Saudi Foundershttps://saudifounders.coStories of Saudi Arabia’s tech founders, a directory of startups and founders, and a weekly newsletter with perks and tools for founders.en The Salla story: from Makkah to more than 80,000 merchantshttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/salla-story/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/salla-story/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo guys from Makkah built a platform that competes with Shopify in Saudi Arabia. What did Salla get right, and how did it raise more than $138 million? How do you compete with a global product? With localizationhttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/compete-with-localization/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/compete-with-localization/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe opportunity is often not in a totally new idea, but in a deeper understanding of the local customer. Three layers that make your product “speak the language” of the market. Before you write your first line of code: talk to real customershttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/talk-to-customers/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/talk-to-customers/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThree questions that save you months of building in the wrong direction. Get your first customer to pay… even one riyalhttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/first-customer-pays/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/first-customer-pays/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPraise and encouragement are easy. Payment is the most honest proof that the problem is real. Building with AI: speed… but smarthttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/build-with-ai/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/build-with-ai/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI lets you build faster than ever. But speed alone isn't enough. A quick checklist before your first launchhttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/launch-checklist/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/launch-checklist/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour things that must be ready before you announce your product. Who are we? 3 questions we ask every founderhttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/who-we-are/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/who-we-are/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSaudi Founders is a platform that tells the stories of tech founders in Saudi Arabia, from the idea to the first riyal. Salla raises $130 million in a pre-IPO round led by Investcorphttps://saudifounders.co/en/blog/salla-pre-ipo-130m/https://saudifounders.co/en/blog/salla-pre-ipo-130m/Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTInvestcorp led the round through its pre-IPO growth fund in Saudi Arabia, with participation from Sanabil Investments and STV.