Saudi's MyCN makes shopping in China simple

"From China to your doorstep... In just a couple clicks". The MyCN homepage. If you found something you wanted on Amazon for $5, but its...

Safar Ayad • 14 January, 2016

WorldShip MyCN china

Panel discussion: building a startup, find a mentor!

If you are building a startup, you need to find a mentor. This panel discussion will talk about the importance of mentorship in the jouney ...

Wamda • 06 January, 2016

Panel discussion Saudi Arabia KAUST

Apply for Flat6Labs Jeddah's Spring 2016 round

Flat6Labs Jeddah fosters and invests in bright and passionate Saudi entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas. Launched in 2013, Flat6Labs...

Wamda • 28 December, 2015

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Google Design Sprint workshop in Jeddah

  Google Launchpad, Qotuf Alriyadah Development - قطوف الريادة are inviting you to their tenth Design Sprint workshop delivered by Google E...

Wamda • 24 December, 2015

Qotuf Alriyadah Development Google Design Sprint Tour jeddah

Building Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, KAUST

A university with plans for the Saudi Arabian knowledge economy. (Image via Globalhighered.wordpress.com) Saudi Arabia has been an...

Bérénice Magistretti • 23 December, 2015

Beacon I Saudi Arabia KAUST

Youth on show at ArabNet Riyadh

Ben Maher, executive director at EMEA Mashable, speaking about creating Arabic digital content. (Images via Twitter) Saudi Arabia’s young p...

Safar Ayad • 21 December, 2015

Buildify B8ak Non

Saudi ecommerce set to soar [Infographic]

The Saudi ecommerce market is growing fast. (Image via Wamda) There are very good reasons why Saudi Arabia is a country of...

Rachel Williamson • 20 December, 2015

Go Gulf JadoPado ksa

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

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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

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'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