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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
Schools around the world have adopted tech as part of their educational programming. The common rhetoric is that technology gives students access to a wealth of information, quicker learning pathways, and gamified (fun) ways to learn important information and skills. That’s all true. But tech plays several more subtle
Fake videos are not a novel innovation, as video editing is almost as old as the video itself. But even though we have witnessed some skillfully crafted fake videos, and CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) became almost indistinguishable from the truth, faking videos of humans was difficult and time-consuming, or
Super-speed travel has been a topic of tech conversation since August 12 2013, when Elon Musk released his Hyperloop Alpha white paper. The plans detailed an innovative approach to high-speed travel, with passengers in California to be transported in aluminium pods at speeds of up to 800 mph.
We’re getting ready for #LEAP23. And so are our upcoming keynote speakers. We’ve been catching up with them to get some insider insights into their perspective on tech and the future – and here’s just a little bit of what they told us. subscribe This week we’re
Pitching to investors is the in thing. Company founders are rushing to secure VC funding at an early stage – spurred on by glittering media stories about startups that are catapulted to international success off the back of VC money. Except…not all startups get funding. Not all startups even try
“I will tell you loud and clear: the time of green hydrogen has come, and it will take over the energy world with stunning speed.” One of the key sectors we’ll focus on at LEAP 2023 is sustainable energy. We know that green energy is crucial to the future
As the end of the year draws near, we’re looking ahead to #LEAP23. Dive in for exclusive insights from the next LEAP keynote speakers – they’ve got a lot to say. subscribe This week we’re quoting… William Bao Bean (General Partner at SOSV and Managing Director of Orbit
Startup founders and tech investors make up a significant slice of the LEAP audience, and we’re committed to supporting the growth of a robust investment ecosystem in tech – both in the MENA region and around the world. A big part of that is giving investors the knowledge and mentorship