For women founders in the Gulf, geography shapes survival. In Kuwait, self-funding forces speed, sales, and commercial focus. In Qatar, state-backed grants make long development cycles possible. These two paths explain why women-led startups across the region look so different, and why many struggle to scale.
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While much of the Gulf startup ecosystem chases consumer scale, Qatar is building a different kind of advantage. Through FemTech and deep science, it is investing in clinical validation, intellectual property, and export-ready health technology designed for global markets.
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The End of Subsidy-Led Entrepreneurship For much of the past two decades, SME policy in Oman...
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Gulf entrepreneurship is often described through the language of state ambition, national visions,...
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Q1 2026 marks a decisive shift in the UAE’s innovation strategy, from long-term planning to coordinated execution at scale. As artificial intelligence is embedded across governance, energy, security, and mobility, the country is operating less like a test market and more like a systems integrator. This analysis explains how the UAE is translating Vision 2031 into measurable economic impact, sovereign digital infrastructure, and operational resilience.
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Each year, more than two million people converge on Makkah within a matter of days. They arrive...
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In Silicon Valley, startup failure is often treated as professional experience. A failed company...
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When global media discusses the Gulf, the conversation often defaults to state-led megaprojects or...
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For more than a decade, Silicon Valley has exported a single dominant startup formula to the...
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Q-Day as an Infrastructure Risk, Not a Cyber Event Few technology risks require governments to...
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Why Quantum Infrastructure Has Become a Strategic Liability For more than a decade, leadership in...
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The GCC is moving at a pace that leaves little room for hesitation. New regulations, national...
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