Six start-ups from Saudi Arabia you need to know

Six start-ups from Saudi Arabia you need to know

The start-up scene in Saudi Arabia is booming. Funding for start-ups in the kingdom has risen by 102 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same time period in 2019, according to newly released data from start-up data platform Magnitt.

Below are six start-ups from Saudi Arabia's western region which are set to make it big.

Salla / Founded: 2016 / Category: E-Commerce

Salla is one of the key backbones of the e-commerce boom in Saudi Arabia. The Makkah born start-up, akin to Shopify, has built a seamless experience for Saudi entrepreneurs and SME's to set up their e-commerce presence - and most importantly with infrastructure all in Arabic. Salla has been able to build strong strategic partnerships with regional logistics and payment gateways. As of now, over 10,000