Aalia Mehreen Ahmed: Page 16

Bio

Aalia Mehreen Ahmed is the Features Editor at Entrepreneur Middle East.

She is an MBA (Finance) graduate with past experience in the corporate sector, and was also co-founder of CyberSWIFTT- an anti-cyberbullying campaign that ran from 2017-2018 as part of the e7: Daughters of the Emirates program.

Ahmed is particularly keen on writing stories involving people-centric leadership, female-owned startups, and entrepreneurs who've beaten significant odds to realize their goals.

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Growth Strategies

TAQADAM Tales: Rehla Car Aims To Solve Saudi Arabia's Intercity Travelling Woes

By providing ride-sharing, ride-hailing, parcel delivery, booking in advance, and tourism trips all in one platform, the startup is aiming to become the next super app of the region.

Growth Strategies

TAQADAM Tales: Biotech Startup Wayakit Is Creating Organic, Non-Toxic Products That Will Help Make Travel Safer

The female scientists and founders duo behind Wayakit explain how the COVID-19 crisis led to a business pivot, which ultimately opened doors to new sectors such as the aviation industry.

Technology

Dubai-Based WideBot's Chatbot Technology Picks Up On Arabic Dialects To Gain Larger Customer Inclusivity

WideBot has come up with a chatbot that incorporates the different dialects used in formal and informal Arabic, and it also claims to pick up on intangible linguistic factors such as sentiment and tone.

Leadership

Destigmatization Through Digitization: Abu Dhabi's MindTales Aims To Promote Mental Health Wellness With Its Artificial Intelligence-Powered Platform

Launched in 2020, MindTales is a part of Abu Dhabi's Hub 71 ecosystem, with the startup making use of latest technologies -artificial intelligence in particular- to provide mental health services on an online platform.

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: Dubai-Based Agritech Startup Alesca Life Technologies Is On A Mission To Ensure Sustainable Farming Practices In The UAE

Alesca develops precision farming solutions and turnkey indoor vertical farms to improve the productivity, efficiency, and predictability of food production by up to 10 times.

Women Entrepreneur®

Dubai-Based Fashion Tech Startup Sawwad Is Paving The Way For Character-Driven Design Brands In The Middle East

This fashion tech startup is on a mission to combine the best of the latest artificial intelligence/augmented reality (AI/AR) technologies and sustainable fashion practices to promote Middle Eastern designs.