Misk Innovation is bringing Seedstars World to Saudi Arabia

Location: Dammam, Abha, Jeddah and Riyadh

Dates / Durations:

60 of the best early stage tech startups will be invited to the Seedstars flagship training bootcamp. The 2 day bootcamp, which will be delivered by Seedstars and expert international mentors, will equip the participating startups with the tools and methods to grow their businesses and acquire new customers.

The best startups will pitch in front of an investment panel and compete to be crowned the most promising seed-stage startup in their cities (Dammam – Abha – Jeddah – Riyadh). The winning startups will be invited to join the Seedstars KSA final in Riyadh on the 7th of October, and take part in the global Seedstars Summit that includes the tried and tested bootcamp and investor forum. It’s a catalytic platform for high growth emerging market startups.

In addition to seeing the top startups pitch, you can look forward to an event filled with disruptive tech, inspirational discussions, networking sessions and one flight ticket for the winner to come to Switzerland to compete for over $1mn in investment.

Eligibility

We select startups that are:

Less than 2 years old
Tech or tech enabled
Raised less than $500k in equity investment
Have the potential to scale regionally

We look for the following when evaluating a startup:

Quality of team
Market size and customer pain
Competitive advantage
Traction and customers
Defensibility and unfair advantage

Prizes

	1st place	2st place	3st place	4st place
Financial Award	100,000 SAR	50,000 SAR	25,000 SAR	10,000 SAR
Participate in Seedstars World Summit for a chance to win $1,000,000
Invitation to Seedstars World Summit
Invitation to Seedstars regional Summit in Beirut
Incubation by Badir
Services worth $ 70K