An opportunity to be recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia
The Riyadh Valley Company, one of Saudi Arabia's leading early stage investors has partnered with GSVlabs to launch The Saudi Startup Challenge in order to find the most innovative entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia/the entire Kingdom.
Applicants will be screened by one of Silicon Valley’s leading resources for accelerating startup growth, GSVlabs. Via their proprietary startup development frameworks and methodologies, GSVlabs will work with RVC to select the top 10 applicants to present at the 2019 RVC Venture Capital Conference in Riyadh on January 28th.
Finalists will present to over 200 attendees in additional to our Selection Committee, which will be comprised of senior executives from GSVlabs, prominent Saudi investors, and representatives from leading Saudi universities. The Selection Committee will announce the ultimate winner of the Saudi Startup Challenge on January 29, 2019.
Pitch to a room of over 200 people
Get Feedback from leading Silicon Valley executives and investors
Access to local investors and thought leaders
About the RVC Venture Capital Conference
The RVC Venture Capital Conference is a highly curated gathering of
FOUNDERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, INVESTORS and INNOVATORS that are
using technology to build the INDUSTRIES OF TOMORROW
JOIN the most influential stakeholders from across the MENA region. HEAR
from a curated group of top Silicon Valley CEOs and Venture Capitalists.
EXPLORE the technology megatrends that are transforming industry and
culture. ACCELERATE the next generation of global, game-changing ventures.
About the Riyadh Valley Company
The Riyadh Valley Company is the investment arm of King Saud University. It was established in 2010 to identify promising venture capital (VC) and strategic capital (SC) projects on both nationwide and worldwide levels. The company also cares for supporting quality enterprises relevant to entrepreneurship due to their key role in enriching the national economy,
diversifying revenues and increasing the number of startups and medium sized companies.
RVC concentrates on acquisitions, mergers and alliances in addition to holding strategic partnerships with all governmental and private bodies both inside and outside Saudi Arabia.
About GSVlabs
GSVlabs is a global innovation platform based in the heart of Silicon Valley and downtown Boston. We accelerate startups and connect corporations to exponential technologies, business models, and ideas. GSVlabs creates powerful network effects by catalyzing the innovation ecosystem and connecting Silicon Valley to the World and the World to Silicon Valley.
From Austin to Boston, to Chicago and São Paulo; from Shanghai
to Mumbai to Dubai, a Global Silicon Valley is emerging.
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