What is Venture Capital?
Director, KAUST New Ventures, Oleg Kaganovich, provides insight into the venture capital industry and its role in helping entrepreneurs
New Ventures
Have a business idea, but don’t know where to start?
Visit the KAUST Entrepreneurship Center for more on how to take your idea through proof-of-concept to business plan and beyond.
Is your innovation ready for funding?
Learn more about our seed fund program, including upcoming deadlines, rules and restrictions, and how to apply.
Attend our distinguished speakers series
Come and hear talks and panel discussions featuring regional and international luminaries of business and innovation.
Have a business idea, but don’t know where to start?
Visit the KAUST Entrepreneurship Center for more on how to take your idea through proof-of-concept to business plan and beyond.
Is your innovation ready for funding?
Learn more about our seed fund program, including upcoming deadlines, rules and restrictions, and how to apply.
Attend our distinguished speakers series
Come hear regional and international superstars of business and innovation.
What’s the Economic Impact?
Why investment in innovation and new ventures.
About New Ventures
From its inception, KAUST has recognized the need for a supportive “innovation ecosystem” to help drive the commercialization of research in Saudi Arabia. Through its New Ventures group, KAUST facilitates the flow of research-based technological innovation from idea and discovery to market.
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