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Science at a young age: workshops for innovative Saudis

A new generation of Saudis are relying on themselves to invent stuff instead of buying it, and TalentS is one of a...

Saudi Arabia

Meet Fatima Batook: the woman who helped make Saudi women’s gyms a reality again

Women in Saudi Arabia who wish to go to the gym can do so once again, thanks to the lobbying and entrepreneurial efforts of one woman:...

Saudi Arabia Health Women

Saudi Arabia

Fab Lab Dhahran: building a new generation of makers

The country's future makers (Images via Fab Lab Dhahran) Fab Lab Dhahran launched in 2014 and is Saudi Arabia’s eastern locus for p...

Fab Lab makers Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

6 Saudi health apps helping people live better

National healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach $35 billion by the end of this year. The Kingdom Tower,...

Saudi Ministry of Health Medica Reminders Nesma3k

Saudi Arabia

Swimming safely with sensors from the deserts of Arabia

Drowning is the third most common cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Ranking at 42 out of 192 is Saudi...

sensors Stars of Science Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Misreading Saudi entrepreneurship [Opinion]

When looking at it from the outside, Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurship potential appears very different to the reality. There are arrogant m...

entrepreneurship Saudi Arabia Women

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup aims to make solar PV predictable

In the 20th century, Saudi Arabia was a global power thanks to oil; in the 21st century, it might still play a dominant role - but...

Solar panels solar energy clean tech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi telco STC launches accelerator and incubator

Between August and September, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) will launch InspireU, an accelerator and incubator aimed at developing young...

riyadh Demo Day incubators

Saudi Arabia

Saudi game developers, failure before success

As game developer Sami Khanfor stood in front of a large crowd and pitched his startup, he was very aware of the tough journey he had taken...

Team Reem jeddah gaming industry

Saudi Arabia

Saudi web startup focuses on rehab for disabled children

Hospitals and medical clinics are not the most inviting of places, especially if you have to visit them regularly, but Saudi startup...

developmental disabilities rehab rehabilitation

Saudi Arabia

Has saying 'I do' in KSA just become a whole lot easier?

Image via Selsal, a wedding planning platform in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia No one said getting married was easy and by that we mean...

Saudi Arabia Flat6Labs Wedding Industry

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Rwaq steps on giants' shoulders to succeed

“Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility”, or CER, are the new buzzwords entering Saudi Arabia’s lexicon, and one startup is making the m...

online education Silatech Traxn

Saudi Arabia

What is the Saudi game industry lacking? Two developers respond

The bar for producing games in the Arab region is at its highest point yet, as more developers enter the market. But a cool idea is not...

Hako Games Game Tako MENA Games

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Meshlytics uses data to help universities keep in touch with alumni

In the age of e-classrooms and e-schools, traditional universities have begun to compete with the free tools and flexibility of the...

Meshlytics Saudi Arabia Data

Saudi Arabia

How invested should an investor be?

This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org. Many entrepreneurs can be stalled by one thing or another. Perhaps one of those things...

Qaym investing mobily ventures

Saudi Arabia

A new Saudi healthcare app looks to solve the obesity epidemic

This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org We are surrounded by problems but it is those who are brave enough that see them as...

Junnah obesity Diabetes

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Festival of Science and Innovation 2015

The "Saudi Festival of Science and Innovation" is an annual scientific motivational demonstration, providing science and technology...

Saudi Arabia Workshops

U.A.E

UAE's price comparison website Pricena steps into Saudi Arabia

[Update: Two years after its launch in 2013, Middle East-focused shopping comparison site Pricena.com has generated 1 million leads to its...

internet prices Pricena Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Sawerly announces $200,000 round from QB Co

This piece has been adapted piece from Firnas. Sawerly, the online marketplace that connects photographers and clients, have...

Photography Sawerly Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudis love of Twitter, an online marketers dream

This article has been cross-posted from Firnas.org Twitter is one of the most popular social networks in Saudi Arabia. While for some it is...

twitter Hype Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Mobily Ventures invests in Saudi ecommerce store Dokkan Afkar

This is the fourth investment made by Mobily Ventures in six months. Having first invested in Lebanese music streaming service...

DokkanAfkar investement mobily ventures

Regional

From KSA to the Arab World: Hadafi funds and mentors female entrepreneurs

In a society where women are still economically marginalized and absent from the labor market, technology entrepreneurship is emerging...

women entrepreneurs Hadafi Funding

Saudi Arabia

The future is bright, the future is ecommerce in Saudi Arabia

This article was posted originally on Firnas.org. This year, online payment solution provider PayFort released the State...

E-commerce Saudi Arabia firnas

Regional

Prince AbdulAziz International Prize for Entrepreneurship

His Royal Highness of Saudi Arabia Prince AbdulAziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has launched the Prince AbdulAziz International Prize for ...

Prizes Saudi Arabia

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