By KAUST Innovation | June 20, 2022
Over the past few years, a wave of agtech (agriculture technology) startups has flourished to address food scarcity challenges. Here are some KAUST startups redefining the MENA region.
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | February 5, 2022
These deep tech startups are poised create impact in Saudi Arabia and beyond in 2022.
read moreBy Bashayer Waly | January 1, 2020
The Saudi Arabia startup ecosystem is booming. And here at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), startups are supported with the right environment to scale and grow. KAUST is working alongside a network of agencies, ministries, and companies...
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | December 31, 2019
2019 was a year of incredible growth for the KAUST Entrepreneurship Center and Innovation Fund. Thousands of innovators walked through our doors to find creative solutions to hundreds of challenges. Our portfolio of 120+ startups were also busy: closing deals,...
read moreBy KAUST News | December 4, 2019
KAUST alumnus Luca Passone (Ph.D. ’18, M.S. ’11) is part traditional researcher and part horizon-scanning entrepreneur. As the chief technology officer and a co-founder of FalconViz, one of the University’s homegrown startups, Passone and his colleagues conduct 3D surveying and mapping using unmanned aerial systems...
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | January 1, 2018
Each year, KAUST Innovation & Economic Development works with over 100 startups – some homegrown through our Innovation Fund, others funneled in from all over Saudi Arabia via our STEAM Innovation Challenges and accelerator programs, TAQADAM and 910ths. As a...
read moreBy KAUST News | November 22, 2017
FalconViz, one of the University’s homegrown startups, has recently been included in the prestigious Forbes Middle East “Top 100 Startups In The Arab World 2017” list. The startup, which focuses on 3-D aerial surveying and mapping using unmanned aerial systems (UAS), is...
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | September 14, 2017
Over 40,000 investors, entrepreneurs, innovators and startup companies are expected to attend this year’s BIBAN Conference in Riyadh September 17th-20th. The 4-day summit, hosted by The Small and Medium Enterprises Authority, aims to raise community awareness about the importance of innovation...
read moreBy KAUST Innovation | January 31, 2017
Construction Update Saudi Aramco and KAUST broke ground on the construction of a new state-of-the-art R&D Center on December 16, 2016 with an expected completion date of mid-2019. The Center will be 11,300 square meter research facility housing 132 scientists...
read moreBy Lauratu.Osu | December 20, 2016
‘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 more