What began as an attempt to fix operational chaos inside restaurants evolved into one of the Middle East’s largest food-tech platforms—powering tens of thousands of brands...
Syrian founder Marah Ismail has been recognized in Sweden for building a sustainability-focused automotive recycling company after relocating from Syria less than a decade ago.
What started as a bold attempt to rethink payments in Saudi Arabia quickly evolved into one of the Gulf’s fastest-growing fintech companies, and the Kingdom’s first...
What began as frustration with spreadsheets and opaque cap tables turned into a platform redefining how startups manage ownership, trust, and alignment.
After navigating depression, anxiety, and a broken care system herself, Jahnnobi Rahman set out to build something she couldn’t find—accessible, stigma-free mental healthcare.
What began as a personal battle with illness evolved into a founder’s mission to redesign who gets access to opportunity in Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem.
After years in satellite engineering and payments infrastructure, Mohammed Al-Delaimi set out to redesign credit in Qatar—launching a BNPL model built on restraint, not consumption.
By centering educators—not institutions—Mounira Jamjoom has quietly built one of the region’s most influential platforms for Arabic teacher development.
A moment of volunteer work revealed a quiet failure in healthcare access—and pushed a former engineer and investor to rethink how medical care should reach people.
What began as a personal frustration with broken payment rails evolved into one of the Middle East’s most enduring fintech platforms—built with patience, local insight, and...