Two KSA startups headed to Get in the Ring regional competition

Get in the Ring combines the excitement of a boxing match with the mentorship and networking opportunities of a startup pitch contest....

Rafat Abushaban • 13 December, 2015

Vanoman Myndplay get in the ring

What to expect from Arabnet Riyadh 2015

A snapshot of last year's Arabnet Riyadh summit. (Images via Arabnet) Gearing up for their "largest digital gathering in...

Maysaa Ajjan • 06 December, 2015

Islamic Digital Economy Arab women summit

ArabNet Riyadh 2015 [20% discount]

The 4th edition of the ArabNet Riyadh forum, expecting over 1,000 participants from across the region, will take place on December 14-16, 2...

Wamda • 30 November, 2015

Design+code day summit riyadh

The rise of makerspaces in Saudi Arabia

Hackerspaces aren’t new to the region, but they are new to Saudi Arabia. Two years ago we highlighted a number of hackerspaces in...

Reine Farhat • 15 November, 2015

Fab Lab Beirut Fab Lab Cairo Geeks Valley

EwIV's The Impact Bootcamp in Riyadh

  After graduating over 60 entrepreneurs in Cairo and Dubai, ATC’s Entrepreneurship with Impact Ventures (EwIV) is conducting The Im...

Wamda • 12 November, 2015

ATC The Impact riyadh

MaterialSolved helps scientists visualize complex data [Video]

MaterialSolved is a startup that provides visualization software and graphical representations of big data allowing scientists to...

Maya Rahal • 27 October, 2015

MaterialSolved big data KAUST

6 challenges facing Saudi entrepreneurs [Opinion]

The future is wide open. (Image via Realty Today) We have all read articles about what’s wrong with the entrepreneurship support culture a...

Nader Ajami • 15 October, 2015

Saudi entrepreneurs nader ajami ksa

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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