Regulatory & Licensing - Wasla Business Plan

Licenses Required

Across all 4 products

Govt Programs

Monsha'at, HRDF, MCIT, etc.

4-8 wks

Avg. Processing

Per license application

SAR 65K

Legal Budget (Y0)

Covers all initial licensing

Required Licenses by Product

Product	License / Permit	Issuing Authority	Est. Cost	Timeline	Status
WaslaWork	Commercial Registration (CR)	MCI (Ministry of Commerce)	SAR 1,200	1-2 weeks	Ready
	Freelance Platform License	MLSD / Freelance Portal	SAR 2,000	2-4 weeks	Pending
	CITC E-commerce Registration	CITC	Free	1-2 weeks	Pending
WaslaCare	FM Aggregator License	MOMRA / Municipality	SAR 5,000	4-8 weeks	Pending
	CITC E-commerce Registration	CITC	Free	1-2 weeks	Pending
	Civil Defense Clearance	Civil Defense	SAR 500	2-4 weeks	Phase 2
WaslaStore	E-commerce License	CITC / MCI	SAR 1,200	2-4 weeks	Phase 3
WaslaStore	Maroof Certification	MCI (Maroof platform)	Free	1-2 weeks	Phase 3
WaslaJobs	Recruitment License (CR 781000)	HRSD	SAR 5,000	4-8 weeks	Phase 4
WaslaJobs	HRSD Platform Registration	HRSD	SAR 2,000	2-4 weeks	Phase 4

Government Programs & Incentives

Program	Authority	Benefit for Wasla	Eligibility
Monsha'at SME Support	Monsha'at	Startup financing (soft loans up to SAR 5M), mentorship, workspace access	Saudi-owned SME, registered CR
HRDF (Hadaf)	HRDF	50-70% salary subsidy for Saudi hires (up to 24 months), training grants	Employing Saudi nationals in private sector
MCIT Tech Incentives	MCIT	Cloud credits, incubator access, international expansion support	Saudi tech startups
SIDF Loans	Saudi Industrial Development Fund	Low-interest loans for tech platform development	Technology companies with Saudi ownership
NTP (National Transformation)	Various	Priority procurement, regulatory fast-tracking for platforms aligned with Vision 2030	Platforms enabling gig economy / employment

Compliance Timeline

Quarter	Product	Compliance Action	Owner
Y0	WaslaCo (Parent)	CR registration, bank account, VAT registration, legal entity setup	Founder + Legal vendor
WaslaWork Q1	WaslaWork	Freelance Platform License, CITC e-commerce registration	Legal vendor
WaslaWork Q2	WaslaWork	Privacy policy, ToS, SP contracts, data protection (PDPL compliance)	Legal vendor
WaslaCare Q1	WaslaCare	FM Aggregator License, CITC registration, SP licensing verification workflow	Legal vendor + Ops
WaslaCare Q2	WaslaCare	Civil Defense clearance (for maintenance categories), insurance framework	Legal vendor
WaslaStore Q1	WaslaStore	E-commerce license, Maroof certification, seller verification framework	Legal vendor
WaslaJobs Q1	WaslaJobs	HRSD Recruitment License (CR 781000), platform registration	Legal vendor

Critical path: WaslaWork licensing is the simplest (freelance platform + CITC). WaslaJobs has the most complex requirement (HRSD recruitment license, even for passive matching). Start WaslaJobs licensing early — at least 2 quarters before build begins.

Data Protection & Privacy (PDPL)

PDPL Requirements

User consent management for data collection & processing

Data minimization — collect only what each product needs

Right to deletion across all 4 products (shared user identity)

Data residency — primary storage in KSA (AWS Bahrain region)

Cross-Product Data Sharing

Single Wasla ID = user consents to data use across products

Opt-out per product must be available

Anonymization required for data licensing revenue stream

Annual PDPL compliance audit (budget in Y2+)