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What is an Angel Investor? WOMENA Explains

25 February 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by fdiliberto

Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world begin their journey in entrepreneurship. Whether driven by need or desire, in hopes of creating a small family business or a large global enterprise, a necessary resource for any entrepreneur to begin is capital. Many entrepreneurs start their businesses on informal funding from themselves and […]

WOMENA’s First Pitch Meeting!

21 February 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by fdiliberto

The first WOMENA Charter Group Meeting was held on December 10th and saw three companies present to WOMENA’s charter members. Kamal Hassan, the founder of Turn8 and the i360accelerator as well as the General Partner for Fenox Venture Capital in Dubai, kicked off the proceedings as a guest speaker. He highlighted a few key elements […]

Ladies Who Launch

17 February 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by fdiliberto

On November 1st, almost 50 leading women from across the Middle East gathered in Dubai to celebrate the launch of WOMENA at our inaugural event, Ladies Who Launch. It was an afternoon enjoyed by all and set the stage for our first charter group meeting in December. We had guests travelling from as far away […]

Why It’s Time to Invest in The Middle East

2 February 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by fdiliberto

The Middle East is usually seen around the world as a region of war and tumult. There are areas in the region where unfortunately that is the case, but a lot of the region is stable and experiencing rapid growth, especially in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With a unique mix of high consumption, quality entrepreneurs, increasing […]

Introducing Melltoo: WOMENA’s First Investment

24 January 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by fdiliberto

We are very happy to announce today that our first investment is in Melltoo, a social network that connects buyers and sellers of secondhand goods. Morrad Irsane (CEO) and Sharene Lee (COO) launched the company in Dubai in March 2014. Already they have 85,000 downloads, 25,000 active users and daily growth of 400+ users. Melltoo […]

Investment Process

12 January 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by fdiliberto

We receive numerous questions from entrepreneurs about our investment process. Hopefully this post will clarify any questions you may have about the investment process! Application Cycle WOMENA has one pitch meeting every month. Applications to pitch are open and ongoing. Process Initial Application: In order to be considered for an investment, interested entrepreneurs must fill […]