24/09/2026
LEAP Was the Launchpad, Antler Is the Next Step: AIDE AI Heads to Riyadh 🇸🇦
We're proud to congratulate our incubated startup AIDE AI and co-founders Taimoor Zia and Ansar Moughis Ud Din on their acceptance into Antler MENAP's Riyadh residency.
Their journey into the Saudi market started at LEAP, where AIDE AI showcased its AI-powered assessment platform to the regional tech ecosystem. The connections and visibility built there opened the door to this next milestone.
Antler is a global early-stage VC firm whose portfolio includes Airalo and Lovable, and its MENAP programme reports a founder acceptance rate below 1%.
AIDE AI provides Assessment-as-a-Service. The team has already graded 8M+ paid pages, with 300+ paying teachers on the platform.
Next focus in Riyadh: meeting educators, building regional partnerships and developing the Saudi market.
How AIDE AI works: its AI grades both handwritten and digital student work against marking schemes, then delivers detailed feedback to teachers and students. Educators save hours of manual marking, students get clearer guidance on where to improve, and schools gain consistent, scalable assessment, with 17,000+ student profiles already on the platform.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the Ministry of IT & Telecom, and Ignite & NASTP for creating these pathways for our startups. Their support makes it possible for Pakistani founders to reach global platforms and create strong socio-economic impact across the world.
Know educators, school leaders or partners with Saudi education connections? Tag them below or reach the team at [email protected]
Ignite - National Technology Fund | Ministry Of IT & Telecom | NETSOL Technologies Limited | NASTP | Air University | Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra
