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Saudi Arabia

Sihatech jumps on the Saudi Arabia health tech opportunity

Saudi Arabia has a shortage of healthcare startups, throwing the sector wide open for companies like online medical platform...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi loves logistics [Infographic]

With increasing populations, new and expanding cities, and greater infrastructure, there is an increasing need for more goods to be...

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Saudi Arabia

What to expect at Arabnet Riyadh 2016

Arabnet Riyadh has proven to be one of the biggest forums in Saudi Arabia: in 2015 it gathered more than a 1,000 participants from all over...

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Saudi Arabia

8 things we learned about Saudi at the Misk Global Forum

Outside the world of oil, Saudi Arabia is putting itself on the map. Currently 70 percent of the Saudi population is under the age of...

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Saudi Arabia

What I know about social entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: Muhammad Al-Bakri

Entrepreneurship is now a top destination for youth and governments. It can provide jobs, diversify the economy and encourage its...

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Regional

$1B for a new ecommerce site out of Saudi

With an initial investment of $1 billion, regionally-based real estate company Emaar is launching an ecommerce platform from Riyadh....

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Saudi Arabia

Arabian Venture Forum 2016

Arabian Venture Forum (AVF) is an initiative aimed at supporting the venture capital landscape in Saudi Arabia and the region, by...

KAUST Saudi Arabia Networking

Saudi Arabia

MiSK Global Forum

According to a recent study prepared by the United Nations, by the year 2020, 90% of the world’s population will be below 30, so it...

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Saudi Arabia

A Saudi startup invents VR glasses that could change books for ever

By 2020, the global virtual reality (VR) market is projected to reach $150 billion. It is expected to reach its first billion this year...

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Saudi Arabia

Arabnet Riyadh 2016

ArabNet Riyadh is Saudi Arabia’s leading forum focused on digital business in the Kingdom and Gulf countries. This year’s event...

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Saudi Arabia

Moving from oil to knowledge: the angel network with a helping hand

You’ll have heard about Careem’s acquisition of Enwani, the Saudi home delivery service and how it started. But you...

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Saudi Arabia

KAUST launches new accelerator to support entrepreneurship

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) launched Taqadam last week, a new university startup accelerator...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, Japan investor create $100B fund

Saudi Arabia and Japan’s Softbank have signed a deal to create a $100 billion technology investment fund, making it one of the largest p...

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Turkey

Turkish wedding marketplace Dugun sets its sights on KSA with Zafaf.net

Turkish wedding marketplace Dugun sets its sights on KSA with Zafaf.net It was the bras that ruffled some feathers. CEO Emek...

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Global

Startup Watch: a Skype ‘Slack’, lazy leaders, and investors’ reading habits

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...

Startup Watch Slack Skype

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...

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Global

Learning from failure? Jordan teens ready to launch again [Wamda TV]

It’s been a long time coming, but according to their latest statements the app Aidmaid is soon to launch. Aidmaid, which...

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Regional

UAE tops MENA countries in Innovation Index 2016 [Infographic]

The Global Innovation Index is an annual report that measures the openness and readiness of countries’ economies for innovation. The...

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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...

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Global

Startup Watch: Funerals, Telegram breach, and InstaSnap Feud

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...

Startup Watch instagram Saudi Arabia

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...

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Egypt

Ramadan trends: what was the Middle East Googling this year?

Ramadan television series were the top Google searches in the Middle East during the holy month, but the trends show that Arabs are also...

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Regional

MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages

Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs...

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