Built for the region, from day one
What two Rocket Fuel winners tell us about the next generation of regional startups.
What two Rocket Fuel winners tell us about the next generation of regional startups.
Discover how LEAP Rocket Fuel winner Daleela grew to 400,000 users, completed 8,000 consultations and expanded women's healthcare across the region.
A new benchmark challenges how we measure creativity.
Discover how Rocket Fuel winner Lisan grew to $2.6 million ARR, secured government customers and scaled Arabic enterprise AI one year after LEAP 2025.
Exploring what happens when our devices remember more than we do.
Discover how CubeSats are transforming space technology. From NASA's climate mission to maritime monitoring, these tiny satellites are making a big impact on science and innovation.
How AI agents, automation and hybrid workforces are changing enterprise teams in Saudi Arabia.
Why Saudi Arabia’s ‘fast-follower’ approach to AI and technology may be its biggest competitive advantage.
Discover how technology is transforming travel in 2026, blurring the boundaries between movement, work, identity and everyday life.
Explore three major tech breakthroughs of 2026, from fusion energy advances to space robotics and humanoid surgical systems.
Find out how water intelligence platforms are transforming infrastructure through smart meters, IoT sensors, cloud systems, and real-time analytics across global cities.
Ageing water infrastructure is creating new opportunities for startups in predictive maintenance, smart metering, infrastructure analytics, and water technology platforms.
LEAP’s fifth edition takes place from 31 August – 3 September 2026 in Riyadh. Explore the available passes and choose the option that best matches how you want to take part.
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Step into the theatre as we explore the future of surgical technology and how innovative discoveries are reshaping the way surgeons operate and train the next generation. Join some of the worlds most renowned surgeons as they look to the future of health tech and how technology can change lives
Today, it seems as if you cannot avoid NFTs. The news, social media, business moguls, venture capitalists, and teenagers alike are all buzzing about them. From mid-2021, we have started to see venture capital investment in NFT marketplaces, along with some exclusive NFT-directed funds being established. Now we
To celebrate International Women’s Day and the theme #Breakingthebias, we will be looking at exciting projects that are being led by women and how tech is opening opportunities for female leaders. Get first-hand experience from female leaders in the tech industry, including 2019’s Woman of the Year
Industry 5.0 is said to already be on the horizon but what is the actual difference between Industry 4.0 vs Industry 5.0? What technologies are at the cusp of the fifth industrial revolution? And what will real personalisation look like in Industry 5.0? Find out from
Web 1.0 was static, decentralised, mostly read-only home pages. Web 2.0 is about blogging, social media and e-commerce centralised and owned by tech giants. Web 3.0 is about whatever we want it to become. According to Chris Dixon: “We are now at the beginning of
“I just don’t understand technology. It’s too complicated, it’s not my thing. When the conversation turns to new tech, I switch off.” Have you ever heard people who don’t work in tech say things like this? Being a self-identifying technophobe is a really common way
A little while back we interviewed #LEAP23 keynote speaker Arnavaz Schatten (Director of Sustainability at Infarm) to get the lowdown on her work in vertical farming and sustainability. Schatten said: “…the idea behind vertical farming is not to replace traditional agriculture – it’s to supplement and improve it, make it
Discover our regular dose of wisdom from #LEAP23 speakers right in your inbox – with interviews exclusive to the LEAP blog and newsletter. subscribe This week we’re quoting… Dr. Ritesh Jain (Co-Founder of Infynit) What Jain said: “If financial services are the heart of the economy, payments are the
We recently interviewed #LEAP23 speaker Carine de Meyere (President and Founder at Women of the World). One of the things de Meyere pointed out was that female leaders can change industries, as well as companies: “Women in the C suite can change an entire mission of a technology company – female
Who are the human beings beyond the payment systems you use every day? If you’ve ever wondered about the people behind the payments, you’re not alone – we’re endlessly curious about the minds and ideas that shape the way we live our lives. And in today’s digital
Do you wish LEAP 2023 wasn’t over yet? Us too. But our keynote speakers are hard at work in the world, leading us into the future with new technologies and innovative ideas – and we’re asking them important questions every week. subscribe This week we’re quoting… Sean Garnier
“We are creating a great divide amongst the world’s children – the connected and the unconnected.” Qualcomm is a wireless technology company, headquartered in San Diego. It develops semiconductors, services and software to enable wireless connectivity around the world, and owns patents that are crucial to important technologies including 5G.
follow us on spotify Technology can be used for so many purposes – and now world-class footballer Thierry Henry has joined the mission to end online hate through the power of technology. Hear from Thierry about how he encountered Game of Our Lives, a platform where social activists and public