U.A.E Rising Giants Network secures $1 million investment Dubai-based Rising Giants Network (RGN), a bilingual podcasting network, has secured a $1 million investment deal, led by Triangle Media,... News • 24 January, 2021 content podcasts Investment
Tunisia Galactech raises investment from Oman Technology Fund Tunisia-based Galactech has closed a six-figure investment in its pre-Series A round from Oman Technology Fund (OTF) and other business... News • 08 July, 2020 content tunisia
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Sara Sawaf of AYA Animations Sara Sawaf studied finance and marketing while at university, but her career path took her along a more humanitarian route. Prior to... Ayesha Ghaffar • 13 August, 2019 content Animation Women Entrepreneur
Saudi Arabia Dhad closes an investment round Source: MenaBytes Dhad, a Saudi-based audiobook startup has raised investment in a round led by Raed Ventures, the startup... News • 01 July, 2019 audio content Investment
Jordan Jordan’s Mawdoo3 closes Series B with $23.5 million Source: MenaBytes Amman-based Mawdoo3 has raised $10 million in fresh funds to close its Series B with $23.5 million, the startup... News • 27 May, 2019 arabic content Q&A
Global Chinese mobile internet company to boost its presence in the MENA region following a Series A round OneMena, a China-based mobile internet company, has recently raised a Series A financing round led by IDG Capital and Kuaishou, the latter... Rana Freifer • 04 June, 2018 Onemena china MENA
Regional Ureed, a new editorial marketplace kicked off in the region Ureed, a new digital editorial marketplace, is now officially open for businesses and freelancers across the Middle East. The platform aims... Staff writer • 09 January, 2018 Ureed Tarjama Nour Al Hassan
Jordan Humanizing e-learning as a response to crises in the MENA The need for humanitarian aid in the MENA region has been on the rise since the breakout of the Arab revolts and more specifically the... Tala El Issa • 29 October, 2017 Kaya MOOC content
Regional How to make a good digital media strategy for your business [Wamda TV] In a region where internet penetration is rapidly growing (60 percent in 2017), having a good digital strategy for your business is... Maya Rahal • 09 May, 2017 Jad Yammine content strategies content
Global How silliness is disrupting media We think of Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb as companies that have forever changed society as we know it, but major disruption can sometimes be... Omar Al Fil • 14 November, 2016 Ben Huh Giphy Cheezburger Network
Lebanon Content was king at ArabNet Beirut Full house. (Image via Hasna Frangieh) Content was king at ArabNet Beirut this year and it didn’t take Quantum... Reine Farhat • 03 March, 2016 Arabnet Beirut 2016 content Online video
Regional Should my startup invest in content marketing? Still unsure about the value of content marketing? Read on. (Image via The Sales Lion) “We’re thinking about marketing for our startup but ... Wissam Dandan • 26 July, 2015 content marketing Wissam Dandan content
Ramadan gives Arabic content a boost, but can it hold? In the race to populate the internet with Arabic content, each year Ramadan presents a unique opportunity to measure how quickly internet... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 July, 2014 2Pure baraka bits content
Saudi Arabia Two young Saudis launch free e-magazine to foster entrepreneurship Novice entrepreneurs can be reluctant to launching their own businesses due to lack of knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship.... Reine Farhat • 25 June, 2014 magazine content Saudi Arabia
Partnerships, VCs and content: best practices from experts at Mix N’ Mentor Amman Last week, Wamda organized its 14th Mix N’ Mentor and its fourth in Amman, Jordan. The event was supported by our strategic partners Zain J... Maya Rahal • 18 June, 2014 partnerships content Mix n Mentor
4 tips to put user generated content to work for your business As an entrepreneur, you’ve probably had some kind of internal monologue that went a bit like this: “I know we need great content – but it t... Wissam Dandan • 27 April, 2014 UGC user generated content content
4 tips on monetizing Arabic content from Rudolf Jabre of 2Pure This is the first part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional... Maya Rahal • 18 March, 2014 Chababs Gheir Ra2ed
Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social... Hanan Solayman • 02 April, 2014 ebooks content Arabic Content
Repurposing content: A Beginner's Guide If there’s one thing businesses seem to struggle with when it comes to content, it’s producing enough of it. In fact, 64% of B2B com... Wissam Dandan • 26 February, 2014 repurposing content content
Startup Bahrain online magazine seeks to revolutionize the ecosystem I ran into Bader Kamal, a freelance graphic designer and photographer who is part of the Startup Bahrain team, after the online magazine... Leena AlOlaimy • 23 February, 2014 magazine content
What makes stories go viral, and why it may be dangerous How many times in the past month have you clicked on a BuzzFeed list or an Upworthy headline promising to make you feel amazed and/or... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 29 January, 2014 baraka bits buzzfeed upworthy
Ignoring video marketing? These 11 stats reveal why you shouldn't Is your business leveraging video marketing? If not, you’re not alone. In fact, according to BIA/Kelsey, just 22% of U.S. businesses plan ... Wissam Dandan • 22 December, 2013 content Video Advertising SEO
Startup news ticker: Lebanese search engine replaces reviews with tips and hashtags Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 18 December, 2013 content ticker Arabic Content
Aliqtisadi launches in Palestine and London, in hopes of becoming the #1 Arabic business news site Aliqtisadi, the business magazine based in Damascus, Syria, announced its launch in Palestine and London last week, at the Abu Dhabi... Nina Curley • 28 October, 2013 content news Arabic Content