Kuwait

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COFE is a coffee-centric marketplace app conceptualized in Kuwait, and developed in Silicon Valley for coffee communities around the world.

Kuwait-based startup Dars aims to elevate the level of education in the Arab world with up-to-date educational content that is accessible and available on-demand.

Sand Forge Games is a mobile game development company which aims to create unforgettable game experiences by offering accessible strategy games that focus on deep strategic play.

Available as an application for iOS and Android devices, The Wish List is a Kuwait-based fashion e-commerce platform that provides luxury designer items at discounted prices throughout the year.

Available on iOS and Android devices, the startup offers an on-demand app to provide roadside assistance and services such as towing, tire spare change, jumpstarting the battery and fuel delivery, as well as urgent mechanical service in case of emergencies.

With property management solutions on management, maintenance, legalities and listing, the platform offers a hassle-free method to manage properties.

"We're no different to this statement: fortune favors the prepared."

Creating a concept has always been an interesting challenge for Abdullah AlWatayan, so it's no surprise that the entrepreneur has concocted more than one venture.

Founded in 2017, Souffle Beauty was born out of the duo's curiosity for personalized skincare, especially formulated for people living in hot and humid climates such as the Middle East or South East Asia.

Nora Al Roumi saw how third wave specialty coffee bars and roasters were nonexistent in Kuwait and GCC as the coffee market was dependent on commercial or franchise coffee brands.

The Kuwaiti startup specializes in healthy food meal plans to kids, with customers ranging from kids ages 2-16 years old, active young athletes, kids who are suffering from health issues, and more.

HOT Technologies aims to make fitness accessible and rewarding, with offers on bilingual fitness content, access to live classes and various workout programs.

Helmed by Entrepreneur Middle East Managing Editor Tamara Pupic, the latest edition of Entrepreneur Middle East Live's Against All Odds webinar series will host H.H. Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, Founder, Intisar Foundation, offering lessons to live by.

The startup is leveraging on the opportunity by improving its platform features, investing on its team to boost its growth, and gearing up for a regional digital expansion to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain.

Seeing as to how diwaniyas serves as a core aspect in Kuwaiti culture, Faisal Al Fuhaid and Leanah Al-Awadhi were inspired to bring the concept further.

Refood's mission is to eliminate food waste through food rechanneling and awareness programs, ultimately to change social and cultural behaviors to reduce food waste.

Blue Outdoors provides products from boat accessories and water sports equipment to camping and trips products.

With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting businesses everywhere, they've decided to pivot as a marketplace platform on a commission basis to small businesses.

The raw specialty coffee bar provides an array of coffee choices, and supply coffee as a roastery to more than 27 shops in Kuwait, Dubai, and Turkey today.