Twenty-four startups from the seventh TAQADAM cohort at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology are gearing up to pitch their business ideas to investors at the final showcase taking place on March 3, 2024. Of the original 42 startups...
read moreKAUST-based startup Proteinea is growing in the fast-growing world of biotherapeutics by creating a smarter, faster and safer protein engineering platform.
read moreWhile their businesses couldn’t be more different, TAQADAM 2022 graduates Kitchefy and Takadao shared similar experiences and even benefited from each other’s diverse backgrounds, support, and successes during the intense, six-month-long accelerator experience as they both looked to innovate centuries-old...
read moreTAQADAM, one of the longest running accelerator programs in the Middle East, awarded a funding pool of US$1 million to 10 startups at its annual accelerator showcase on March 1, 2023. The showcase marks the sixth year of the accelerator,...
read moreAs part of the Innovation to Impact roundtable held at KAUST, we hosted parallel ‘super’ one-day version of the STEAM Innovation Challenge: Reimaging Education in the Digital Age. Over 85 students from 8 Saudi universities participated including King Abdul-Aziz University,...
read moreA Selection from Cohort of 26 Startups Representing 13 Saudi Universities An audience of two hundred and fifty guests were on hand to witness thirteen Saudi university startup teams pitch at the first TAQADAM University Entrepreneur Accelerator program showcase at...
read moreTempe, Ariz., April 10, 2017 – Arizona State University has launched a trans-Atlantic partnership with one of the world’s fastest growing research universities, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), which is located along the coast of the Red...
read more‘Promising Saudi Startups’ is a term Forbes Middle East has associated with a number of KAUST startups this year. Forbes Middle East recently published a list of startups they announced as The 50 Most Promising Saudi Startups featuring KAUST startups...
read moreWe’ve heard about the madness: 165,000-plus techies convene in Las Vegas for the hottest gadget conference of the year, also known as Consumer Electronics Show (CES). KAUST Innovation will be making its first CES appearance, with 21 prototypes ready for...
read moreI am finishing my 6-month internship with KAUST Innovation & Economic Development and I can honestly say that it has been a great experience. The internship program was created by eBIG and provided me the opportunity to learn how the...
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