Falak Business Hub

SURE International Technology

BADIR

Marriott Riyadh Hotel - Olaya Street, Riyadh

Hilton Riyadh - King Saud Road, Riyadh

Crowne Plaza Riyadh - Al Olaya District, Riyadh

RedBox

Trucker

Invygo

Foodics

Classera

Nighat

Riyadh has 1,669 startups in our sample database. This represents about 81% of Saudi Arabia’s startups. Riyadh is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Saudi Arabia.

In 2025, the startup scene of Riyadh developed considerably and
       increased in the Global Ecosystem Index by 64 spots.

Explore Riyadh’s startup ecosystem which ranks 1st in Saudi Arabia and 72nd globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Riyadh. Dive into Transportation, which is the best startup industry in Riyadh.

Startup Ecosystem of Riyadh | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Riyadh includes a sample of 1,669 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 3 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations.
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With a large variety of initiatives, Riyadh's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in Middle East. Riyadh offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Riyadh's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Riyadh there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Transportation, Foodtech, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 30% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Riyadh. 

Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's 1st best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 3rd in Middle East. With a population of 2M - 10M people,
   Riyadh is ranked 72nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including Foodics.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 7 #116-50

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Calle 127a # 53a-45

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Sinsa

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Nippon Life Nihonbashi Building

Metropolitan Plaza Building

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Wings Accelerator

Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research

The Hive (Pre-Accelerator) program for Women Entrepreneurs

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch