Misk Innovation is bringing Seedstars World to Saudi Arabia
Misk Innovation is bringing Seedstars World to Saudi Arabia
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Location: Dammam, Abha, Jeddah and Riyadh
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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 | |
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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 |
Program for every city
Bootcamp Day 1
Bootcamp Day 2
Arrival and Networking
Welcome and Kickoff
1st Pitching Session
Break and Networking
2nd Pitching Session
Keynote Speech/ Jury Delibiration
Announcement of Winners
Startup Applications

DAMMAM
13-15 September
Last day for apply: 10 Sep

ABHA
20-22 September
Last day for apply: 17 Sep

JEDDAH
27-29 September
Last day for apply: 15 Sep

RIYADH
4-5 October
Last day for apply: 23 Sep