Riyadh

Spoilz Games raises 2.6 million SR in pre-seed funding

Riyadh based, mobile gaming studio and publisher, Spoilz Games has closed a pre-seed investment round of 2.6 million SR from angel investors. This investment will allow the company to further develop ...

Riyadh-based C2C marketplace, Soum raises $4 million

Riyadh-based C2C marketplace, Soum has successfully raised $4 million in seed funding led by Outliers Venture Capital and Mazen Aljubeir. The round also included participation from Khwarizmi Ventures,...

Saudi Arabia to host Global Entrepreneurship Congress

The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority of Saudi Arabia (Monsha’at) in collaboration with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) is all set to organise the Global Entrepreneurship ...

Bosta raises new investment to expand into Saudi Arabia

Leading logistics company, Bosta has just announced the opening of its first office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the company plans to expand its operations and offer its services across the Middle East ...

500 Startups and Misk Innovation announces second cohort of the accelerator program

500 Startups, in collaboration with Misk Innovation have announced today, the 20 companies which are participating in the second cohort of the Misk 500 Accelerator program currently underway in Riyadh...

Mega-Malls Boost GCC Retail Market to $300 Billion by 2018

Mega-malls are boosting the GCC’s retail market to nearly $300 billion by 2018, driving investment in aluminum ceilings to enhance the customer experience, mall safety and sustainability, indust...

Dubai and Abu Dhabi Named Top Cities in the Middle East in Bayt.com Survey

In a new survey by Bayt.com titled ‘Top Cities in the Middle East and North Africa’, both Dubai and Abu Dhabi ranked the highest for cities to live in. The ranking was based on several factors includi...

Jafza to Participate in a Business Seminar in Riyadh

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free zone of Dubai and trade and logistics hub of the wider Middle East region spanning from West Asia, the CIS, Africa and Indian Subcontinent, plans to part...

IFAD Pledges $41m for Agriculture and Rural Development in Yemen

The Consultative Group Meeting for the Republic of Yemen concluded deliberations in Riyadh with an announcement of $6.4bn in pledges toward the 2012 - 2014 short and medium term priorities of Yemen's ...