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Oct 14, 2024 · Crowdsourcing. Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems across the Middle East and North Africa region through its sector-agnostic investment vehicle, Wamda Capital, which invests in high-growth technology and tech-enabled startups. Its leading knowledge platform provides the region with impactful thought leadership and research, community ...
6 inspiring quotes for entrepreneurs from Nelson Mandela
Dec 8, 2013 · Here are 6 quotes that reveal ways entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and business leaders can find their inner Mandela: 1. "Vision without action is just a dream, action without vision just passes the time, and vision with action can change the world." It’s easy to become distracted doing things that are related to, but not core to our vision.
Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group acquires majority stake in Mumzworld
Jun 28, 2021 · Mona Ataya, co-founder and CEO of Mumzworld. Saudi Arabia’s Tamer Group, a healthcare distributor and logistics company has acquired a majority stake in UAE-based e-commerce marketplace for mothers, Mumzworld. Founded in 2011 by Mona Ataya and Leena Khalil, Mumzworld is the Middle East’s largest online marketplace for mothers and baby goods ...
A glimpse into the Careem Mafia - Wamda
Nov 19, 2020 · A glimpse into the Careem Mafia. When Uber acquired Careem in March 2019 for $3.1 billion, the exit was significant not only for the size of the deal, but for its ripple effect on the wider ecosystem. Over these past couple of years, we have seen a proliferation of new startups emerge across the region, founded by former employees of Careem.
POSRocket raises $5 million - Wamda
News • 03 August, 2021. Jordan-based cloud point of sale (POS) platform POSRocket has raised a $5 million funding round, co-led by Finance in Motion, Algebra Ventures, Vision Ventures, Khwarizmi Ventures, Edgo group, the Innovative Startups And SMEs Fund (ISSF), Etihad Bank, Seedstars, and Saudi Arabia-based angel investors.
Noon.com to raise $2 billion over three to four years - Wamda
Oct 4, 2021 · Source: Gulf Business. Amazon.com’s Middle Eastern rival Noon.com is set to draw as much as $2 billion in financing from investors including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund over three to four years, as it seeks to capture a larger slice of the Gulf e-commerce market. The investments from the Public Investment Fund and others will be ...
UAE’s proptech Stake closes $14 million Series A - Wamda
Jun 10, 2024 · UAE’s proptech Stake closes $14 million Series A. UAE-based proptech Stake has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round, led by MEVP Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), along with Aramco's Wa'ed Ventures, Mubadala and Republic. Founded in 2021 by Rami Tabbara, Manar Mahmassani, and Ricardo Brizido, Stake is a digital real estate ...
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At Wamda Capital, we invest in transformational businesses and create meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. Our experience in launching and growing MENA businesses, together with a community of experts and mentors at the Wamda Platform, mean our entrepreneur partners are uniquely placed to realize their vision.
How 5 teenagers built one of Algeria's biggest websites
Sep 10, 2014 · How 5 teenagers built one of Algeria's biggest websites. Aline Mayard • 10 September, 2014. Arabic. The story of Algeria’s eighth most visited website started eight years ago when police showed up to shut down a suburban street market. For decades the market would regularly pop up on a street called Oued Kniss in the Algiers suburb of Kouba.
The "State of Tech Talent in Dubai" report offers a glimpse into the intricate landscape of the city's tech sector. With a particular focus on strategies for attracting and retaining tech talent within Dubai's competitive and dynamic tech ecosystem, this report also sheds light on policy improvements that could further bolster the growth of the ...