Regional Do you need to work on your personal leadership? David Godfrey is a mentor at Peak Performance and co-founder of Chase Life Consulting Effective leadership is something many... Thought Leadership • 09 October, 2023 Leadership mental health
Regional Mena startups raised $36 million in September 2023 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa raised $36 million in September across 36 deals, a 64 per cent drop in value month-on-month... Wamda • 05 October, 2023 investments
Palestine TAP raises $1 million Seed round led by Wamda Capital The Netherlands-based and Palestine-focused accelerator Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) has closed a $1 million Seed round, led by... News • 04 October, 2023 Talent Acceleration Platform TAP Wamda Capital
Saudi Arabia Barakah: fighting food waste one surplus meal at a time The Middle East has one of the highest food wastage rates in the world. This wastage occurs at every stage of the food chain cycle, from... Dunya Hassanein • 02 October, 2023 food waste
Global Transforming access to finance in agriculture Simon Sharp and Said Murad are partners at Global Ventures In the Middle East and Africa (MEA), agriculture is a social and economic... Thought Leadership • 28 September, 2023 Tarfin Fintech agritech
Global The illusion of inclusion: the landscape of digital banking in Africa Khadija Ba is an MIT Legatum Fellow Africa’s financial landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by the rapid ascent of... Thought Leadership • 25 September, 2023 africa Digital banking
Regional The startup bundling SaaS solutions through buy now pay later UAE-based entrepreneur Amal Abdullahev wanted to build a startup to match businesses with social media influencers, but the biggest... Dunya Hassanein • 21 September, 2023 SAAS BNPL
Global How to select the right co-founder Hassan Jaffar and Marwan Chaar are the co-founders of Carzaty, which was acquired in 2022 by Mexico’s Kavak, a used car platform last... Thought Leadership • 18 September, 2023 co-founder
Global Weighing the pros and cons of outsourcing, freelancers, agencies, and in-house roles Anastasiya Golovatenko is a director at Sherpa Communications As we advise numerous startups on scaling strategies during our mentorship... Thought Leadership • 14 September, 2023 talent
Regional The case for universities as a pathway to entrepreneurship Professor Fiona Robson is the head of School of Social Sciences and Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University... Thought Leadership • 11 September, 2023 Education
Regional Mena startups raised $101 million in August 2023 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $101 million across 26 deals, a six per cent increase month-on-month in... Wamda • 07 September, 2023 investments
Regional How our world is changing: the digital revolution in healthcare Jalil Allabadi is the co-founder and CEO of Jordan-founded and Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Altibbi As the digital revolution... Thought Leadership • 04 September, 2023 AlTibbi healthtech
Regional How are changing market conditions in Mena impacting BNPL? The momentum realised in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) e-commerce space has also carried over to brick-and-mortar sales. The shifting... Dunya Hassanein • 31 August, 2023 BNPL
Regional How do Mena merchants view buy now pay later? Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as a popular go-to financing option for online shoppers as well as retailers, with... Dunya Hassanein • 28 August, 2023 BNPL Tabby Tamara
Kuwait Lessons learned from building a tech startup in Kuwait Tarek Sakr is the founder and CEO of Kuwait-based e-commerce startup, 4Sale Building a tech startup in Kuwait is no easy task for an... Thought Leadership • 24 August, 2023 4Sale kuwait
Regional The one mistake that costs Mena startups funding and 10 ways to fix it Olena Petrosyuk and Igor Shaversky are co-founders of Waveup, an advisory firm for startups The second quarter of 2023 was probably the... Thought Leadership • 21 August, 2023 pitch deck
