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Saudi Arabia

Solar panel cleaning startup closes $1M Series A

Saudi-based startup NOMADD has closed a Series A round of $1 million. NOMADD, which stands for ‘no water mechanical automated...

Investment and acquisitions MEMakersGE NOMADD

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fund takes 5% stake in Uber for $3.5B

A Saudi Arabia fund has bought a 5 percent stake in Uber for $3.5 billion. The buy-in, by the Public Investment Fund (PIF),...

Public Investment Fund fundraising Uber

Saudi Arabia

KSA car seller Haraj turns down $20M

If you happen to visit Haraj, an ecommerce website in Saudi Arabia, you may not know why it is valued at 600 million Saudi riyals (US$160...

car Carmudi

Saudi Arabia

KSA e-store caters to electronics hobbyists

A Hobby District circuit. (Images via Hobby District) Amateur circuit designers have surged into the electronics manufacturing sector...

Massimo Banzi HobbyDistrict MEMakersGE

Saudi Arabia

A Saudi social market could replace Instagram for ecommerce

The internet offers huge opportunities for women and entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. (Image via Artistia) Instagram has become...

Rishatee social network Artistia

Saudi Arabia

Know your LLCs from your SPVs in the GCC [Opinion]

Starting a business can involve serious amounts of paperwork - but you've got to get it right the first time. (Image via Coseer) “We’re loo...

JSC joint stock company SPV

Saudi Arabia

Et3arraf brings traditional Saudi courting online

Et3arraf is a meeting of the ways: old evolving into the new. (Image via Et3arraf) Hundreds of years ago in the Arabian Desert,...

Matchmaking love Et3arraf

Saudi Arabia

A made-in-Syria toy that speaks Arabic

This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. The Loujee educational toy isn't as fearsome as...

voice recognition Votek uae

Saudi Arabia

Saudi ecommerce delivers on its promises [Infographic]

The increase in Saudi women using the internet has corresponded with an increase in online shopping. (Image via alo.rs) The ecommerce...

Infographic E-commerce Aleqtisadiahand

Saudi Arabia

PayFort launches new Saudi payments option

Payfort's Saudi customers now have a new way to pay. (Image via Alsiasi) PayFort has integrated a new feature into its FORT...

SADAD The FORT Payfort

Saudi Arabia

Mobily App Hackathon 2016 in Riyadh

Saudi telecom company Mobily has launched its 2016 App hackathon, a weekend competition which aims to innovate Arabic applications in the s...

2016 mobily riyadh

Saudi Arabia

Building a real estate startup in Saudi's stagnant market

The decrease in oil prices also affected the real estate market. (Image via news.weetas.com) Online real estate platform Lamudi,...

lamudi hellofood Carmudi

Saudi Arabia

Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI): Application & Gaming week

The Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI), which has been in the making for four years now, has launched its first Saudi Creative S...

SNCI Creativity Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

9th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition Final Ceremony

MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab (MITEF) is one of the 28 worldwide chapters of the MIT Enterprise Forum Global, acting as an active promoter...

MITEF Summit

Saudi Arabia

Triage Project redefines medical aid in KSA

Team leaders of the triage project at the first workshop at King Abdulaziz Public Library in January (Images via Triage) Oil-rich Saudi...

The Triage Project healthtech Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI): Social Innovation Week

The Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI), which has been in the making for four years now, launched its first Saudi Creative Season o...

Chris Blauvelt March Innovation week

Saudi Arabia

Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI) closing ceremony

The Saudi National Creative Initiative (SNCI), which has been operating for the past four years, launched its first Saudi Creative S...

Saudi National Creative Initiative ceremony saudi

Saudi Arabia

Ed-tech to the rescue of Saudi Arabia's schools

Saudi Arabia’s education system has many problems. Despite the government allocating 25 percent of its $229 billion budget to education in ...

Alhodhud iRehab Masmoo3

Saudi Arabia

Winners emerge from KSA verbal throwdown

MC Keith Wallace kept the punches flowing. (Image via Get in the Ring) The gloves were off last night in Riyadh at the regional final of...

Food For People Date Pits Filers Fadfid.com

Saudi Arabia

Mobile is winning in Saudi's internet race [Infographic]

Mobile internet use might be high in Saudi Arabia but ecommerce companies still haven’t convinced those people to shop on their...

Mobile internet penetration mobile internet internet penetration

Saudi Arabia

Uturn's edgy Youtube hits get $10M investment

The Uturn team. (Images via Uturn) In November 2015, Uturn Entertainment landed a $10 million investment from Beirut-based VC...

Uturn Saudi Arabia YouTube

Saudi Arabia

Six winners announced at Saudi's first MITEF competition

B8ak, an application for home maintenance has won first place in the ‘Startups Track’ at Saudi Arabia’s first MIT Enterprise Forum...

MIT Technology Review Arab Edition careem competition

Saudi Arabia

Saudi launches $133M fund for ICT startups

Saudi Arabia has seen the launch of a new ICT venture worth 500 million riyals (US$133 million). Saudi riyals are plenty for...

Riyadh Taqnia Capital Riyad Capital Taqnia

Saudi Arabia

Get in the Ring Regional Final Middle East (Saudi Arabia)

The most promising startups from the Middle East region will battle each other in the Get in the Ring Regional Final Middle East. Finals...

final GITR get in the ring

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