Saudi Arabia Science at a young age: workshops for innovative Saudis A new generation of Saudis are relying on themselves to invent stuff instead of buying it, and TalentS is one of a... Safar Ayad • 14 October, 2015 children Science Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia App Annie’s big blind spot: Saudi Arabia Ask around for the latest stats on mobile app markets and most professionals will point to research group App Annie as the... Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh • 13 October, 2015 gaming data App Annie Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia How this Saudi app developer is nurturing talent [Update]: Ibtikar released a new trivia game called HEXA, with tens of thousands of questions in more than 15 different fields... Ahmed Gabr • 13 October, 2015
Saudi Arabia From a home-based workshop to 14 stores: redefining the traditional thobe The traditional Saudi thobe with a modern twist. (Image via Lomar) The urge to customize his clothing led one young Saudi to quit... Ahmed Gabr • 08 October, 2015 lomar
Saudi Arabia 'Kammel' event to celebrate failure Failure is often an awkward and embarassing topic among entrepreneurs. Although it is not often discussed, failure is an important... Wamda • 07 October, 2015 entrepreneurs ksa Failure
Saudi Arabia Meet Fatima Batook: the woman who helped make Saudi women’s gyms a reality again Women in Saudi Arabia who wish to go to the gym can do so once again, thanks to the lobbying and entrepreneurial efforts of one woman:... Reine Farhat • 05 October, 2015 Saudi Arabia Health Women
Saudi Arabia Fab Lab Dhahran: building a new generation of makers The country's future makers (Images via Fab Lab Dhahran) Fab Lab Dhahran launched in 2014 and is Saudi Arabia’s eastern locus for p... Banan Hassan Alhajaji • 05 October, 2015 Fab Lab makers Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia KAUST's New Ventures Accelerator open for fall applications New Ventures Accelerator, the accelerator program run by the KAUST Entrepreneurship Center, is accepting applications for its new batch ... Wamda • 02 October, 2015 deadline application accelerator
Saudi Arabia 6 Saudi health apps helping people live better National healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach $35 billion by the end of this year. The Kingdom Tower,... Ahmed Gabr • 22 September, 2015 Saudi Ministry of Health Medica Reminders Nesma3k
Saudi Arabia Saudi educational app for special needs users ready to launch May Al-Oteibi, 26, is a Saudi entrepreneur who has always aspired to use technology to serve the disabled, having a mentally challenged... Ahmed Gabr • 14 September, 2015 Learn with May May Al-Oteibi MEMakers
Saudi Arabia What you should know about Saudi’s social media behavior A screenshot from the video created along with the TOP report Saudi Arabia is still growing into a market that regional and global tech... Maya Rahal • 09 September, 2015 TOP Academy the online project TOP
Saudi Arabia Mobily Ventures announces their part in Fetchr's $11M round Mobily Ventures, the capital arm of Etihad Etisalat in Saudi Arabia, has announced their involvement in the funding round of shipping and... Reine Farhat • 31 August, 2015 Fetchr mobily ventures
Saudi Arabia Swimming safely with sensors from the deserts of Arabia Drowning is the third most common cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Ranking at 42 out of 192 is Saudi... Safar Ayad • 30 August, 2015 sensors Stars of Science Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Misreading Saudi entrepreneurship [Opinion] When looking at it from the outside, Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurship potential appears very different to the reality. There are arrogant m... Nader Ajami • 29 July, 2015 entrepreneurship Saudi Arabia Women
Saudi Arabia Saudi web startup focuses on rehab for disabled children Hospitals and medical clinics are not the most inviting of places, especially if you have to visit them regularly, but Saudi startup... Ryan Adil • 22 July, 2015 developmental disabilities rehab rehabilitation
Saudi Arabia Saudi game developers, failure before success As game developer Sami Khanfor stood in front of a large crowd and pitched his startup, he was very aware of the tough journey he had taken... Ahmed Gabr • 14 July, 2015 Team Reem jeddah gaming industry
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup aims to make solar PV predictable In the 20th century, Saudi Arabia was a global power thanks to oil; in the 21st century, it might still play a dominant role - but... Reine Farhat • 09 July, 2015 Solar panels solar energy clean tech
Saudi Arabia Saudi telco STC launches accelerator and incubator Between August and September, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) will launch InspireU, an accelerator and incubator aimed at developing young... Reine Farhat • 05 July, 2015 riyadh Demo Day incubators
Saudi Arabia High-tech startups to get up to $2M from new Saudi fund Since 2010 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has invested in more than 30 projects through its Seed Fund. These cash... Reine Farhat • 25 June, 2015 WATER fund solar energy
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Rwaq steps on giants' shoulders to succeed “Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility”, or CER, are the new buzzwords entering Saudi Arabia’s lexicon, and one startup is making the m... Safar Ayad • 14 June, 2015 online education Silatech Traxn
Saudi Arabia Has saying 'I do' in KSA just become a whole lot easier? Image via Selsal, a wedding planning platform in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia No one said getting married was easy and by that we mean... Reine Farhat • 07 June, 2015 Saudi Arabia Flat6Labs Wedding Industry
Saudi Arabia The 2015 Riyadh Govjam for innovation and service design The Riyadh Govjam 2015 is an innovation and service design event for pioneering entrepreneurs. The event will take place on June 10 in... Wamda • 03 June, 2015 Riyadh Govjam riyadh
Saudi Arabia Tech World editor launches online guide for Saudi entrepreneurs A new online platform in Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop the startup sector in the country, through a combination of news media and... Ahmed Gabr • 26 May, 2015 Online Press Tamer Omran Entrprnrshp
Saudi Arabia What does it take to build a successful data startup in Saudi Arabia? A chat with Innosoft's founder Loai Labani, a Saudi entrepreneur and mentor, discovered his passion for information and technology while he was studying software... Reine Farhat • 04 May, 2015 MEMakers Innovative Software Innosoft