{"id":51380,"date":"2025-09-28T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=51380"},"modified":"2025-09-28T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:41:09","slug":"endeavor-presents-riyadh-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/09\/endeavor-presents-riyadh-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Endeavor Presents \u201cRiyadh Forward\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Riyadh \u2013 28-9-2025:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/saudi.endeavor.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Endeavor Saudi Arabia <\/a>is proud to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/saudi.endeavor.org\/riyadh-forward\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Riyadh Forward<\/a>, a full\u2011day summit on October 26, 2025, designed to bring together more than 250 founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders from the Endeavor global and local network and beyond, to spotlight Saudi innovation, explore regional growth opportunities, and forge global partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Vision 2030 propelling expansive capital flows and strategic reforms, Riyadh is emerging as a central force in the global entrepreneurship conversation. Riyadh Forward amplifies this momentum by exploring key themes including IPO readiness, liquidity, expansion via M&amp;A, venture capital strategy, and the rise of AI in the Kingdom. Attendees will gain actionable insights, learn from scaling journeys, and engage in conversations that shape the future of entrepreneurship in MENA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights of the event include data\u2011driven keynotes on tech listings and liquidity trends; candid panels on founder\u2011readiness, IPOs, and cross\u2011border expansion; and a look into strategic growth via M&amp;A and the role of co\u2011investment in scaling ventures. The day also features networking moments, curated discussions, and a closing dinner to deepen connections among participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Highlighting the Momentum: New Report on Riyadh\u2019s Startup Ecosystem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinciding with the event, Endeavor Saudi Arabia has published a landmark report titled <em>\u201cRiyadh: An Emerging Platform for Entrepreneurs\u201d<\/em>, developed in partnership with The Garage. The report showcases Riyadh\u2019s transformation into the #1 VC destination in MENA, with over 62% of startups founded in the last five years and 41% of total funding coming from Saudi-based investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report underscores how the capital is becoming a magnet for global talent, venture capital, and innovation \u2014 while identifying key opportunities and challenges facing the ecosystem. With its expanding talent pool, dynamic investor landscape, and bold Vision 2030 agenda, Riyadh is well-positioned to become a launchpad for the region\u2019s next generation of scale-ups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riyadh \u2013 28-9-2025: Endeavor Saudi Arabia is proud to announce Riyadh Forward, a full\u2011day summit on October 26, 2025, designed to bring together more than 250 founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders from the Endeavor global and local network and beyond, to spotlight Saudi innovation, explore regional growth opportunities, and forge global partnerships. With Vision 2030 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1816],"tags":[5237,9715],"class_list":["post-51380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-en","tag-endeavor","tag-riyadh-forward-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}