Saudi Arabia Saudi’s Elm announces investment in Syarah Source: Menabytes Elm, a leading Saudi information technology company that is owned by country’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, has... News • 11 March, 2019 Investment E-commerce
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Abdulmajeed Alyemni of KSA's Salasa Salasa is a logistics fulfilment company based in Saudi Arabia. Working with e-commerce companies, Salasa fulfils their orders, packs them... Triska Hamid • 05 March, 2019 Logistics Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi-based biotech startups raise $10 million Saudi-based biotechnology (biotech) startups incubated by Badir Biotech Incubator, under the Badir Program raised close to $10 million... News • 04 March, 2019 biotech Investment Funding
Saudi Arabia Nana raises $6 million in Series A round Saudi Arabia-based e-grocery platform Nana has closed a $6 million Series A round of investment, led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)... News • 28 February, 2019 Series A e-grocery
Saudi Arabia Golden Scent closes new round of investment Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Golden Scent has closed a new round of investment, the company announced, without disclosing the... Wamda • 22 February, 2019 news E-commerce Golden Scent
Saudi Arabia Mad'a invests in Family Souk Ventures Source: Saudi Gazette Mad’a Investment Company, a private equity & venture capital firm headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,... News • 19 February, 2019 Investment E-commerce
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup GetMuv raises $1.5 m to connect users with gyms and sports clubs Source: Menabytes Jeddah-based fitness startup GetMuv has raised $1.5 million investment from Saudi Aramco’s venture capital arm,... News • 12 February, 2019 Investment fitness Sports
Saudi Arabia The benefits of the Saudi-UAE joint initiatives In January, the UAE and Saudi Arabia announced the launch of seven strategic initiatives to further integrate the countries’ two... Matt Smith • 11 February, 2019 Saudi Arabia uae government cryptocurrency
Saudi Arabia Al Tayyar acquires rest of 40 per cent stake in Almosafer Source: Menabytes Al Tayyar Group, one of the largest travel and tourism companies in Saudi Arabia with presence almost all over the... News • 23 January, 2019 news Investment Travel
Saudi Arabia Saudi-based Lucidya raises ~$1.1 million in Series A Source: Menabytes Jeddah-based Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool Lucidya has raised ~$1.1 million (4 million Saudi Riyal) in... News • 16 January, 2019
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Ammar Waganah of Saudi Arabia's Dokkan Afkar After working for several years in advertising, Ammar Waganah felt the need to create and build his own brand. He founded Dokkan Afkar with... Triska Hamid • 26 December, 2018 DokkanAfkar Saudi Arabia E-commerce
Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco signs agreement with ICT company to invest in tech enterprises Source: Startup MGZN State oil giant Saudi Aramco said it has signed an agreement with Saudi Information Technology Company to... News • 19 December, 2018
Saudi Arabia Maharah acquires a strategic stake in UAE's Bloovo Source: Entreprenuer Bloovo, one of UAE’s algorithm-based online recruitment platforms, has brought Saudi-based Maharah Human... News • 18 December, 2018 acquisition HR saudi
Saudi Arabia Careem Launches Careem NOW in Dubai and Jeddah Careem has launched an online delivery market service for food and other goods in Dubai and Jeddah. Called Careem NOW, the company plans to... Yasmeen Nabil • 17 December, 2018 #Careem #News #Jeddah #Dubai #FoodDelivery
Saudi Arabia Ajeer raises $530,000 from angels Source: MENAbytes Ajeer, a Riyadh-based home services marketplace has raised ~$533,000 (2 million Saudi Riyal) in seed funding, the... News • 16 December, 2018 #News #investment
Saudi Arabia Saudi's BIAC tries to bridge funding gap for startups The Business Incubators and Accelerators Company (BIAC) has launched a new investment initiative in partnership with VentureSouq to bridge... News • 13 December, 2018 funding gap
Saudi Arabia Gathern closes undisclosed seed round Gathern, a Saudi Arabia-based booking platform for chalets and villas, has closed its seed round investment by a group of local and... News • 02 December, 2018 bookings seed fund seed investment
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: A nascent ecosystem with huge potential Saudi Arabia’s tech startup ecosystem is small and nascent compared to its vast oil sector. The contribution of its knowledge economy... Wamda • 22 November, 2018 Wamda Research Lab Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia TAQADAM Startup Accelerator TAQADAM is the startup accelerator launched by King Abdullah University for Science and Technology and SABB for ideas that are pushing the... Wamda • 20 November, 2018
Saudi Arabia What we learned at Misk Global Forum Few anticipated the turnout at this year’s Misk Global Forum (MGF) in Riyadh. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pulled its... Triska Hamid • 16 November, 2018 MiSK Misk Global Forum Youth
Saudi Arabia 500 Startups launches accelerator with Misk US-based venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Misk Innovation to launch an early-stage... News • 14 November, 2018 accelerator
Saudi Arabia Misk Global Forum Misk Global Forum brings young leaders, creators, and thinkers together with established global innovators to explore, experience and... Wamda • 08 November, 2018
Saudi Arabia Google Policy Fellowship Programme Call for applications - Google Policy Fellowship Programme Wamda has partnered with Google to host two candidates for... Wamda • 08 November, 2018
Saudi Arabia Coding and conservatism: Saudi women learn online Saudi Arabia’s conservative expectations of women have been a boon for the online education sector in the country. While recent... Triska Hamid • 24 October, 2018 Coding Women Women empowerment