SeedX

SeedX Global

The Arab World's First AI-Powered Bilingual Entrepreneurship Platform

Manama HQ Middle East & World Wide AI-powered Investor-ready

The Problem

Aspiring Arab founders are underserved by tools built for English-first markets.

01
Language gap

400M Arabic speakers, few native tools

Entrepreneurship platforms are overwhelmingly English-first, leaving a vast Arabic-speaking market without guidance in its own language.

02
Broken journey

Fragmented support

Learning, mentorship, funding access and job pathways sit in separate silos — founders stitch them together alone.

03
Risk

High failure rate

Early founders lack structured, step-by-step guidance from idea to a registered, fundable business.

04
Opportunity lost

Talent gap

Graduates and career-switchers struggle to connect skills to the startup economy across the region.

The Solution

One bilingual platform that carries a founder from idea to funded, registered business — and connects talent to the startup economy.

1

Interactive Learning

Bilingual, structured entrepreneurship curriculum.

2

Business Creation Engine

Guided path from concept to a registered company.

3

AI Matching

Connects founders to mentors, partners and investors.

4

Investment Module

Investor-ready profiles and capital access.

5

Professional Community

A peer network across 22 MENA countries.

6

Gamification

Progress, milestones and engagement built in.

7

Jobs & Career Services

Listings, AI CV help and hands-on training.

Value Proposition & Business Model

Why founders choose SeedX

  • Native Arabic + English — no language barrier
  • Everything in one place: learn, build, fund, hire
  • AI guidance tailored to each founder's stage
  • Region-wide network across 22 MENA markets
  • A clear path to a registered, investor-ready company

How we make money

month $10

Subscription SaaS with premium tiers for business registration and partner services.

Market opportunity
TAM
$47B
SAM
$8.5B
SOM
$320M
by Year 3 • MENA EdTech +18% YoY

Market, Traction & Funding

400M Arabic speakers addressable
22 MENA countries targeted
7 Integrated platform pillars
$100K Seed round target

Projected Annual Recurring Revenue

$62,000
2026
$528,000
2027
$1,800,000
2028
$4,500,000
2029

Where we are

  • Supported by UNIDO Bahrain
  • Platform in development with tech partner Esketchers FZCO
  • Government & institutional partner pipeline across the GCC
  • Chairman's regional profile as proof-of-concept

Leadership Team

Proven GCC leadership and a recognised regional success story, paired with fresh entrepreneurial drive.

Fawzi Ali Tulefat

Founder & CEO
  • Abu Khalid — 30+ years GCC business leadership
  • Founded Global Cargo & Traveller Services; structured its sale creating PostaPlus
  • MBA, Strategic Marketing (Univ. of Hull, UK)
  • IAEE Board Member — MENA; UFI certified

Sana Azam

Co-Founder
  • Co-Founder driving product & market growth
  • Focused on go-to-market and community building
  • Represents the new generation of MENA founders SeedX serves
Huda Janahi
Shared Dreams The Story of Huda Janahi — Fawzi Tulefat —

Our Chairman

Huda Janahi

A regional success story anchoring SeedX Global's credibility and networks.

  • Chairman of SeedX Global, providing strategic leadership and regional stature.
  • One of the Arab world's most recognised businesswomen, with award recognition from AICEI.
  • Featured by UNIDO for her entrepreneurial impact.
  • Her journey is documented in the biography "Shared Dreams: The Story of Huda Janahi".
  • Her network and profile open doors across GCC government, institutional and investor circles.

Our Plans for Hub71 & Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi as SeedX's regional launchpad and headquarters for MENA scale-up.

1

Establish in Abu Dhabi

Relocate and build the core team out of Hub71 / ADGM, committing at least one founder long-term.

2

Deploy Hub71 incentives

Use the AED 250K incentives and cash to accelerate platform build with our tech partner and launch marketing.

3

Leverage the ecosystem

Tap Hub71 investors, corporate and government partners to reach founders across the GCC.

4

Scale across MENA

Use Abu Dhabi as the hub to expand into all 22 target markets, integrating with regional entrepreneurship programs.

SeedX Global | Hub71 Access Programme — Cohort 20

Join us in building the Arab world's entrepreneurship engine.

With Hub71's ecosystem and Abu Dhabi as our base, SeedX Global will empower 400 million Arabic speakers to learn, build, fund and grow.

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