As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, we are witnessing a fundamental shift in how industries operate, how businesses grow, and how individuals interact with the digital world. From Web3 to AI, blockchain to gaming, these innovations are not just changing the way we work—they’re rewriting the rules of what’s possible. Outlier Ventures is at the forefront of this revolution, and its FutureSpark Base Camp accelerator in Riyadh is accelerating the next generation of groundbreaking startups that are driving the future of technology and digital ecosystems. This incredible cohort of visionary founders is leading the charge in fields ranging from gaming and artificial intelligence to payment solutions and real-world asset tokenisation, playing a pivotal role in transforming industries across Saudi Arabia and beyond.
These teams are part of a global movement to advance Web3 technologies and digital identity solutions that align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, setting the stage for a new era of innovation in the region and beyond.
“We are very excited to welcome the founders participating in the first FutureSpark Base Camp program in Saudi Arabia,” said Stephan Apel, CEO and Founding Partner at Outlier Ventures. “Over the 12-week program, the cohort is gaining invaluable tailored guidance from Outlier Ventures’ team of experts, the incredible mentors and support from NTDP. This unique experience will not only accelerate their growth, but also help forge meaningful connections within the rapidly developing Web3 ecosystem in Saudi Arabia. We look forward to supporting the founders as we continue to build on our mission to help grow Web3 ecosystems globally.”
Let’s take a closer look at the bold innovators selected for the inaugural FutureSpark Base Camp—the trailblazers shaping the future of technology.
Astra Nova is an expansive multimedia gaming universe that leverages web3 and user generated content (UGC) for immersive gaming.
Astra Nova is a new gaming ecosystem where players actively shape their own adventures. At its core it is a AAA action/adventure RPG built on Unreal Engine 5, blending immersive storytelling with advanced Web3 technology. As Saudi Arabia’s 1st project of this kind, Astra Nova is set to transform gaming for MENA and SEA audiences, delivering unmatched player control, UGC elements and community-driven storytelling.
Byzanlink (United Arab Emirates)
Byzanlink is the platform connecting tokenised real-world assets to onchain yield stability and sustainable growth.
Byzanlink is a cutting-edge Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenisation platform revolutionising the management of traditional financial assets on-chain. By seamlessly bridging traditional finance (TradeFi) with decentralised finance (DeFi), Byzanlink empowers institutions and investors with access to diverse, yield-generating opportunities. It enables asset managers and SMEs to tokenise assets, reduce operational costs, unlock new capital sources, and achieve optimal risk management, transparency and efficiency.
Feed Protocol (United States of America)
Feed Protocol unlocks the blockchain for developers, startups and organisations by providing powerful data streams.
Feed Protocol enables developers, startups, and enterprises to build data-driven blockchain applications by providing access to reliable, real-time data streams and blockchain-based automation.
Unified Digital Law and Order Protocol: Censorship-Resistant Safety Monitoring for Web3 dApps, Games and Metaverses.
Kodex is the first truly decentralised, censorship-resistant trust and safety solution for social media, online games, and metaverses. At its core is The Kode – a unified rulebook defining harmful behaviors like fraud, harassment, toxic content, and disinformation, supported by a decentralised array of AI nodes and human reviewers that operate solely based on The Kode and nothing else, ensuring a consistent, impartial approach that’s both standardised and immune to external bias.
LIFT (United States of America)
LIFT deploys powerful AI Agents to watch content in real-time, transforming how data is collected from social, sports, games and security.
LIFT’s AI infrastructure extracts useful data from content at massive scale.
Its decentralised platform enables non-technical users to train AI Agents to analyse sports, games, social and security video — and trigger actions based on events detected in real-time.
LIFT enables businesses to turn the content the world is creating, watching and playing into proprietary datasets that optimise advertising and enable a new class of experiences to be built.
Oumla simplifies blockchain technology by providing a secure and scalable infrastructure for businesses and government agencies.
Oumla enables developers to easily build on top of blockchains. You don’t need to learn complex, low-level Blockchain-specific APIs. By using our API/SDKs, you can accelerate your time to market and minimise security concerns.
Ouroboro lets MMO gamers take on in-game challenges within their favourite titles and earn USDT rewards, adding a fun incentive to what they’re already enjoying.
Ouroboro is a Layer-3 blockchain built to seamlessly onboard millions of gamers to web3. With lightning speeds, abstractable infrastructure and games across various genres.
Sorbet is the modern digital wallet for freelancers—collect payments globally, store earnings in USDC and manage your business as an independent, all in one place.
Sorbet is a platform designed to simplify payment collection for freelancers. Freelancers can easily collect payments via payment including ACH, Wire, SEPA, SWIFT, which are instantly converted into USDC and stored in Sorbet’s non-custodial wallets. In addition to secure, borderless payments, Sorbet offers a set of comprehensive tools to streamline freelancers’ business operations, including invoicing in fiat and USDC, milestone-based escrow for project security, and a customisable link-in-bio feature to showcase portfolios and attract clients. Sorbet empowers freelancers to manage payments and business with ease.
Waslah unlocks power of energy aggregation to save money and stabilize the electric grid.
Saudi built circular energy network – we connect appliances, use AI for data processing to optimise energy management. Through predictive analytics and real-time demand-supply balancing we enhance grid stability.
YalGamers is a Web3 gaming ecosystem empowering gamers to earn, and developers to build with innovative tools and social features.
Yalgamers is a Web3 gaming ecosystem that empowers both gamers and developers. Our platform includes social features, tournament organisation, quests, game discovery, and more. In addition, we build mini-games and create decentralised community-building tools for games, helping developers grow and engage their audiences. With Yalgamers, users can explore new ways to play, earn, and connect in the dynamic world of Web3 gaming.
The FutureSpark program forms part of Outlier Ventures’ Base Camp accelerator programs that focus on supporting founders globally helping them to accelerate their product market fit. The program will culminate in a demo day in January in Riyadh.
