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Ricky Ray Butler, CEO Of California-Based BENLabs, Will Explain How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Unlock Creativity At LEAP 2023’s DeepFest, Powered By SDAIA

With over 18 years of experience in digital entertainment, Butler is known to have pioneered the use of AI technology within the entertainment and media landscape.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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How Saudi Organizations Can Win The Competition For Next-Generation Talent

By Robyn Wright

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Saudi Arabia’s Wa’ed Ventures Invests In Paris-Based Pasqal And Tokyo-Based Terra Drone As Part Of Its New Global Agenda

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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Startup Spotlight: Saudi Arabia-Based Uvera Is Here To Rid You Of Your Food Spoilage Woes

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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Entrepreneur Middle East’s Achieving Women 2022: HRH Princess Nourah Al-Faisal, Founder, Nuun Jewels

"I cannot say this enough. There is nothing wrong with failure. Every lesson I have learnt, everything that has allowed me to excel in any way, came off the back of a big failure, when I thought that the world was ending- but it didn't."

By Aby Sam Thomas

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Saleh Al-Afaliq’s Team-Centric Leadership Takes Saudi Arabia-Based Tamweel Aloula To Greater Heights

"We will continue in the digital path and develop more digital products and services as we aspire to be our customers first choice."

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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UAE-Based OWS Automotive Partners With KSA’s King Abdullah Economic City To Establish Automotive Facility

OWS Saudi Arabia by King Abdullah Economic City and UAE-based global automotive service provider OWS is expected to create nearly 1,000 new jobs in Saudi Arabia.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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With An Initial Investment of US$5 Million, Dubai-Based Knuru Capital Commits $30 Million In Funds For Dubai-Based Healthcare Fintech Startup Klaim

With hopes to scale its services across the UAE and introduce new features, Klaim is also looking to move into the B2C market.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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Talking Shop With LEAP 2023 Speakers Baroness Karren Brady, Gitanjali Rao, And Steven Bartlett

With a speaker line-up that includes more than 500 industry leaders, ranging from footballers turned tech investors, geoscientists, and astronauts, to venture capital investors with multi-million-dollar portfolios, there's clearly a lot of people at LEAP 2023 to meet and learn from.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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KSA’s HRH Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Launches Ceer, The First Saudi Electric Vehicle Brand

As the first Saudi automotive brand to produce EVs in the country, Ceer will design, manufacture, and sell a portfolio of vehicles for consumers, including sedans and sports utility vehicles.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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“We Got Funded!” UAE-Based Youth-Focused Banking Platform Cashee Raises US$3 Million In A Series A Round To Accelerate KSA Expansion

With the capital infusion, Arab National Bank has also acquired an undisclosed stake in the startup.

By Pamella de Leon

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Global Tech Community To Converge In Riyadh For LEAP On February 6-9, 2023

Held under the theme "Into New Worlds," LEAP 2023 is set to gather the world's best entrepreneurs, investors, tech experts and government stakeholders, and more in Saudi Arabia.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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“We Got Funded!” Abu Dhabi-Based Cloud Kitchen Platform The Cloud Raises US$10 Million In A Series A Round To Fuel Expansion Into The GCC And Europe

The Cloud was designed with a vision to become "the Airbnb of kitchens" by enabling the transformation of regular restaurant kitchens into artificial intelligence-powered cloud kitchens.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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“We Got Funded!” KSA-Based Fintech Startup Tamara Raises US$100 Million To Boost Product Offering And Expansion Plans

The new capital infusion will be used to the startup's product offering, while entering adjacent markets.

By Pamella de Leon

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Leisure Tourism: Saudi Arabia’s Newest Frontier On The Road To Realizing Vision 2030

The majority of the US$1 trillion investment that has been earmarked for developing the Saudi tourism economy to date has been deployed for this leisure segment.

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Revealed: Saudia’s Transformation To Become “The Wings” Of KSA’s Vision 2030

In 2030, and Saudia is expected to be the carrier of choice for over 30 million pilgrims annually, and an additional 70 to 80 million visitors looking to explore the smorgasbord of tourist offerings in the Kingdom.

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In Focus: Religious Tourism In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Prior to 1946, around 60,000 pilgrims visited Mecca annually; that's a 500x expansion in annual pilgrims to be witnessed in 84 years, should Vision 2030's target of 30 million pilgrims per year be realized.

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“We Got Acquired!” Cartlow Buys Out Fellow UAE-Born Startup, Melltoo

"Understand that acquiring a business is not about integrating but instead about accelerating the overall vision of the company."

By Tamara Pupic

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Opening Up To The World: Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Goals

Gateway industries such as tourism, local manufacturing and smart services are generating jobs for future Saudi youth –and for the first time– opening Saudi Arabia to the world.

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Driving Economies: Breaking Down The Significance Of The Global Tourism Industry

Tourism is responsible for one in 12 jobs around the world today, employing 330 million people around the world.

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“We Got Funded!” UAE-Based Foodtech Startup ChatFood Secures US$3 Million In A Bridge Round As It Expands Into Saudi Arabia

As a platform that enables mobile ordering and marketing solutions for hospitality brands, ChatFood hopes to capitalize on advantageous social media trends in Saudi Arabia.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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KAUST Holds First Ever In-Person Bootcamp Of Its Online Course Entrepreneurship Adventures

The three-day Entrepreneurship Adventures bootcamp aimed to continue fine tuning the business ideas that the founders came up with during the online course in the months prior.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Opportunity Knocks: The Middle East Is The Emerging Art Market To Watch

With the correct funding and ambition, we could be set to enter a golden age of Middle Eastern art.

By Patrick McCrae

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Prince Khaled’s Folia Debuts At The Four Seasons Hotel Doha Ahead Of 2022 FIFA World Cup

Folia, which means "from the leaves" in Latin, celebrates wellness and imagination, represented with its usage of seasonal ingredients to showcase colors through cold and crisp dishes diners can enjoy.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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A New Dawn: Tapping Into Opportunities Presented by Saudi Arabia’s Open Banking Scene

Open banking, and at a wider level, open finance, provides the necessary environment for banks, fintech companies, and innovation players to successfully develop the future of banking in Saudi Arabia.

By Abdulla Almoayed

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KSA-Based Taffi Aims To Become The MENA’s Leading Personalized Styling Services Provider After Raising Over US$2 Million In A Seed Round

As an online fashion marketplace that connects brands, customers, and fashion stylists with each other, Taffi also offers expert recommendations from stylists from the comfort of one's own home.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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Bringing The World To Saudi: A New Entrepreneur Middle East Report Looks Into Saudi Arabia’s US$1 Trillion Investment In The Tourism Industry

The special report details how Saudi Arabia is evolving and developing its tourism sector from catering nearly exclusively to religious tourism in the past, to opening its doors to visitors from around the world in 2019 through major investments made in leisure tourism.

By Erika Masako Welch

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Saudi Arabia’s TAQADAM Startup Accelerator Program Opens Applications For Its 2022 Cohort

Local, regional, and international startups can apply for the Saudi Arabia-based TAQADAM Startup Accelerator until May 21, 2022.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Saudi Arabia Has The Potential For Incubating A New Breed Of Entrepreneurs

With its age-old culture of welcoming people, and drawing upon its abundant resources, Saudi Arabia may be poised for incubating a new type of entrepreneurship.

By Prajakta Kharkar

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Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2022 Secures US$13.8 Billion Of Investment To Promote Entrepreneurial Activity In Saudi Arabia

The 2022 edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC 2022), which was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from March 27-30, 2022, was able to secure a total of US$13.8 billion of investment to promote entrepreneurial activity in the Kingdom.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff