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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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Saudi Arabia

Vision 2030: SME Opportunities in KSA and MENA

"Vision 2030: Small and Medium Enterprises Opportunities in KSA and MENA" will be taking place on July 11 at 500 Startups in San...

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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

Saudi entrepreneur launches new servicing platform

The increasing impact of digital content on people’s daily lives, is driving more regional entrepreneurs to launch Arabic platforms....

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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

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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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

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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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

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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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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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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