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
We know that data is one of the most valuable assets to most businesses in the digital era. One common problem in data engineering, though, is that it doesn’t create clear pathways to action; you get loads of insights and information that don’t actually show you what changes
Artificial intelligence stands to revolutionise everything from healthcare to education. But there are concerns that AI has the potential to do so in an unfair way, due to bias having crept into its algorithms. As we see more and more artificial intelligence applications in daily life, it’s important to
NFT news 1. Warner Bros enters NFT’s Warner Bros. is releasing NFTs for its iconic 2001 film “Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring,” at web3.wb.com, the studio announced Thursday. The NFTs effectively function as an all-in-one digital experience and each include a 4K
Each week we share our pick of inspiring quotes from #LEAP22. Discover the philosophies that drive global tech innovators – and share their words to join the conversation. subscribe This week we’re quoting… Ali El Hagar (Head of Affiliates and Ad Sales at Warner Media) What El Hagar said: “One
In a recent interview with Entrepreneur Magazine, Karren Brady CBE (who will be speaking at #LEAP23, by the way) said something that inspired us to look at the power of an audience in a new way. How can tech companies enhance the value of an audience that likes their products
There were no empty platitudes at #LEAP22 – just keynotes overflowing with knowledge, data, and wisdom. Here’s our regular pick of quotes to help you build your own vision of the future. subscribe This week we’re quoting… Gonzalo Usandizaga (President of International at Micro Focus) What Usandizaga said: “Employee
More and more founders are seeking investment to grow their startups – and as a 2023 recession looms around the globe, investors are preparing to reign in their spending. Hamad Al Fahad (Managing Partner at Tajawoz) joined us on the LEAP:IN podcast to explain what many founders get wrong when
Unsurprisingly, tech investments (and tech startups seeking investment) often focus on…well, tech. A founder will talk endlessly about their innovation, assuming that investors will get excited about its world-changing possibilities; and investors will seek out the tech with the most potential to disrupt the status quo of established