Kuwaiti Reachlink Project Wins Best Gulf Startup Award

The National Fund for the Care and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (KIF) announced that Reachlink, one of the projects supported by the Fund, has won the award for Best Company in the Startups category across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

The award was presented during a ceremony honoring leading projects and personalities in the fields of civil service, labor, and social affairs in GCC member states, held in the Bahraini capital, Manama.

In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Acting Director General of the National Fund, Engineer Basma Al-Jassim, expressed her pride in this achievement, emphasizing that a Kuwaiti project’s winning of this award reflects the ability of national enterprises to compete and excel at the Gulf level, and highlights Kuwait’s wealth of promising energies and initiatives capable of growth and expansion.

Al-Jassim said, “We are proud of this achievement, which adds to the successes of Kuwaiti entrepreneurs and underscores the importance of providing a suitable environment for the growth of their projects, thereby enhancing the presence of Kuwaiti companies in Gulf and regional markets.” She reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to supporting and empowering entrepreneurs at all stages of their projects’ development by improving the business environment, facilitating access to opportunities and markets, and strengthening cooperation with relevant entities.

Al-Jassim stressed that the success of national projects and their ability to compete and expand represent one of the most important indicators of the Fund’s economic impact. She highlighted the importance of empowerment, marketing, and market-opening services in supporting the sustainability of Kuwaiti projects and enhancing their contribution to the national economy.