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The regional tussle for startups: Is Dubai at risk of being overtaken? [part two]

As outlined in the first part of this feature, startups have become a fundamental pillar of the economy, a means not only for innovation,...

Ecosystem Dubai abu dhabi

Saudi Arabia

Leap raises six figure seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Riyadh-based coffee pre-ordering startup Leap has raised six-figure (USD) seed funding, it...

seed Funding Coffee

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Valley Company leads $6 million series B in South Korea based SecuLetter

Source: Techstartups SecuLetter, a cybersecurity startup that provides advanced persistence threat (APT) response solution to email...

cybersecurity series B Investment

Saudi Arabia

Arabnet Riyadh 2017

For the sixth year in a row, ArabNet Riyadh will be gathering Saudi Arabia’s government, largest corporations and 1600...

Arabnet riyadh vision 2030

Saudi Arabia

A ‘quattro’ of Mix N’ Mentors coming to Saudi Arabia

Wamda is organizing four rounds of its flagship event, Mix N’ Mentor, in Saudi during the last two months of the year. The...

Mix N' Mentor riyadh Badir

Saudi Arabia

BIBAN Forum 2017: Funding is available, seek mentorship

Wamda organized its three-day Mix N’ Mentor event in Saudi Arabia, during the BIBAN Forum 2017, which ran from September 17 till 20,...

Saudi Arabia ksa Biban

Saudi Arabia

Wamda's #MixNMentor 2017 in Riyadh [Wamda TV]

“We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened Wamda’s...

MixNMentor riyadh Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Uxbert proves startups can make it in Saudi Arabia

The UAE is considered one of the most important startup hubs in the region. Yet the Saudi Nadeem Bakhsh decided to move his user experience...

Saudi Arabia Uxbert UX

Saudi Arabia

Mix N' Mentor Riyadh 2017

Our first Mix N’ Mentor for 2017 will be held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The one-day event will bring some of Saudi Arabia’s...

Mix 'n Mentor mnm riyadh

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,...

9/10th Saudi Arabia ksa

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...

Saudi Arabia ksa riyadh

Saudi Arabia

Youth on show at ArabNet Riyadh

Ben Maher, executive director at EMEA Mashable, speaking about creating Arabic digital content. (Images via Twitter) Saudi Arabia’s young p...

Buildify B8ak Non

Saudi Arabia

ArabNet Riyadh 2015 [20% discount]

The 4th edition of the ArabNet Riyadh forum, expecting over 1,000 participants from across the region, will take place on December 14-16, 2...

Design+code day summit riyadh

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

Saudi Arabia

EwIV's The Impact Bootcamp in Riyadh

After graduating over 60 entrepreneurs in Cairo and Dubai, ATC’s Entrepreneurship with Impact Ventures (EwIV) is conducting The Im...

ATC The Impact riyadh

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

The 2015 Riyadh Govjam for innovation and service design

The Riyadh Govjam 2015 is an innovation and service design event for pioneering entrepreneurs. The event will take place on June 10 in...

Riyadh Govjam riyadh

Global

The 6th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference 2015

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference that will be held from 20 till 21 January...

riyadh Technology

Saudi Arabia

Get in the Ring Competition, Riyadh 2014

Get in the Ring is an international investment battle where entrepreneurs face off to secure an investment. Get in the Ring is organizing...

riyadh competition

ArabNet Riyadh 2014

Saudi Arabia will host the third edition of ArabNet Riyadh this November from the 11th till the 13th at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kingdom...

riyadh Arabnet

Saudi Arabia

Mobily App Hackathon 2016 in Riyadh

Saudi telecom company Mobily has launched its 2016 App hackathon, a weekend competition which aims to innovate Arabic applications in the s...

2016 mobily riyadh

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