Diary of an entrepreneur

Wareed Alenaini has always been fascinated by the possibilities of preventative medicine. The Saudi-born founder of Twinn Health has developed an AI-driven analysis platform...

In 2018, young entrepreneur Abdulkader Almkinzy shook up the car rental market in Saudi Arabia by launching online platform Telgani. The aggregator has helped take rental services in the country to a whole new level.

While all of us have heard of 3D printing, only a few experts can claim to fully understand the revolutionary impact that the technology may have on the world’s manufacturing industry. Saudi Arabian entrepreneur and 3D-printing evangelist Faisal Alamer is one of those people.

For Nada Alhelabi, music is much more than just a job. It is a chance to bring people together and transform lives. The festival organizer and sound therapist is helping amplify music in MENA

Harnessing the power of innovations such as AR and VR, Khalid Al-Muawad’s technology company Midwam is transforming the visitor experience of art, history, and culture, taking customer engagement to a new level.

Abdulaziz Fahad Al Jouf, Founder and CEO of PayTabs, is helping to replace cash with digital payments and change the way that people shop in Saudi Arabia, across the Middle East, and beyond.


Since starting his first company at the age of just 19, Hatem Kameli has been at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem. The digital entrepreneur is now planning to launch his first IPO.

Rapid social changes are transforming the way that Saudis spend their mealtime. As the founder and CEO of startup Siwar, Loaye Al-Nahedh is delivering young Saudis an ever-growing variety of nutritious ready-to-eat meals.

As the tech revolution sweeps across Saudi Arabia, the days of leaving resumes in shops, restaurants, and employment agencies have become ancient history for Saudi Millennials and Generation Z.

Little more than a year after launch, CEO and co-founder Abdulmajeed Alsukhan has turned Tamara into the dominant BNPL provider in Saudi Arabia and the GCC and a flagbearer for fintech innovation.