KAUST Launches First Arabic Entrepreneurship Online Course on edX
KAUST has opened registrations for its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Entrepreneurship Adventures” scheduled to start on July 4.
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Saudi-based sustainable AgTech firm Red Sea Farms, a salt-water growing specialist, receives $10m investment
Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian AgTech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables the commercial farming of produce using primarily salt water, received a $10 million venture capital investment today from a group of leading Saudi and UAE investors.
Wayakit Inaugurates Pilot Production Facility
KAUST startup Wayakit has inaugurated its first production pilot plant in Saudi Arabia with Mexican ambassador Aníbal Gómez in attendance as an honorary guest. The plant will increase the startup’s production capacity by up to 20,000 liters of cleaning and disinfection bio-formulations per day.
KAUST AI Startup UnitX Joins NVIDIA Inception Program
KAUST startup, UnitX Technologies has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in AI and data sciences.
KAUST-JCCI MoU aims to develop SMEs
KAUST signed a partnership with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), to achieve investment opportunities in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector, build a digital transformation strategy and develop artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.
Firnas Aero Continues to Accelerate its Growth — and Success
TAQADAM Startup Accelerator graduate Firnas Aero is an innovative DaaS startup (drone-as-a-service) designed to spot delay-causing debris on airport runways. Today, they’re a thriving business based out of KAUST’s Research Technology Park — and their innovative use cases and global interest is booming.
Partnering with KAUST to Bring Quantum Computing to the Middle East
Using Zapata’s quantum workflows platform, Orquestra, KAUST will explore how quantum computing can simulate and optimize the aerodynamic design process for vehicles.
These TAQADAM Startups are Changing the Way We Shop, Study, and Stay Well
Launching a startup can be tough and many aspiring entrepreneurs have questions about where to start. To shed some light on the startup journey, we’re sharing stories and insights from some of our TAQADAM Startup Accelerator founders.
Calling All Entrepreneurs! Apply Now for the 2021 TAQADAM Startup Accelerator
For the fifth year in a row, we’re inviting entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia and beyond to apply for the TAQADAM Startup Accelerator. One of MENA’s top accelerators, TAQADAM helps startups at all stages of growth define, launch, and promote their big ideas.
Innovation in the time of COVID-19: How we turned unprecedented challenge into opportunity
At the beginning of March, when the world got its first glimpse into the COVID-19 abyss, we at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) found ourselves faced with a unique and pressing challenge