There’s a force that takes over when you put a tent full of students, inventions and design forums together. It’s the collective momentum of innovation from students who’ve put a lot of thought into making things that matter. In a…
Sadeem Wireless Sensing Systems, a KAUST IP-based startup and graduate of the KAUST Hikma startup accelerator, won the Best Global Startup Award at GITEX Future Stars in Dubai. Among 1000 startups, Sadeem won the top prize of $100,0000 for their wireless…
KAUST startup NOMADD shines at the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge We are pleased to share the news that KAUST startup NOMADD is a winner of the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge II, a competition that recognizes innovative solutions to reduce electricity costs for…
As 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,…
A 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…
‘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…
KAUST Startup SONATE: Top 6 at SLUSH Singapore! SLUSH is a student-driven non-profit movement originating in Finland in 2008, that facilitates founder and investor meetings in an effort to to build a world-wide startup community. SLUSH Singapore was their first foray into Asia and…
KAUST-based startup NOMADD (NO-water Mechanical Automated Dusting Device) recently closed a Series A funding round from the KAUST Innovation Fund totaling $1 million. NOMADD is a smart and ecological desert solar panel cleaning system developed at KAUST by Georg Eitelhuber, NOMADD’s founder and current chief…
As part of its broader innovation and economic development mission, KAUST is expanding its support and training for entrepreneurship to meet the growing interest amongst students (and young people across the Kingdom) in innovation, creativity and design. There are some…
Accelerators have tremendous ‘real-life’ educational value these days, especially in regions of the world where angel investing is uncommon and the venture capital scene is still emerging. KAUST Innovation’s Entrepreneurship Center has a successful track record in developing and launching…