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Games in Saudi Arabia: What’s popular and what’s profitable

This article has been crossposted from Firnas.org. Smartphones are widely spread in Saudi Arabia, to the point that the mobile...

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Saudi Arabia

Careem raises $10M led by Saudi Al Tayyar Group

Careem, the Dubai-based ride sharing service a la Uber, announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million investment in a round, led...

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Saudi Arabia

Lean Startup Machine Riyadh

Event organizer Ra'at is organizing the “Lean Startup Machine“ event for the first time in the Arab region. This event...

Saudi Arabia Workshops

Saudi Arabia

ArabNet Saudi looks for an increase in startup funding

Last week, for the third time, Riyadh played host to ArabNet, one of the largest digital technology conferences in Saudi Arabia, featuring...

Saudi Arabia

Saudi's iPhady finds new home with Alfalak

As part of its expansion strategy throughout Saudi Arabia, Alfalak Electronic Equipment and Supplies, a provider of IT and telecom...

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Saudi Arabia

A day in the life of a top Saudi businesswoman

Speaking with Yasmin Altwaijri is a breath of fresh air. The vibe and the enthusiasm took me back to Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor...

Saudi Arabia Health Women

Saudi Arabia

Traditional Saudi products make a move to online

The articles mentioned below were all originally posted on firnas.org According to a VISA study of the MENA’s internet usage, r...

E-commerce N2V Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Get in the Ring Competition, Riyadh 2014

Get in the Ring is an international investment battle where entrepreneurs face off to secure an investment. Get in the Ring is organizing...

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Saudi Arabia

Hellofood closes big year in Saudi with Mobily Ventures investment

Hellofood’s big year in Saudi Arabia just got its cherry on top: investment from the newly launched Mobily Ventures. After its April 2013 ...

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Saudi Arabia

Report sheds new insights on booming Saudi ecommerce market

This post was originally published on Firnas.org Ecommerce is growing exponentially in Saudi Arabia; the market is expected to...

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Saudi Arabia

On the strength of new investment, Saudi emotion sharing app leaves for Silicon Valley

The last time I spoke to Mohammed AlKadi, founder of Feelit, a social app for emotion sharing, it was January of this year....

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Saudi Arabia

After a three year struggle, Saudi woman launches dual social entrepreneurship incubator programs

Despite notable strides forward, entrepreneurship in Saudi is struggling; getting people to leave their well-paid government jobs with...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's 20 most popular Twitter users

Previously published on alqiyady.com. 25 Trends, a regional social media analytics company, has put together a list of the top 20 most...

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Saudi Arabia

Salamz: the casual dating app for Arab youth serious about marriage

Young people comprise the largest section of MENA society, which is for the most part conservative. They face many social and financial...

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Saudi Arabia

In Medina, public and private sectors join forces to boost small business

Lately, we’ve been hearing of many new Saudi initiatives that are supporting entrepreneurship in the Kingdom; the most recent of...

saudi Support Organizations Public-Private Partnerships

Saudi Arabia

TEDx Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

TED is an annual event that brings together the world’s leading thinkers and doers to share ideas that matter in any discipline...

TEDx Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

4 ways to tackle Saudi ecommerce, from an Oasis500 mentor

Sometimes, you can talk to people for hours and not understand how the time passed so quickly. And then there are those times when a half...

Saudi Arabia Social Media Marketing

Saudi Arabia

The Global Mentoring Week for Entrepreneurship

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Board...

Saudi Arabia

UTURN cofounder launches a platform for outdoor activities in Jeddah

This article has been crossposted from Firnas.org. Inspired by his personal struggle with finding out about outdoor activities in Jeddah,...

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Saudi Arabia

Mobily, Saudi Credit & Savings Bank, and Firnas announce partnership to support Saudi innovation

This article was crossposted from Firnas.org In an effort to inspire the youth of Saudi Arabia to think creatively and launch their own...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi woman founder brings Taif's famous rose products online

This article was posted originally on Firnas.org. Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia is not solely the domain of men. Young Saudi women are...

Saudi Arabia E-commerce Women

Saudi Arabia

Two young Saudis launch free e-magazine to foster entrepreneurship

Novice entrepreneurs can be reluctant to launching their own businesses due to lack of knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship....

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Saudi Arabia

What are users in the Arab world watching on YouTube? [Infographic]

YouTube’s potential for regional startups is clear: Saudi Arabia alone accounts for 190 million YouTube views a day, and other...

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Saudi Arabia

Former Rocket Internet employee launches a Pinterest for travelers

“Rocket Internet has inspired many people to launch their own startups,” says Anirudh Gupta, a former employee...

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