The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at” will bring together 43 universities from all regions of the Kingdom, competing through 847 startups in the University Entrepreneurs Competition, at the Biban 2025 forum, which it organizes from November 5 to 8 at the Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center under the theme A Global Destination for Opportunities.

The competition journey lasted more than 3 months, starting with the application stage, passing through the preliminary qualifiers and the virtual camp, and ending with the selection of 10 qualifying companies that completed the in-person camp and reached the closing ceremony, where the final results will be announced during the Biban 2025 forum.

A total of 30 startups qualified, including 15 at the idea stage, 13 at the establishment stage, and 2 at the growth stage, while the number of beneficiaries across all stages of the competition reached 2,059 male and female students, who received more than 147 guidance sessions and 12 workshops.

Monsha’at launched the University Entrepreneurs Competition with the aim of stimulating entrepreneurial momentum within the Kingdom’s universities and shedding light on young talent, strengthening the culture of entrepreneurship and creativity in the university environment and enabling student projects to compete at the local and global levels.

The Biban 2025 forum cements its position as a national platform that brings together knowledge, opportunities, and entrepreneurial experiences in one environment, to build a diversified and sustainable economy that contributes to achieving the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.