Wamda

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...

curing blanket wet curing blanket concrete

Regional

Uber’s getting cuddly with KSA - but it’s not what you think [Opinion]

My initial reaction to Uber’s $3.5 billion round was: great! It is easy to frown upon the deal and question why the...

Public Investment Fund Opinion Arzan VC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regional

Should you make governance a priority?

One criticism of US-based Zenefits was that it had a weak board - only four people. (Image via Barcinno) During a recent visit to a client...

Saudi Arabia Advice Corporate Governance

Saudi Arabia

Triage Project redefines medical aid in KSA

Team leaders of the triage project at the first workshop at King Abdulaziz Public Library in January (Images via Triage) Oil-rich Saudi...

The Triage Project healthtech Saudi Arabia

Regional

How low oil prices are battering MENA [Crosspost]

This is an edited crosspost from Knowledge@Wharton. In late 2015, Saudi Arabia announced a record budget deficit of $98 billion, its...

AstroLabs Dubai oil prices crosspost

Saudi Arabia

Mobile is winning in Saudi's internet race [Infographic]

Mobile internet use might be high in Saudi Arabia but ecommerce companies still haven’t convinced those people to shop on their...

Mobile internet penetration mobile internet internet penetration

Saudi Arabia

Winners emerge from KSA verbal throwdown

MC Keith Wallace kept the punches flowing. (Image via Get in the Ring) The gloves were off last night in Riyadh at the regional final of...

Food For People Date Pits Filers Fadfid.com

Saudi Arabia

Uturn's edgy Youtube hits get $10M investment

The Uturn team. (Images via Uturn) In November 2015, Uturn Entertainment landed a $10 million investment from Beirut-based VC...

Uturn Saudi Arabia YouTube

Saudi Arabia

Ed-tech to the rescue of Saudi Arabia's schools

Saudi Arabia’s education system has many problems. Despite the government allocating 25 percent of its $229 billion budget to education in ...

Alhodhud iRehab Masmoo3

Saudi Arabia

Six winners announced at Saudi's first MITEF competition

B8ak, an application for home maintenance has won first place in the ‘Startups Track’ at Saudi Arabia’s first MIT Enterprise Forum...

MIT Technology Review Arab Edition careem competition

Saudi Arabia

Saudi launches $133M fund for ICT startups

Saudi Arabia has seen the launch of a new ICT venture worth 500 million riyals (US$133 million). Saudi riyals are plenty for...

Riyadh Taqnia Capital Riyad Capital Taqnia

Saudi Arabia

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...

Beacon I Saudi Arabia KAUST

Saudi Arabia

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...

Go Gulf JadoPado ksa

Saudi Arabia

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...

Islamic Digital Economy Arab women summit

Regional

The ‘ease’ of doing business in MENA [Infographic]

Starting a business and running it isn’t easy. It becomes less so when the economy in which you want to start the business...

Doing Business Report Oman Yemen

U.A.E

Young Saudi entrepreneur honored at Takreem’s 2015 awards

Khaled AlKhudair receives the Young Entrepreneur award. (Images via Takreem) In honour of his efforts as the founder and CEO of Glowork,...

AlKamandjati Palestinian Happy Child Center TAKREEM

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...

gaming data App Annie Saudi Arabia

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