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The uncertainty of e-scooters

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Interest in e-scooter startups regionally, and in the UAE was high prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, but as lockdown kept people stuck indoors, the fate of these micro-mobility startups seemed numbered. While the number of trips has now picked up across the region as lockdown measures are lifted, the B2C side of micro-mobility is still struggling.

Step Conference has concluded its first online edition this week, Step Anywhere, where discussions revolved primarily around the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling trends and opportunities, and an outlook for the future post-crisis from the perspective of investors, entrepreneurs and governments. The event also shed light on diverse emerging industries such as agritech, proptech, edtech and fintech among others.

As restrictions across Dubai gradually ease and businesses get back to normal operations, Bayut, one of the region's largest real estate portals, and a few of the brokerages in Dubai have looked back on this challenging period and shared their experiences and insights. Here are some of the lessons the team at the company learned during this pandemic.

Egypt-based Sigma Fit, a tech-wear company that specialises in nanotechnology that makes fabric liquid-repellent, earned international acclaim in January at the world's largest consumer products show in Las Vegas. Co-founder and CEO of Sigma Fit, Omar El-Monayar, shares the startup's journey from sweatproof gym gear to medical PPE after the coronavirus pandemic erupted in Egypt.

In case you missed it - here's our round-up from News Watch:

01Gov raises seed investment

Waha Capital invests in Argentina-based Despegar

Mubadala Ventures invests in US-based Science 37

Pi Flow closes first round of funding

Geek Express raises $520,000 in pre Series-A

ADQ invests in India's Verloop.io

DigiFi raises pre-seed funding

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Leadership in crisis with Ronaldo Mouchawar

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The uncertainty and devastation brought on by the Coronavirus tested every business and their leaders around the world. In this series looking at leadership during crisis, Wamda's Fadi Ghandour speaks with Amazon Middle East's Ronaldo Mouchawar about the challenges he faced as a leader while navigating the impact of COVID-19.

As C3's (Companies Creating Change) flagship Social Impact Accelerator Programme powered by HSBC was approaching its final week by the end of March 2020, lockdown came into play. Wamda spoke with Yousra Diab, head of programmes at the Dubai-based social impact accelerator C3, on the future of accelerators in Mena, and her journey in transforming an offline accelerator to a fully virtual edition.

Disruptions to remittances and jobs of migrant workers could devastate the livelihood of labourers and their families in times of COVID-19 lockdowns globally. Mark Roden, founder, and CEO of Ding argues that digital platforms and services are making it easier for migrants and their families to get access to food, medicine, and supplies, and could be key to allowing foreign workers to participate in the economy on fair terms.

RiseUp hosted its first online event on August 13th, and attracted over 2000 attendees from 30 nationalities of which included 269 startups, 47 investors, and 105 speakers. The virtual event covered topics focused on the impact of COVID-19, exploring ways in which startups can develop entrepreneurial resilience during turbulent times, and how to prepare for similar threats in the future.

In case you missed it - here's our round-up from News Watch:

SVC signs investment deal with technology investment fund

Makwa raises six-figure investment

Sehteq raises $20 million

Fawry market capitalisation at $1 billion

Ahli Fintech invested $200,000 in Whyise

Abu Dhabi's Dh535 million Ventures Fund will be transferred to ADQ

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