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Uber and Arabiaweather announced a strategic partnership

The ride hailing app Uber announced a strategic partnership with Arabiaweather, a platform that provides weather products, services and...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s crowdshipping platform wants to be in everyone’s luggage

Saudi Entrepreneur Khaled Sehly was a pharmacist before he quit his job to become an entrepreneur. In March 2017, Sehly launched...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia hosts GE’s first Predix-powered hackathon in the region

General Electric (GE) hosted its first Industrial Internet of Things hackathon, powered by Predix, using big data to improve healthcare in...

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Saudi Arabia

What I know about ecommerce in Saudi Arabia: Mazen AlDarrab

Saudi Arabia is one of the most promising ecommerce markets in the Arab region, despite the challenges that face the sector in the...

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Saudi Arabia

This Saudi entrepreneur wants to bring you the Serviis you need

According to data released in the WRL report, supporting organizations in the Kingdom, such as funds, coworking spaces, accelerators and...

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Saudi Arabia

The lifecycle of an app: From an idea to a successful business [slideshow]

Daily app downloads have reached 50 million globally, out of which 95 percent get deleted within a month, according to the Digital...

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Saudi Arabia

A Saudi teaching platform attracts a million students

One year following the failure of an ecommerce platform they had launched due to the lack of market readiness, Saudi entrepreneurs Mohammed...

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Saudi Arabia

This is how 3 Saudi female students launched a mobile repair company

Fixing electronic devices such as phones and laptops is a field dominated by men, especially in the Arab world. However, a group of young...

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Saudi Arabia

BIBAN 2017 SME Forum

The BIBAN 2017 SME Forum is a 4 day conference which will provide practical insights and delve deeper into how SMEs in Saudi Arabia can...

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Saudi Arabia

New event in Saudi Arabia to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas

“Right before pitching my idea and going up on stage, I was doubting myself. But, I learned to believe in myself more. I also learned...

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Saudi Arabia

This is what this Saudi VC firm seeks in an entrepreneur

Though Saudi Arabia is rich in financial resources, startups there often find it difficult to access to funding especially in early stages....

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Regional

Sports news are the most published on the region’s e-newspapers

Arabic news portals are increasingly relying on digital marketing channels, now that people refer to these portals for news. Social...

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Saudi Arabia

Becoming an employee in the company you founded: Esimsar

Following the acquisition of Saudi Esimsar by Propertyfinder in 2014, its founder Tarek Zeitoun chose to continue working in his company as...

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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...

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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...

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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

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...

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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

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...

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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

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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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...

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