StartSmart Competition
An annual competition for revenue-generating Saudi startups, run by the Jameel family's StartSmart platform since 2016 (formerly the MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Arabia). Finalists go through a bootcamp with mentoring and pitch at a demo day, across health, environment, social and industrial tracks.
Closed for now.
This programme is between intakes. Follow it and we'll email you the day it reopens.
[ What you get ]
An 8-week training bootcamp, one-to-one mentoring, investment-readiness preparation, media exposure and a demo day with investors. One winner per track (four in total) receives about SAR 100,000 in digital benefits (cloud and software credits), not cash.
[ Who it's for ]
At least one Saudi founder; company based in Saudi Arabia with an active commercial registration; at least SAR 5,000 in verified revenue; founders 18+. Not open to idea-stage teams.
- Run by
- StartSmart Saudi
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Health & biotech · Social impact · Industry
[ Elden Studios ]
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