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E-commerce's next wave of growth is in B2B

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The pandemic unearthed the woes of a largely unorganised retail sector, forcing businesses of all sizes to digitise, improve their business cycles and become resilient in the face of uncertainty. This is when the ripple effect touched the business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce space which is proving to be one of the fastest growing segments in e-commerce.

Planning ahead is a must, and when you are developing a business continuity plan, you will need comprehensive financial data to hand. Rayhan Aleem, founder and managing partner at Alpha Pro Partners, shares key accounting KPIs for startups to monitor on a regular basis.

Amid the hype around Bitcoin and its soaring value, there is one underlying technology that is usually mentioned as an afterthought - blockchain. The pandemic has highlighted the many use-cases for blockchain and now in the Middle East, we are starting to see greater usage of the technology.

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

Tamara raises $110 million in Series A round

BECO Capital and Global Ventures participate in US-based Tribal Credit's $34.3 million Series A round

Kashat raises investment from Cairo Angels

Trade Capital raises Series A funding round

Alpha Wave invests $100 million in India-based Stanza Living

Maison Duffour raises $400,000

Garage raises $600,000 to fuel expansion

Dubai SME launches incubator for healthtech startups

Aramco's Wa'ed signs agreement with Falak Investment Hub to increase Saudi startup funding

Nama Ventures launches $27 million fund to invest in Mena startups

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The startups tackling food waste in Mena

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Last week, Japan-based venture capital firm Samurai Incubate closed its second $18.6 million Africa fund and for the first time, the fund will be deployed in Egypt. We spoke with Rena Yoneyama, managing partner at Samurai Incubate and Risa Takeda, senior associate, about why they have decided to start investing in Egypt.

F ood waste startups in Mena

The GCC has one of the world's highest food waste per capita rates in the world, and startups with innovative solutions have emerged across Mena to address local food system inefficiencies across the entire value chain. We took a closer look at some of the startups tackling food waste in Mena.