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KBW Ventures founder and CEO HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud spoke with Bloomberg's John Gittlesohn at Bloomberg's Venture Forward in San Francisco on August 1, 2019.

According to the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, around 76.3% of the adult population in Saudi Arabia has perceived good opportunities to start a business– with the percentage ranking second highest out of 49 countries analyzed.

"Today, the largest oil exporter on the earth is putting in extra effort to increase its percentage of non-oil exports. And, this unfamiliar shift in the economy would be impossible without involving all stakeholders, including passionate entrepreneurs like you and me."

Amal Dokhan, Director, Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL) in Saudi Arabia, on the Kingdom's reception to (and aptitude for) change.

Noticing a gap in the growing market of social media analytics with respect to a solution catered toward the Arabic language, KSA-based startup Lucidya aims to offer a solution.

While we all applaud Careem's recent announcement, I hope that big acquisitions don't distract us from the work that still needs to be done to improve our venture capital and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

STEP Saudi 2019 is all set to welcome startups, founders, digital media professionals, investors and government officials in Riyadh, this March 25th.

The Saudi Arabian tech startup scene is continuously on the rise compared to other ecosystems in the MENA region.

A look at some of the Saudi entrepreneurs that are worth watching out for at the conference.

With more than 40 panels around digital media, advertising, e-commerce, and more, plus 150 exhibiting startups alongside more than 100 investors, this two-day conference is one to watch out for.

Saudi Arabia's Dr. Hayat Sindi on why the field of science needs female forerunners.

While the GCC is a small economy, some players in its leading sectors of healthcare, retail, transport and logistics, energy and power and real estate stand proudly on the global scene.

The investment came from KSA-based Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), a $500 million VC fund anchored by Saudi Telecom, as lead investors, with the participation of UAE-based early-stage funding platform, VentureSouq.

This is the second investment round for Syarah, founded in 2015 by Saudi Arabian entrepreneurs Salah Sharef and Fayez Alanazi, with the company closing a seed round of $600,000 from BECO Capital and Raed Ventures in 2016.

Sealing a partnership with KBW Ventures and its partner, the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, Ocean Odyssey is all set to launch up to 10 new locations in Saudi Arabia, with the first of such experiences to be situated in the city of Riyadh starting in 2019.

To get where the society needs to go, women need to have access to innovative training that includes both technology and intrapersonal skills.

ArabNet Riyadh -one of the largest digital gatherings in the Kingdom- is bringing together Saudi Arabia's government, corporations, and over 1,600 regional and global digital professionals and entrepreneurs, to discuss the opportunities in the fast-evolving digital economy of the Kingdom.

The MENA startup ecosystem has a new exit that can help inspire the region's aspiring entrepreneurs to keep persevering toward their goals.

The Foodics software manages sales, transactions, inventory, employee schedules, and customer relationships among other F&B operations using iPads as a point of sale (POS) device at restaurants.

Economic inclusion of Saudi women will create and drive the kingdom's economy in the future.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Tuesday the Kingdom's most ambitious plan yet to free itself from dependency on oil.