U.A.E Integra Seven and Wamda release first of its kind "State of Tech Talent in Dubai" report Demand for specialised tech talent in Dubai will likely exceed supply. Ninety per cent of tech companies have tech talent dispersed a... Wamda • 16 October, 2023 talent tech talent Wamda Research Lab
Regional Mena startups raised $7 million in April 2023 Ramadan is usually a slow month for news and announcements, so it was no surprise that investment announcements would drop in April. What... Wamda • 04 May, 2023 Wamda Research Lab
Regional Wamda launches e-commerce whitepaper in partnership with MIT Wamda, in partnership with the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, has launched a whitepaper on the e-commerce... Wamda • 17 March, 2021 E-commerce Wamda Research Lab
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 STEP 2020: Floating pitches, 400 startups and a new VC More than 8000 people attended, 400 startups showcased their ideas and investors with some $1 billion in their pockets were in Dubai for... Shaimaa El Nazer • 13 February, 2020 Step Conference STEP entrepreneurship
Regional A look at the state of pre-seed startups in Mena The UAE continues to be the leading hub for entrepreneurs according to a new report from Wamda Research Lab. More than 35 per cent of... Shaimaa El Nazer • 12 February, 2020 Wamda Research Lab wamda x
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: A nascent ecosystem with huge potential Saudi Arabia’s tech startup ecosystem is small and nascent compared to its vast oil sector. The contribution of its knowledge economy... Wamda • 22 November, 2018 Wamda Research Lab Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Big opportunities for startups in KSA [Report] The number of entrepreneurship support organizations in the KSA, including funds, coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, has nearly... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Wamda Research Lab
Regional Where does MENA really do business? [Infographic] Even as entrepreneurs look to the Gulf to expand their sales, they look to the Levant to expand their back office operations. Wamda... Teeb Assaf • 26 April, 2017 Wamda Research Lab WRL backoffice
Regional $100M invested in MENA fintech [WRL report] Fintech startups in MENA have raised over $100 million in funding in the last 10 years, and a new report indicates the number of startups... Jonas Feller • 16 March, 2017 WRL State of Fintech Payfort
Regional 2016 was very generous to MENA's startups #Wamda2016 People on the internet aren’t too sad to let go of 2016. Memes surrounding the US presidential elections, comedy sketches on the... Teeb Assaf • 04 January, 2017 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Regional Entrepreneurship could be worth $700B for MENA Every month, someone opines that MENA has a “relatively nascent” startup ecosystem, while others spot the “next Silicon... Jonas Feller • 27 December, 2016 Wamda Research Lab WRL policies
Regional Where are entrepreneurs finding talent? [Wamda TV] More than three in five entrepreneurs in MENA cited finding talent as a key barrier to building their team. Hiring and... Jonas Feller • 20 November, 2016 Wamda Research Lab talent Hiring platforms
Regional Cleantech startups in MENA face many challenges but remain resilient [Report] MENA is experiencing some of the most daunting environmental challenges on earth. Energy and water scarcity coupled with an... Teeb Assaf • 04 October, 2016 Cleantech MEMakersGE Report
Regional Visualizing corporate-startup engagement in MENA [Infographic] This article was first posted on the Coentrepreneurship platform. During the Collaborative Entrepreneurship (CE) Summit held last month,... Teeb Assaf • 14 June, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
Regional Corporate-startup partnerships, where are we at in MENA? [Report] 89 percent of large corporations and 94 percent of startups see value in partnering together. [Tweet this] This is one of many findings... Teeb Assaf • 12 June, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
Regional Activate and accelerate: 14 CE tools for corporations In May of this year, British banking and financial services company Barclays partnered with Flat6Labs to open Egypt's first... Jonas Feller • 02 June, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship corporations
Egypt Strategies to scale: TA Telecom’s expansion beyond Egypt [WRL report] Scaling is a tough challenge for startups to overcome but some, like TA Telecom offer strategies that other companies... Willam Altman • 04 May, 2016 Reports TA Telecom Wamda Research Lab
Regional Wamda and Expo 2020 Dubai launch their first report on Collaborative Entrepreneurship [Infographic] Almost every other corporation operating in MENA engages with startups in one way or another. This is one of the exciting findings... Jonas Feller • 22 March, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
Regional MENA startups are taking on women’s health Women are vastly underserved by healthcare systems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Limited access to high-quality and... Willam Altman • 07 February, 2016 dieti supermama shezlong
Regional Fast Facts II: 12+ new hubs for MENA startups (2015) Throughout 2015, support for entrepreneurs in the Arab world continued to grow. As Wamda’s review of the year’s... Jonas Feller • 31 December, 2015 Wamda Research Lab accelerator CER
Regional Fast Facts I: $300M+ in MENA startup exits (2015) As the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index noted, MENA countries collectively enjoy a startup ecosystem that is “almost... Jonas Feller • 31 December, 2015 exists investments funds
U.A.E Can the UAE become a global startup hub? A Model City. A model of the experimental 'knowledge hub', Masdar City. (Image via EfficientDesign.de) A few key challenges... Jonas Feller • 02 December, 2015 The Box Vision 2021 startup hub
Regional New Wamda Research Lab report, Country Insights looks at Egypt, Lebanon Jordan and UAE Jerash, Jordan: more than 60 percent of MENA's startup support institutions are based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE. (Images via... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 01 September, 2015 Wamda Research Lab uae lebanon
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