Growth.
Innovation.
Leadership.
About us
To give startups a fair advantage
GIL is a collaborative accelerator and innovation hub hosted by the experts at the Basamh Group, working with scale-ups and start-ups to bring their visions to life within the Food and Beverage industry. We are passionate about empowering entrepreneurs and driving innovation across the industry.
About us
To give startups a fair advantage
GIL is a collaborative accelerator and innovation hub hosted by the experts at the Basamh Group, working with scale-ups and start-ups to bring their visions to life within the Food and Beverage industry. We are passionate about empowering entrepreneurs and driving innovation across the industry.
Our Team
Unlock the power of knowledge
We are a team of passionate leaders and mentors based in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Egypt. With the experience and expertise to serve as a committed partner for promising entrepreneurs and public and private entities, we aim to provide Consultancy, Advisory, and Management services across different channels and sectors in the Food and Beverage industry.
Our Team
Unlock the power of knowledge
We are a team of passionate leaders and mentors based in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Egypt. With the experience and expertise to serve as a committed partner for promising entrepreneurs and public and private entities, we aim to provide Consultancy, Advisory, and Management services across different channels and sectors in the Food and Beverage industry.
Unlock growth and innovation
Work with a multi-disciplinary team of experts with mastery over strategy, design, execution and a vision to create disruption within the industry.
Leverage decades’ worth of knowledge and expertise
Grow your startup under the supervision of mentors with a proven track record of building multiple brands and successful business transformations.
Develop meaningful connections
Build the right nexus to nurture your business by leveraging GIL’s strong connections among local and regional business networks.
Joint Idea Marathons
Training Programs
Expert Mentorship
Global and Regional Referral Network for Targeted Domains
Accessing and Leveraging Market & Consumer Insights
Independent Ideas Assessments and Funding
What People Say About Us
Saad Siddiqui
Managing Director GoodyCo
& GIL Sponsor
Great Innovations are built through turning great ideas into clear action. GIL ecosystem is all about partnering with people and entities with great ideas about food that we can help turn into action leveraging our capabilities. Such partnerships will bring to life innovations that make food more nutritious, more convenient, and more sustainable for consumers in our region.
Nathan Furr
Professor of Innovation at INSEAD
Innovation is so critical in our world today, it is truly about solving problems. Innovation is a capability that can be understood, applied and replicated to create new opportunities for businesses and consumers. It's clear that there are more opportunities today than ever before, with markets and digital opening more doors.
Khalid Temarik
Group CEO Basamh Group
Innovation is not just a 1-time exercise, but an ongoing culture. Such a culture encourages you to think creatively about how to add differentiated value in everything you do. Through GIL, our aim is to work with our potential partners to create and promote a collective culture of innovation, that will lead to us mutually adding differentiated value to food and beverages industry.