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Documentary8 November 2026

The Lucidya story: is Lucidya the next Saudi startup worth $1 billion?

The first company failed, the second had no money... and the third taught AI Arabic

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A buy now, pay later app: shoppers split purchases into interest-free installments, and merchants get paid in full up front.

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Founded
2020
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Riyadh

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