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Exploring Saudi Arabia through the lens
A visual artist, tour guide, curator, and co-founder of aerial photography outfit ERTH, Alofi is dedicated to discovering, sharing, and reimagining the almost inexhaustible natural and cultural heritage of his home country.
Disrupting on-demand delivery
In 2015, as food delivery and ride-sharing services proliferated around the world, Saudi Arabian entrepreneurs Ayman Alsanad and Naif Al-Simiri realized that smartphones could do much more than connect passengers to cab drivers or hungry diners to local restaurants.
Oasis of gratitude
When Alaa Abonomi and her partners opened the first public yoga and wellness studio in Saudi Arabia in 2014, their first priority was to raise awareness about the physical and mental health benefits of yoga and well-being
Leading Arabia’s high-impact entrepreneurs
An experienced entrepreneur with firsthand knowledge of all the challenges of starting a business, Lateefa Al Waalan is a leading figure in Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing private sector.
Leading from the heart
The messaging service that Ahmed Hassan and his brother launched in 2006 has grown into Unifonic, one of the Middle East’s largest cloud-based communications businesses. Unifonic is a Saudi leader for all the possibilities of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation to…
Arabia’s mountains
To escape the relentless stress, pressure, and information overload of modern life, there is nothing quite like hiking through the forests of a majestic mountain range, savoring never-ending vistas by day and camping under canopies of countless stars by night.
A sustainable footing
Haifa Alhumaid has been fascinated by the beauty of shoes ever since she was a child growing up in Saudi Arabia. Today, global demand is growing for her high-end designs, including her environmentally responsible shoes made out of processed mushroom…
Can we slow down aging?
Wareed Alenaini has always been fascinated by the possibilities of preventative medicine. The Saudi-born founder of Twinn Health has developed an AI-driven analysis platform that can help doctors delay the onset of age-related diseases. In an aging world, the ability…
Car rental moves into the fast lane
In 2018, young entrepreneur Abdulkader Almkinzy shook up the car rental market in Saudi Arabia by launching online platform Telgani. The aggregator has helped take rental services in the country to a whole new level.
A hub for Saudi women entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur, startup mentor, and photographer Maha Shirah never takes no for an answer. The founder of SheWorks, Saudi Arabia’s first coworking space for women, Maha is helping female entrepreneurs seize new opportunities across the country’s fast-developing economy.