Supporting global innovators in exploring and entering the Saudi market through mentorship, strategic introductions and ecosystem access.
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How we support startups
Market Insights
Understand how the Saudi market works and identify opportunities within your sector.
Strategic Connections
Connections with relevant stakeholders to explore potential partnerships, pilots and deals.
Ecosystem Access
Immersion within the Saudi innovation ecosystem and participation in regional events
Training & Mentorship
Personalized mentorship on various topics, including: G2M strategy, pitching and business culture.
Community Benefits
Access to AstroLabs coworking space and community perks, including partner service discounts.
Expansion Support
Understand the different expansion pathways and setup conditions, and meet compliance standards in KSA.
Market Insights
Understand how the Saudi market works and identify opportunities within your sector.
Strategic Connections
Connections with relevant stakeholders to explore potential partnerships, pilots and deals.
Ecosystem Access
Immersion within the Saudi innovation ecosystem and participation in regional events.
Training & Mentorship
Personalized mentorship on various topics, including: G2M strategy, pitching and business culture.
Community Benefits
Access to AstroLabs coworking space and community perks, including partner service discounts.
Expansion Support
Understand the different expansion pathways and setup conditions, and meet compliance standards in KSA.
About The Program
LEAP to Saudi is a market-entry initiative designed to help high-potential startups explore expansion opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region.
The program combines online market readiness sessions, targeted matchmaking with Saudi stakeholders, and an in-market visit during LEAP to help startups build meaningful connections and validate their expansion strategy.
Startups will gain insights into the Saudi ecosystem while engaging with potential partners, customers, and investors.
Meet Our First Cohort
SaaS / PropTech
Fortify is a SaaS-based B2B ERP platform built exclusively for real estate builders, developers, property managers and agents. It replaces disconnected, outdated systems with a single operating system, further enhanced by an AI Assistant.
Aquaculture / AgriTech
AquaTech Fisheries is a biofloc-based aquaculture company that replaces conventional fish farming with a closed-loop, water-efficient system requiring 90% less land, 70-80% less water, and 25-30% less feed — by converting fish waste into protein-rich feed within the same system.
HR Tech
Hired Abhi is a specialized executive search firm, combining Agentic AI and an ATS-driven platform to source, screen and auto-shortlist Finance, Internal Audit and HR leaders. Fees apply only on successful hire, zero upfront risk.
SaaS / Education
OSquare, powered by Innovador Solutions, is an AI-powered ERP platform for both businesses and educational institutions, offering an integrated suite of cloud-based tools covering HR, project management, CRM, accounting, workflow automation, and asset management, further enhanced by OBrain AI.
EdTech
IELTS Karo is an AI-powered IELTS preparation platform that delivers instant writing assessment, real-time speaking practice with a personalized AI tutor, and adaptive learning paths — available 24/7 at a fraction of the cost of traditional coaching.
HealthTech
Techvention Health builds VenBot, a chat-based AI platform that sits on top of existing hospital and clinics systems, unifying clinical workflows, administrative operations, and diagnostic intelligence through a single conversational interface, deploying in up to 90 days.
FinTech
Insijam is an All-in-One Digital Financial Hub, bringing Takaful, Re-Takaful and Banking Products onto a single AI-driven platform, where users can instantly compare, purchase and manage financial policies, with zero manual intervention and real-time policy issuance.
AI / SaaS
Najoomi Technologies is a SaaS-based AI contact center platform, built for enterprise-grade deployment across telecom, logistics, healthcare, and fintech. supporting multiple Arabic dialects, WhatsApp voice notes and a multilingual call analytics platform for QA cost reduction.
SaaS / PropTech
Fortify is a SaaS-based B2B ERP platform built exclusively for real estate builders, developers, property managers and agents. It replaces disconnected, outdated systems with a single operating system, further enhanced by an AI Assistant.
Aquaculture / AgriTech
AquaTech Fisheries is a biofloc-based aquaculture company that replaces conventional fish farming with a closed-loop, water-efficient system requiring 90% less land, 70-80% less water, and 25-30% less feed — by converting fish waste into protein-rich feed within the same system.
HR Tech
Hired Abhi is a specialized executive search firm, combining Agentic AI and an ATS-driven platform to source, screen and auto-shortlist Finance, Internal Audit and HR leaders. Fees apply only on successful hire, zero upfront risk.
SaaS / Education
OSquare, powered by Innovador Solutions, is an AI-powered ERP platform for both businesses and educational institutions, offering an integrated suite of cloud-based tools covering HR, project management, CRM, accounting, workflow automation, and asset management, further enhanced by OBrain AI.
EdTech
IELTS Karo is an AI-powered IELTS preparation platform that delivers instant writing assessment, real-time speaking practice with a personalized AI tutor, and adaptive learning paths — available 24/7 at a fraction of the cost of traditional coaching.
HealthTech
Techvention Health builds VenBot, a chat-based AI platform that sits on top of existing hospital and clinics systems, unifying clinical workflows, administrative operations, and diagnostic intelligence through a single conversational interface, deploying in up to 90 days.
FinTech
Insijam is an All-in-One Digital Financial Hub, bringing Takaful, Re-Takaful and Banking Products onto a single AI-driven platform, where users can instantly compare, purchase and manage financial policies, with zero manual intervention and real-time policy issuance.
AI / SaaS
Najoomi Technologies is a SaaS-based AI contact center platform, built for enterprise-grade deployment across telecom, logistics, healthcare, and fintech. supporting multiple Arabic dialects, WhatsApp voice notes and a multilingual call analytics platform for QA cost reduction.
Join Us
We’re looking for partners and mentors to support our startups in their journey into Saudi Arabia. Send us an email and we’ll get in touch!