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, Sana Afouaiz, founder of Womenpreneur, an organisation established to support women entrepreneurs, toured... Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2020 Women Women entrepreneurship
Regional How do you maintain the relevance of a brand? Jones the Grocer is one of the UAE's longest standing restaurants, but few are aware of the legal and financial difficulties faced by... Wamda • 07 May, 2020 jones the grocer
Global Online food delivery: The disruption heading to destruction Uber Eats has exited the Middle East, or rather passed the baton onto its wholly-owned regional subsidiary, Careem. The publicly listed... Triska Hamid • 06 May, 2020 Food delivery Deliveroo talabat
