Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Gorfah and the seven business models

What do you do when you don’t know which business model suits you? This is what Gorfah faced, a Saudi startup working in an $8...

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Saudi Arabia

Uxbert proves startups can make it in Saudi Arabia

The UAE is considered one of the most important startup hubs in the region. Yet the Saudi Nadeem Bakhsh decided to move his user experience...

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Saudi Arabia

How Saudi entrepreneurs are trying to change their country #MixNMentor

“We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened...

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Saudi Arabia

24 Saudi entrepreneurs join second cohort at 910ths acceleration program

Twenty-four teams from across Saudi Arabia have been nominated for the 9/10ths Startup Accelerator Program, aiming to develop early-stage...

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Kuwait

What I know about scaling right: Zaina Albader

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. For Kuwaiti entrepreneurs looking to scale their startups, Saudi Arabia is very...

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Saudi Arabia

The Saudi take on Nomu - Parallel Market

SMEs in Saudi Arabia are getting more and more attention. However, they are held back by the difficulties of acquiring funding. The...

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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

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

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

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

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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Global

Startup Watch: Chinese fintech, localization, and capitalizing on the Asian sun

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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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

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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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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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

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

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

Saudi’s 9/10ths graduates first batch

Saudi’s 9/10ths Start Up Accelerator has just graduated its first batch of six startups. The startups include Polyinspect, Kaspercab,...

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