What it is: Startup Grind is entrepreneurship program underwritten by Google with over 350 local chapters worldwide. The event seeks to bring members of the regional Jeddah startup ecosystem under one roof and on a regular basis to learn, inspire and connect. Please bring your business cards to network with other attendees - Light food and beverages provided.

Who is invited: We invite all Jeddah-region startups, software programmers, creatives, investors, consultants and related professional services (law, accounting, human resources, etc.) to attend.

Featured Special Guest

Kiran Narayanan is about to graduate with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His PhD focusses on numerical algorithms and scientific computing for hydrodynamics. He is founder & CEO of UnitX, a Saudi startup that offers end-to-end, vertically integrated products and services for high performance computing.

UnitX team consists of highly skilled engineers and scientists with strong technical backgrounds in applied mathematics and high performance computing. UnitX, along with international strategic partners, strives to provide the most advanced engineering services, computing skills, and engineering tools to the local industries in Saudi Arabia.