Talabat and CODED Celebrate 500-Plus Academy X Graduates in Kuwait

Talabat and CODED Academy celebrated more than 500 graduates at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Academy X edition in Kuwait, marking talabat's third consecutive year as strategic sponsor of the program. The Kuwait Times reported the ceremony, held at Al Shaheed Park – Phase 2.

Talabat's Award for the Sorati App

Academy X is described as Kuwait's largest women's empowerment initiative in technology and entrepreneurship. CODED Academy runs the program, which gives young Kuwaiti women aged 14-25 hands-on learning in app and web development, UI/UX design, leadership, soft skills and entrepreneurial fundamentals. The ceremony featured a speech from the Academy X team and remarks from all program sponsors, and recognized winning teams in each category after a voting process.

Talabat presented the "talabat Award for Best Tech Innovation in Food" to the Sorati project, built by Fajer Maitham Kamal, Aryam Reyadh Alshammari, Fajer Alsayed Mahdi Ameen, Hawraa Alenzi and Khadija Ali Almohammed. Sorati is an AI-powered app that tracks the calories and macronutrients of Kuwaiti dishes and food products from a photo or voice note, and connects users with local nutritionists.

Amal Bukhamseen, Manager of Corporate Affairs at talabat Kuwait, said: "We are proud to celebrate the successful conclusion of another edition of Academy X alongside CODED Academy." Hashim Behbehani, Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of CODED, said the partnership "has helped us bring participants closer to the industry."

Talabat's Scale Behind the Sponsorship

Talabat is a Dubai-headquartered on-demand food delivery and quick commerce marketplace serving 6+ million monthly active users across 9 MENA countries, according to akta.pro company records. The same records list full year 2025 GMV of $9.5 billion, revenue of $3.9 billion, up 33% year-on-year, and net income of $464 million. Talabat has been public on the Dubai Financial Market since December 2024.

Earlier Academy X Sessions

In September 2026, talabat hosted a two-day workshop with CODED Academy for over 100 students at Abdullah Al-Salem University covering AI-powered website development, the Kuwait Times reported. The session produced 90 project ideas, including a prediction platform for the FIFA World Cup 2026. In October 2026, Burgan Bank and CODED Academy concluded Academy X for the second year, with over 1,000 female students graduating, the Kuwait Times reported.

The 2026 curriculum added a training session on Claude (AI) on writing prompts for building functional applications. Talabat also organized a session with Inas Abdul Aziz, CEO & Co-founder of Dotspace, on using AI tools for marketing campaigns.

What the 2026 Program Covered

Across three years of sponsorship, more than 1,600 participants have taken part in Academy X and developed more than 600 projects, according to the Kuwait Times. Talabat's involvement has included workshops, expert-led sessions, mentorship and a dedicated talabat competition. Projects developed by teams included an AI-powered digital marketing campaign for local businesses, a tech venture startup pitch with a business model and prototype, a UI/UX e-commerce app prototype, and a digital financial literacy tool built with banking partners.