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Saudi Arabia

Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: challenges and opportunities [Podcast]

This podcast was previously published by Wamda Capital. After the launch of their podcasts in English, featuring talks with...

Wamda Capital Fadi Ghandour ksa

Saudi Arabia

Startup Weekend Taif carries on the Kingdom’s vision 2030

Startup Weekend in Sooq Okadh in Taif ended on August 13 after three days of hard work on entrepreneurial projects. The event falls under...

Startup Weekend Startup Weekend Taif Badir

Saudi Arabia

Foodics: the Saudis taking on Gulf restaurant giants

In Saudi, the food and beverage (F&B) sector is one of the largest in the Gulf. Probably no surprise there, as in MENA food and...

Foodics ksa Alwans

Saudi Arabia

Can solar startups survive in Saudi? [Video]

Saudi is one of the top two markets entrepreneurs want to scale into, but being a primarily oil-based economy it may or may not be right...

KAUST solar energy Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

New non-profit accelerator launches in Saudi Arabia

The small investment ecosystem in Saudi Arabia is forcing startups to either start late or too slowly - so says Ozan Sonmez from King...

KAUST acceleration incubation

Saudi Arabia

Saudi getting smart on flooding?

For the last four years PhD student Mustafa Mousa has been placing nodes (sensors) in various locations in Mecca and Thuwal. He wanted to...

KAUST Saudi Arabia Sadeem

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup's device to aid search for oil

In an oil-based economy like Saudi Arabia, finding oil and gas is almost as important as finding water. The country’s efforts to...

Core Echo Saudi Arabia Oil

Saudi Arabia

Cura connects Saudis with specialists

When Cura cofounder Abdullah Alswaha wanted to see a specialist about an ear infection, he found out first hand how difficult it was to...

Cura digital health MEMakersGE

Saudi Arabia

Curing KSA's concrete water problem

Concure founders Mohammed Khalil, Dr. Feras Kafiah & Husam Walwil. (Image via Concure) Curing concrete is a tedious process that...

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Saudi Arabia

What I know about doing good: Shahd Al Shehail

Saudi native Shahd Al Shehail cofounded Project Just during her time in India as an Acumen Global Fellow. Project Just, an online...

Project Just sustainable fashion WIK

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

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