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Opportunity Knocks: Nine Business Sectors That Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize On In Saudi Arabia
Nine sectors of opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs and startups in Saudi Arabia to consider (and what investors are looking for).
By Megha Merani
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STC Group and Badir Program Partner To Support Startups
STC signed a cooperation agreement with Badir Technology Incubators and Accelerators Program, an initiative of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
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Driven By Growth: Saudi Arabia Sees A Rise In Support For Startups And Entrepreneurs
From incubators and accelerators, to co-working spaces, education programs and funding, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is seeing a surge in the number of organizations to support entrepreneurs.
By Megha Merani
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Why Saudi Arabia Is Being Increasingly Seen As The Place To Be To Start A Business In The Middle East
"There are a lot of people who think Saudi is a place where it's not easy to work or it's not easy to get a license. In reality, that's not the case."
By Megha Merani
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Why 2019 And 2020 Will Be Great Vintage Years For Investing In The UAE And KSA
To survive and thrive, consumer-facing businesses in the UAE and KSA will need to be managed much more professionally and tightly than they were in the past.
By Ziad Awad
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Three Takeaways On Venture Capital From HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed At Bloomberg’s Venture Forward
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.
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On The Fast Track: Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
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.
By Osama Ashri
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Act Local, Think Global: How Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurs Are Growing Their Enterprises Internationally
"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."
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Redefining Perceptions: Amal Dokhan, Director, Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Saudi Arabia
Amal Dokhan, Director, Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL) in Saudi Arabia, on the Kingdom's reception to (and aptitude for) change.
By Tamara Pupic
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KSA Startup Lucidya Wants To Empower Businesses By Providing Real-Time Analytics For Their Social Media Platforms With Its AI-Powered Tools
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.
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Careem’s Exit Is A Great Moment For MENA VC, But The Ecosystem Still Has Gaps
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.
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Riyadh, It’s Happening: STEP Conference To Make Its Mark In Saudi Arabia In March
STEP Saudi 2019 is all set to welcome startups, founders, digital media professionals, investors and government officials in Riyadh, this March 25th.
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Laying Out ArabNet’s Innovation Report: A Look At Saudi Arabia’s Tech Startup Scene
The Saudi Arabian tech startup scene is continuously on the rise compared to other ecosystems in the MENA region.
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Eight Saudi Entrepreneurs Paving The Future
A look at some of the Saudi entrepreneurs that are worth watching out for at the conference.
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ArabNet Riyadh 2018 To Focus On Digital Business In Saudi Arabia
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.
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Leading The Way: Saudi Arabia’s Dr. Hayat Sindi
Saudi Arabia's Dr. Hayat Sindi on why the field of science needs female forerunners.
By Tamara Pupic
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The Five Industry Sectors Keeping The GCC On The Global Map
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.
By Ziad Awad
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Saudi Arabia-Based Digital Media Startup Telfaz11 Raises US$9 Million Series A
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.
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Saudi Arabia-Based Online Cars Marketplace Syarah Raises US$2 Million In Series A Funding
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.
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KSA’s Entertainment Authority And KBW Ventures Bring Nat Geo’s Ocean Odyssey To The Kingdom
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.
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Rewiring A Nation: Closing Gender Gaps With Soft Skills In Saudi Arabia
To get where the society needs to go, women need to have access to innovative training that includes both technology and intrapersonal skills.
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ArabNet Heads To Riyadh To Provide A Platform For The Kingdom’s Entrepreneurs
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.
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GlamBox Middle East Gets Acquired By Investors Consortium From Saudi Arabia
The MENA startup ecosystem has a new exit that can help inspire the region's aspiring entrepreneurs to keep persevering toward their goals.
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Saudi Arabia-Based Foodtech Startup Foodics Raises US$4 Million Series A Funding
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.
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Women As A Source Of Survival And Advantage: The Case For Saudi Arabia
Economic inclusion of Saudi women will create and drive the kingdom's economy in the future.
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM: A US$500 Billion City Being Built ‘For A New Way Of Living’
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.