What’s the falafel economy and why is it holding back real innovation in Saudi Arabia? In this episode of The Next Big Thing – Dhahran, Saleem Bitar discusses the mindset shifts and the five IQs founders need to build real innovative soluations. From leading tech initiatives at Aramco, Microsoft, Huawei, and Emerson to founding Sailor’s AI, Saleem has spent his career bringing technology closer to industry. Now, his mission is localisation, IP creation, and digital transformation In this e...
Space Tech isn’t just about exploring space — Saudi Arabia knows that and is building the future on it. In this episode, Khalid AlMahfouz breaks down why space tech is becoming the Kingdom’s next major infrastructure play — not for rockets, but for real-world innovation across climate, health, AI, and national security. From launching one of the first incubators in the Eastern Province to investing deep tech and space startups as an angel investor. Khalid has been shaping ...
Everyone talks about raising. No one talks about building the right team. In the first episode of The Next Big Thing – Riyadh Chapter, Mohamed Milyani, founder of Nqoodlet, shares the raw truth behind building in The Kingdom. From bootstrapping his first startups to now closing a $3M round for Nqoodlet - a Saudi Fintech platform helping SMEs manage and automate their financial operations. But the episode isn’t about money. It’s about what happens behind the scenes: ...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Hasan Jabarti - Serial Entrepreneur https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasanjabarti/ ► Waleed A. Alballaa - General Partner, Sukna Ventures https://www.linkedin.com/in/ballaa/ ► Anamaria Meshkurti - Investor & Advisor ht...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ►Egor Romanyuk - Investor & Entrepreneur https://www.linkedin.com/in/egor-romanyuk-21a548187/ ►Jamil Shinawi - Co-Founder & CEO of AHOY and Actual VC https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilshinawi/ ►Saeed Alajou - Active investor htt...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have: ►Nissrine Elqobai – Co-founder & CEO | ENY Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/nissrine-elqobai-57970a43/ ►Benedetta Balducci - Private Equity Specialist | London Business School https://www.linkedin.com/in/benedetta-balducci-...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Khurram P. - Founder & CEO of Xreadylab and PlayNet https://www.linkedin.com/in/khurrampirov/ ► Muthana Shirzad - CEO of Protium Technologies https://www.linkedin.com/in/muthana-shirzad-25305919/ ► David Washbrook - Founder & ...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Nader AlBastaki - Managing Director of Dubai Future District Fund https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadersalim/ ► Jamil Shinawi - Co-Founder and CEO of Ahoy and Actual VC https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilshinawi/ ► Pablos Holman - Managing ...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Ayax Bader - Co-Founder and CEO of Bellman Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayaxbader/ ► Silvia Eldawi - Founder of PROPOLOGI https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviaeldawi/ ► Alex Bychkov - CEO of Teleporta https://www.linkedin.com/in/al...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Hood Khizer - CEO of Trouve Labs https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoodkhizer/ ► Jamil Shinawi - Co-Founder and CEO of Ahoy and Actual VC https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilshinawi/ ► Addo Smajic - Co-Founder of Source Network https://www.li...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Jamil Shinawi - Co-Founder and CEO of Ahoy and Actual VC https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilshinawi/ ► Kamran Mahmood - CEO of Gridizen https://www.linkedin.com/in/kammah/ ► Audrey Hametner - Founder and CEO of The Bedrock Program http...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders. Joining us today, we have ► Ayax Badder - Co-Founder and CEO of Bellman Media. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayaxbader/ ► Prakash Senghani - Co-Founder and CEO of Navatech Group. https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-senghani/ ► Jimmy James - Founder and CEO of Pla...
What happens when you choose to conquer deep tech in Saudi Arabia? In this first episode of The Next Big Thing - Dhahran, we sit down with Srrah Algheithy, co-founder and CEO of Sustainable Innovations, a hardware and product development company based in Dhahran. She shares how she went to study electrical engineering abroad, to building solar-powered cars and racing them across the Australian desert, managing data centers at Saudi Aramco, and co-founding a deep tech company. This episo...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders Joining us on this episode: ► Ed Eason - Founder of Crowdstirr https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-eason-169201233/ ► Ahmad Mansoor - Founder and CEO of Cognitive Technologies https://www.linkedin.com/in/a7md0v/ ► Mehboob Raza - Lead Data Engineer of Ahoy https://www....
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders Joining us on this episode: ► Jamil Shinawi - Co-founder and CEO of AHOY https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilshinawi/ ► Ayman Alashkar - Founder and CEO of Overwrite.ai https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayman-alashkar/ ► Hood Khizer - Tech Director of AHOY https://www.lin...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders Joining us on this episode: ► Gerard Sansoni - Co-founder and Director of AHOY https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardsansoni/ ► Mahmoud Gao - Founder and CEO of Mr. Draper https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-g-4a7575a/ ► Gabriel Bacha - Co-Founder of WeScaleVentures ...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders Joining us on this episode: ► Darshan Thakkar - CFO of AHOY https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshandthakkar/ ► Olga Nayda - Co-Founder and CEO of Gloc.al https://www.linkedin.com/in/olianayda/ ► Zohare Haider - Co-Founder and CEO of Jalebi.io https://www.linkedin.com...
The Next Big Thing is the 24six9 Community Podcast. Our goal is to foster collaboration and synergy within the startup community and empower aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful startup founders Joining us on this episode: ► Jamil Shinawi - Co-Founder and CEO of AHOY https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilshinawi/ ► Karim Helal - Co-Founder and CEO of ProTenders Inc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/khelal/ ► Kevin Czok - Co-Founder of Hotel Data Cloud https://www....