The Realistic Optimist's coverage of MENA's startup scene.
Traditional retailers in Morocco continue serving their community even as they lose market share to supermarkets. Z helps them defend their turf.
A Bangladeshi startup gone global.
Maslow's pyramid as market signal.
Enabling smooth exchange of value between organizations and people.
Algeria's consumers, retailers, and FMCG brands share overlapping incentives.
Traditional retailers in Morocco continue serving their community even as they lose market share to supermarkets. Z helps them defend their turf.
As MENA restaurants sour on delivery apps' high-commissions, Pattern helps restaurants retake control over what these apps used to do for them.
The new government opens up a wealth of opportunities for existing Syrian startups.
Building the pipes for the region's private markets.
Quick commerce, without the dark store OPEX.
Flow48 is building SME lending infrastructure from scratch.
Simma is building fintech in Iraq by prioritizing customer trust.
Konnect is powering digital payments in North Africa.
