We are a team of passionate Researchers, Data Junkies, and Story-Tellers that believe there is not enough quality business insights and compelling data analysis available in the marketplace, told in the formats users want. We want to give an insider's look into the industries, businesses and economies that are changing the world today, so our users can become inspired, empowered and equipped to run their businesses as best they can.

Lucidity Insights Research Team

Erika is Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer at Lucidity Insights. Having  spent 15 years advising Fortune 500 companies  and multinational conglomerates  from around the world on how to grow businesses in emerging markets, Erika found that data and knowledge underpinned and empowered strategic decision-making. The creation of Lucidity Insights was inspired by the idea that strategic C-suite level data and insights could empower startups and Venture Capitalists in the MENAPT region, elevating the entire regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. 

Data is not just for the Chief Executive, or the data analyst after-all. Democratizing access to quality data across the tech ecosystem will elevate every startup and every investors’ decision-making, and thus, benefit the economy, overall.

Erika has worked with data to develop comprehensive business success stories and strategies for her entire professional career. She is a thought leader in growth strategies in fast-moving emerging markets, with a focus on Middle Eastern and Asian Markets. She is an expert on the startup ecosystems in the Middle East, and a thought leader on entrepreneurship, disruptive technologies and sustainability. She has worked with both government and corporates clients, across over 30 different industry verticals and in over 40 countries. She is best described as a data-curious strategic thinker and advisor, who also happens to be an  enthusiastic storyteller and writer.

Erika graduated from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with an Executive MBA (MSx), and also holds degrees from McGill University (B.Sc Neuroscience) and the University of Cambridge (Sustainability in Business). She speaks English and Japanese, is conversational in French, and speaks survival Arabic. In her spare time, she is an avid globe trotter, having travelled to over 70 countries, and counts scuba-diving, free-diving and yoga among her favourite activities. She is a self-described wellness-junkie and adventure enthusiast. She is also a dog mum.

Co-Founder & Chief Content Officer

Erika Masako Welch

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Crypto, Blockchain & Web3

Anamika  is a change maker with 15+ years of management consulting, project management, event management and research experience. Having worked for Accenture for over a decade, she began her career overseeing change management and digital learning and development programs across Fortune 500 clients globally. 
Today, Anamika works with select clients on large-scale change programs, and writes whenever she can. As a life-long learner, and lover of writing, she found herself becoming an excellent interviewer, story-teller and speaker. She is passionate about giving voice to startups, projects and new technologies that are nearing break-through. She is curious about the intersection between technology, human behaviour and wellness, and is often most intrigued by startups that help people live better and happier lives.  
Anamika received her BA in Economics and Chinese Studies from the University of Nottingham. She is London born and bred, and splits her time between London and Dubai. She is a certified HIIT instructor, NLP coach and world traveler with a love of experimental cooking.

Researcher

Anamika Patel

The Crypto Universe

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The Future of Fintech in Africa

United States

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Lucidity News Update, July 30th

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Emirates News Agency

Staff Writer

Managing Director

Fahad Alidi

Dubai’s Digital Economy and Its Expanding Startup Ecosystem

Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi Launches Jais, a New Open-Source AI Model for Arabic Language Named After a Mountain Peak

Abu Dhabi Launches Jais, an AI Model for Arabic Language

Entrepreneurship

Dubai's Tabby Launches Tabby Shop, a Digital Shopping Assistant Featuring Over 500,000 Products from Various Brands

Dubai's Tabby Launches Tabby Shop, a Digital Shopping Assistant

Economies

Press Release

The Evolution of Saudi Arabia's Startup Ecosystem 2010-2022

Axiom Space Secures $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Saudi Arabia's Aljazira Capital and Korean Healthcare Firm Boryung

Axiom Space Secures $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Saudi and Korean Investors

Virgin Mobile Latin America has Been Successfully Acquired by Dubai's Technology Investment Group Beyond ONE

Virgin Mobile Latin America Acquired by Technology Investment Group Beyond ONE

Opportunities in Web3

ZetaChain Secures $27 Million Funding from Prominent Participants to Develop Interoperable Layer-1 Blockchain Enabling Seamless Connection Across Major Chains

ZetaChain Secures $27 Million Funding to Develop Interoperable Layer-1 Blockchain Enabling Seamless Connection Across Major Chains

Sustainable Innovations and Startups in the MENA Region

Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority has Issued New Regulations to Make Startups Secure Financing Easier

Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority Issued New Regulations to Make Startup Financing Easier

Rondo Energy Secures $60 Million to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization and Enhance Its International Presence from Global Giants and Other Climate Investors

Rondo Energy Closes $60 Million to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization from Global Giants and Other Climate Investors

Sustainability

The Growing Business of Foodtech

Let's Talk About the New Round of Tech IPOs — Which Company Will Initiate Contact?

Let's Talk About the New Round of Tech IPOs and How They Need to Deliver

IMPACT46 Starts Deploying SAR 500 Million Into Tech Startups Through Fund III to Invest in Technology Companies in Saudi Arabia and the MENA Region

IMPACT46 Starts Deploying SAR 500 Million Into Tech Startups Through Fund III

A New Acceleration Partner Archie, was Launched for the Next Generation of Fintech Disruptors

Archie – A New Acceleration Partner for the Next Generation of Fintech Disruptors

Rewaa Secures $27 Million (SAR 100 Million) Series A Funding Led by Wa'ed Ventures

Rewaa Closes $27 Million in Series A Funding Led by Wa'ed Ventures

Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem

Bill Gates, Co-Founder of Microsoft, Says AI Could Transform Education by Providing Useful Feedback to Students like a High School Teacher

According to Bill Gates, AI Could Transform Education by Providing Useful Feedback like a High School Teacher

Artificial Intelligence

Through Cash Plus VC Fund, Cash Plus is Investing in the Moroccan B2B Marketplace SLE3TI

Cash Plus VC Fund is Investing in SLE3TI, a Moroccan B2B Marketplace

MALY, Dubai's Financial Wellness Platform, Secures a $1.6 Million Fundraising Round to Grow Throughout MENA

MALY Completes a $1.6 Million Fundraising Round to Grow Throughout MENA

Abu Dhabi's PureHealth Acquires Circle Health Group, the UK’s Largest Private Healthcare Group, for $1.2 Billion

PureHealth Acquires the UK’s Largest Private Healthcare Group for $1.2 Billion

Amazon UAE Introduced a Leadership Development Initiative to Empower UAE Nationals at Advancing Their Career Growth

Amazon UAE Launches Leadership Development Program to Empower UAE Nationals

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