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Saudi Arabia

Takamol Holding helping both startups and investors

It’s a common scenario: Saudi entrepreneurs complain about the lack of investment and venture capital put into startups, while...

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Saudi Arabia

Mix N' Mentor Riyadh 2017

Our first Mix N’ Mentor for 2017 will be held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The one-day event will bring some of Saudi Arabia’s...

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is Mix N’ Mentor’s first stop this year

The Saudi ecosystem is getting more and more exciting, and Wamda is on trend: we host the first Mix N’ Mentor of the year on April 22...

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Saudi Arabia

What I know about CX in Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Almokhem

Saudi Arabia has the largest consumer market in the Arab world and is poised to grow its nascent ecommerce sector, yet providing a stellar...

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Saudi Arabia

GEM report reveals Saudi’s startup status [Opinion]

Click the 'download' button to the right to access this report. Saudi Arabia has embarked on a long-promised strategy to...

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Saudi Arabia

Tapping into social media: the story of Lucidya

Arabic content, be it news or software, has become massively popular, and one Saudi startup is mining that trend in social media...

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Saudi Arabia

Softbank frees up $8B cash for joint-Saudi fund

Japan’s Softbank Group has sold a stake in UK chip design firm, Arm Holdings, to fund its investment in in the $100 million...

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Saudi Arabia

Musharakah Program

Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) and Takamol Holding for Business Services (Takamol) encourage Saudi Investors and VCs to apply...

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Saudi Arabia

Fast Forward Investor Day 2017

Endeavor's Fast Forward Investor Day aims to extend the global reach of leading investment firms by providing access to regional...

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Saudi Arabia

What I know about building a content channel: Mohammed Asfour

The story of Jordan-based Kharabeesh began in 2008 when its cofounder and VP of content Wael Attili wanted to create a content channel to...

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Saudi Arabia

Effat University Boot Camp 2017

In its continuous efforts to support Saudi Arabia’s youth and students to become more innovative and creative, Effat University will...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's massive Public Investment Fund has become active in tech startup investing

This article is a crosspost with CB Insights. Over the last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a number of economic...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi VCs: where we are, where we’re going [Opinion]

“We do not have enough venture capital investors in Saudi”, is a common theme heard from entrepreneurs across the kingdom....

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Bahrain

Middle East newspapers need to get with the digital plan

We’re on our smart devices, all of the time. We know that. What we also know is that the majority of us are getting our news from...

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Saudi Arabia

The Saudi women taking on the kingdom’s education sector

As Saudi Arabia wants to diversify its economy away from oil, education is essential for the upbringing of a generation endowed with the...

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Saudi Arabia

Nana Direct makes grocery shopping easier in Saudi Arabia

Sami Al-Helwah took his time to enter the Saudi retail market with his Nana Direct grocery shopping application. The young Saudi...

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U.A.E

More startups on the scene at Gulf CX Awards

“As an SME we can offer an opportunity for personalisation,” said Ayman Al Awadhi, managing director of Dubai’s The...

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Saudi Arabia

5 things you need to know about Saudi ecommerce [Opinion]

Ecommerce revenues in Saudi Arabia are staggeringly poor compared to countries where the sector is more established. In 2016, ecommerce...

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Saudi Arabia

Melltoo expands to Saudi with new funding

The Dubai-headquartered peer-to-peer marketplace Melltoo has said they are ready to expand to Saudi Arabia now they have acquired new...

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Saudi Arabia

Why education in Saudi Arabia needs a boost [WamdaTV]

Mashail Balkouka, an electrical and computer engineering student at Effat University in Saudi Arabia, talks about the importance of making...

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Saudi Arabia

How will Saudi’s diversification affect startups?

Just a few days into 2016, Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince Muhammad bin Salman made waves when he said the kingdom was exploring a public...

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Saudi Arabia

Sihatech jumps on the Saudi Arabia health tech opportunity

Saudi Arabia has a shortage of healthcare startups, throwing the sector wide open for companies like online medical platform...

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Saudi Arabia

Arabnet Riyadh shows regions' rising interest in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is rising fast as an entrepreneurship ecosystem and events like Arabnet Riyadh are providing a platform for those in the...

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Saudi Arabia

Careem now a unicorn, raising $350M

Careem has become the Middle East’s second ‘unicorn’, after investment from Japan's ecommerce giant Rakuten Inc and...

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