Wamda

Saudi Arabia

How this Saudi female entrepreneur is driving forth book culture

The average Arab citizen reads approximately 35 hours and 17 books every year. Research showed that on average, an Arab reads 11 books in...

Saudi Arabia Dhad Manar Saud Alomayri

Saudi Arabia

Vision 2030: SME Opportunities in KSA and MENA

"Vision 2030: Small and Medium Enterprises Opportunities in KSA and MENA" will be taking place on July 11 at 500 Startups in San...

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Bahrain

Tackling the region’s growing problem, diabetes

For years, Hussain Albar watched his mother suffer from diabetes. Each day, she would prick herself several times in order to log in a...

Healthcare Diabetes uae

Saudi Arabia

What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar

Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project....

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi entrepreneur launches new servicing platform

The increasing impact of digital content on people’s daily lives, is driving more regional entrepreneurs to launch Arabic platforms....

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Saudi Arabia

Wamda reveals insights about the Saudi entrepreneurial ecosystem

“Cloning ecosystems might not necessarily work, and might not be sustainable given the different characteristics of each country....

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Saudi Arabia

Big opportunities for startups in KSA [Report]

The number of entrepreneurship support organizations in the KSA, including funds, coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, has nearly...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi delivery apps that could save you from Ramadan traffic

Traffic in Saudi Arabia is an issue that gets worse every year, especially in Riyadh. With rising heat and fasting during the holy month of...

Mathaqi Marsool Tawseel

Saudi Arabia

This Saudi startup wants to digitize governmental entities

World of System and Software, a Saudi company, limiting its work to one sector, found that this hindered the reach of its products, in...

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Saudi Arabia

What I know about building a happy company: Alper Celen

You cannot spread happiness without being happy yourself. This tenet is the driving force behind Alper Celen’s aim to build the...

Joi What I Know Employment

Saudi Arabia

STC announces the establishment of its $500M VC fund, STV

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced today the establishment of STV, a technology venture capital fund of $500 million. STV will have...

STC STV Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Taqadam announced the winners at the Saudi university startups program

The six-month long startup program, Taqadam, announced the first showcase winners, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology...

Taqadam KAUST unversity startup program

Saudi Arabia

Young GCC designers heating up the gaming scene

Mobile games have become increasingly popular over the years as smartphones continue to improve with brand new technologies. In the Gulf,...

Gaming game design startups

Saudi Arabia

Making grocery deliveries is hard on Saudi startups

Plenty of Saudi startups are trying to enter the online grocery shopping and delivery market, but they face many diverse...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Dokkan Afkar closes $2M round

Dokkan Afkar announced yesterday, it has closed a $2 million investment round led by Riyad Taqnia Fund (RTF). Dokkan Afkar is a...

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Saudi Arabia

Uxbert proves startups can make it in Saudi Arabia

The UAE is considered one of the most important startup hubs in the region. Yet the Saudi Nadeem Bakhsh decided to move his user experience...

Saudi Arabia Uxbert UX

Global

Startup Watch: Wikipedia under attack, the Ja Rule mess-up and the magic of vinegar

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Wikipedia Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Wamda's #MixNMentor 2017 in Riyadh [Wamda TV]

“We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened Wamda’s...

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Saudi Arabia

Gorfah and the seven business models

What do you do when you don’t know which business model suits you? This is what Gorfah faced, a Saudi startup working in an $8...

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Saudi Arabia

A journey to the cloud, Arabsea

Being able to keep up with the latest technologies is a good advantage for a company but not easy. Launched in Saudi Arabia in 1980,...

Arabsea SMACC Cloud

Saudi Arabia

How Saudi entrepreneurs are trying to change their country #MixNMentor

“We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened...

Saudi Arabia Mix N Mentor Riyadh

Egypt

Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app

Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after...

BSocial virtual reality Experience Quran

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi take on Nomu - Parallel Market

SMEs in Saudi Arabia are getting more and more attention. However, they are held back by the difficulties of acquiring funding. The...

Saudi Arabia Parallel Market Inspire Ventures

Saudi Arabia

24 Saudi entrepreneurs join second cohort at 910ths acceleration program

Twenty-four teams from across Saudi Arabia have been nominated for the 9/10ths Startup Accelerator Program, aiming to develop early-stage...

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