Naver Cloud Partners with Korean Startups to Expand Saudi Digital Ecosystem

• Signs MOUs with 11 domestic startups participating in LEAP 2025

Team Naver is collaborating with various domestic digital startups in fields such as security, smart cities, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, and software (SW) development to help expand Saudi Arabia's digital ecosystem.

On the 10th (local time), Naver Cloud signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with startups participating in the ‘LEAP 2025’ event held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The MOUs focus on 'facilitating information exchange and business cooperation between domestic digital companies to enter the Saudi digital market.'

The startups involved in the MOU include △SSNC (security software) △Sparrow (security software) △Genians (security software) △Wiz Korea (security software) △Yurak (digital forensics) △JISUN (security software) △XGate (security software) △Cynix Systems (CCTV surveillance) △Mobiltech (smart cities, autonomous driving) △OCTATCO (security software) △Vernect (AI solutions).

Cha Seon-joo, Naver's Head of External Relations & ESG Policy, commented, "The digital ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, including the digital twin field being developed by Team Naver, is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years." She continued, "We will work towards growing together with a variety of domestic startups and partners through more practical and impactful collaboration."

By Yeon-jun Na, yjra@news1.kr

[Read the original Korean article here]