Regional The regional tussle for startups: Is Dubai at risk of being overtaken? [part two] As outlined in the first part of this feature, startups have become a fundamental pillar of the economy, a means not only for innovation,... Triska Hamid • 30 November, 2020 Ecosystem Dubai abu dhabi
Regional The regional tussle for startups and entrepreneurs [part one] To many, startups and those operating in the digital space have been the saviours of the Middle East economy during this pandemic. With... Triska Hamid • 18 November, 2020 Innovation Ecosystem
Bahrain Bahrain: The challenge of staying competitive As any startup will attest, agility and quick response to market demand is key to survival. The same can be applied to other stakeholders... Triska Hamid • 23 January, 2020 Ecosystem Startup Bahrain Bahrain Economic Development Board
Egypt RiseUp acquires StarterHub Egypt-based RiseUp, the organiser of the biggest entrepreneurship summit in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), has acquired... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 October, 2019 acquisition online platform
Regional What makes a good entrepreneurship hub? Recently, we published a feature on the battle of the startup hubs in the Middle East. There are several cities across the region,... Thought Leadership • 04 July, 2019 entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Egypt Creating a startup ecosystem in Upper Egypt Some 500 kilometres south of Cairo, entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt are attempting to emulate the capital’s thriving startup scene.... Yasmeen Nabil • 14 April, 2019 Upper Egypt starting up Ecosystem
Regional Careem's sale to Uber and how it affects the Mena startup ecosystem I would have liked Careem to go public and remain independent because that is how you make the biggest statement about the maturity of the... Fadi Ghandour • 27 March, 2019 careem Uber acquisition
U.A.E Abu Dhabi offers startups Dh535 million through new hub Abu Dhabi will be investing Dh535 million in startups as part of a new entrepreneurship space called Hub71 launched in partnership with... Triska Hamid • 24 March, 2019 abu dhabi abu dhabi global market Softbank
Palestine Entrepreneurship in Palestine: More than just a job For many startups in Palestine, entrepreneurship is not only a choice of employment, but a form of resistance. With restrictions faced by... Wamda • 13 November, 2018 Palestinian Diaspora Ecosystem
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
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
Saudi Arabia ArabNet Riyadh 2017: Vast opportunities arise after Vision 2030 ArabNet Riyadh 2017 wrapped up its sixth edition on December 13. Held under the patronage of the Ministry of Communications and Information... Rana Freifer • 18 December, 2017 Arabnet Riyadh Omar christidis Fadi Ghandour
U.A.E Mastercard and Abu Dhabi Global Market collaborate to accelerate fintech ecosystem development Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial center, and Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd, a leading technology company in the... Staff writer • 18 October, 2017 uae ADGM MasterCard
Lebanon Seedstars Beirut: Everyone wants to scale “Lebanon is a great place to test ideas and launch startups. This relatively small market is better than others when it comes to the... Maya Rahal • 26 September, 2017 lebanon seedstars beirut
Lebanon Solidifying business bonds through partnerships: #MixNMentor Beirut The Lebanese Information Technology (ICT) sector and related industries, is a fast growing sector with a market size of $436.2 million in... Rana Freifer • 11 September, 2017 Mix n Mentor Beirut startups entrepreneurs
Saudi Arabia Wamda reveals insights about the Saudi entrepreneurial ecosystem “Cloning ecosystems might not necessarily work, and might not be sustainable given the different characteristics of each country.... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Report
Lebanon The Transforming Power of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Lessons Learned Cleveland State University and the Asher Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (ACIE) at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)... Wamda • 26 May, 2017 entrepreneurship startup Ecosystem
Bahrain Flat6labs and Al Baraka Banking Group to support entrepreneurs Al Baraka Banking Group and Flat6labs signed an MOU to collaborate in a series of activities including creating the startup and... Staff writer • 17 May, 2017 Flat6Labs Al Baraka Banking Group entrepreneurship
Saudi Arabia Effat University Boot Camp 2017 In its continuous efforts to support Saudi Arabia’s youth and students to become more innovative and creative, Effat University will... Wamda • 23 February, 2017 Saudi Arabia entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Turkey Startup Turkey 2017 Startup Turkey gives startups from Turkey, Eurasia and MENA a chance to pitch their ideas and projects to investors and VCs from... Wamda • 20 February, 2017 turkey Ecosystem entrepreneurship
Turkey The Pitcher 2017 The Pitcher is an annual pitching event giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their businesses in front of a large audience of... Wamda • 18 January, 2017 turkey Pitch investor
Regional Tech drives MENA to a crossroad Fourteen years ago a group of Arab scholars drew a sobering picture of the Middle East: that it would need 140 years to just double its per... Jonas Feller • 28 December, 2016 Knowledge Economy undp AHDR
Regional 30k people were at MENA’s top 3 startup events in 2016 #Wamda2016 The startupper calendar gets busier every year. In 2016 there have been more than 200 events related to entrepreneurship, startups,... Edoardo Giorgetti • 25 December, 2016 Wamda2016 Roundup Ecosystem
Regional 15+ MENA accelerators launched in 2016 #Wamda2016 Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their... Edoardo Giorgetti • 19 December, 2016 Wamda2016 MENA startups