Erika Masako Welch

Jun 23, 2024 | entrepreneur.com | Erika Masako Welch

This month, Lucidity Insights partnered with Entrepreneur Middle East to publish a comprehensive special report looking at Egypt's startup and investor ecosystem titled, Investing in Egypt's Startup Ecosystem in 2024. The special report looks at Egypt's six- to eight-fold growth in startup funding, from averaging US$100 million in annual funding in 2019-2020, and jumping to $607 million in funding in 2021, to finally hitting an all-time high of $810 million in 2022.

Feb 15, 2024 | entrepreneur.com | Erika Masako Welch

Digital disruption and transformation have come to one of the most ubiquitous and oldest medical devices used by physicians around the world: the stethoscope. First invented by French physician Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec in 1816, the stethoscope helped him investigate sounds made by the heart and lungs to determine diagnoses supported by observations made during autopsies.

Jan 23, 2024 | entrepreneur.com | Erika Masako Welch

Built by Entrepreneur Middle East and Lucidity Insights, The Business of Healthtech in MENA is a report that explored innovation in the region's healthcare sector in 2023. Here's a list of the ten key insights that can be gleaned from this report:1.

Jan 8, 2024 | entrepreneur.com | Erika Masako Welch

The MENA region's healthcare market is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7% from US$185.5 billion in 2019 to $243.6 billion in 2023. In addition, current healthcare expenditure in the GCC was estimated to have reached $105 billion in 2022. Demand for healthcare services in the region is soaring, unlocking immense investment opportunities.

Dec 12, 2023 | entrepreneur.com | Erika Masako Welch

Entrepreneur Middle East and Lucidity Insights partnered with Arowana Capital to launch a special report titled The Business of Impact Investing in 2023, which explores the growing trend of impact investing, and its role to support the achievement of the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Impact investing is a form of investing that believes that every dollar invested can make a difference, while producing a profit.