270 companies across 14 countriesThe builders
The builders
of MENA,
vouched for.
Silicon MENA is a curated professional network for the founders, operators, engineers and investors building the region’s tech ecosystem — discovered through cosigns from the people who have worked with them.
Discover
Find the people and companies shaping the region
Browse founders, engineers, operators and investors from Riyadh to Casablanca. Every profile is backed by attributable cosigns from people who have worked with them — not self-written bios.
Explore peopleExample24 cosigns
Layla Haddad
Co-founder & CTO, fintech startup
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Known for
Engineering leadership14 cosigns
Company building9 cosigns
AI & data7 cosigns
“Layla rebuilt our payments stack in four months and hired the strongest engineering team I have worked with. She sets the bar for everyone around her.”— Omar S. · Founder, Series B fintech
Attributable context from people who have worked together
Lists
Build a reputation as a cosigner
Curate lists of breakout talent and companies — “Engineers I’d hire again”, “Riyadh’s sharpest product minds”. When the people you back break out, your judgment shows.
Explore listsRankings
Find the signal in the crowd
Vote on community questions like “Who is defining the future of technology in MENA?” Rankings reflect how many people contribute — and the reputation behind each vote.
See community rankingsExample
Who is defining the future of technology in MENA?
186 votes · Community ranking
- 142Karim MansourFounder, robotics startup
- 238Nour El-SayedHead of AI, health-tech scale-up
- 331Yousef Al-HarbiPartner, early-stage fund
Ecosystem Watch
Stay on top of what’s moving
A live feed of funding rounds, launches, partnerships and hires from across the region, linked to the companies on Silicon MENA.
Open Ecosystem WatchJobs
Connect with your next opportunity
Roles at the region’s best startups, posted by the teams themselves. Save jobs and signal interest straight to hiring teams.
Explore jobsExampleSAR 28k–38k / monthAED 22k–30k / monthEGP 90k–130k / month
Senior Backend Engineer
Fintech scale-up · Riyadh · Hybrid
Product Designer
E-commerce startup · Dubai · On-site
Data Scientist
Logistics startup · Cairo · Remote
Across the region
Built for every MENA ecosystem
From the Gulf to the Levant to North Africa — explore the companies building in each market.
Cosigns are attributable
Every endorsement carries the name and reputation of the person who wrote it. Specific beats generic.
Signals stay private
“Would hire”, “Would fund”, “Would meet” — only the recipient sees them, and mutual interest gets surfaced.
Curated membership
Members are reviewed before they can cosign or post, keeping the network high-signal for everyone.
Believe in someone early.
Join the network where the region’s builders vouch for each other.