Entrepreneurship Institute aims to be a fundamental component and a key supporter of the national economy, particularly in the field of knowledge-based products. It seeks to achieve this by building a comprehensive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship that serves innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, and researchers both within and outside King Saud University. The institute also strives to enhance knowledge exchange locally and globally while fostering collaboration and integration with various commercial and industrial sectors in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. The institute consists of three main centers that work in harmony to provide comprehensive support to innovators and entrepreneurs.
First women's platform to support business and aims to empower startups
Bayt Al-Munash’at was established in late 2017 by three entrepreneurs with the passion to support the SME sector in Saudi Arabia, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The company started offering incubator and entrepreneurship programs in 2018, and expanded its business from consulting services to implementing entrepreneurship programs in 2019. It launched various programs such as “Atleq” and “Digital Stimulus” in 2020, and was ranked among the top 5 national accelerators in 2021. By 2023, the company has evolved into a rapidly growing platform with a team of 18 employees, and continues to support Saudi entrepreneurs.
مسرعة التقنية المالية (فينتك) هي برنامج دعم مقدم من الهيئة العامة للمنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة "منشآت" بالشراكة مع البنك الأهلي التجاري (ضمن برامج أهالينا) مختص في قطاع التقنية المالية. تقدم المسرعة برامجًا مكثفة لتسريع نمو وتوسع الشركات الريادية والناشئة في مجال التقنية المالية من خلال برنامج متكامل يبدأ من مخيم توليد الأفكار، ثم الانتقال للمعسكر التدريبي وصولاً إلى برنامج مسرعة الأعمال و بتوفير حزمة من الخدمات والموارد. يمكنكم التقديم على مخيم توليد الأفكار، وتشكيل فريق وبناء الفكرة وعرضها على لجنة التحكيم -والتي تضم خبراء في التقنية المالية- لتكون مرشحاً للانضمام لبرنامج مسرعة التقنية المالية (فينتك) الأولى في المملكة
KAUST is the deep-tech heart of Saudi Arabia’s innovation economy. We’re committed to advancing science, technology, and entrepreneurship through translating research, collaborating with industry partners, powering startups, and delivering cutting-edge accelerators and incubators. At KAUST, innovation is more than a mandate – it’s a calling that informs everything that we do. Since opening our doors in 2009, we’ve been focused on creating remarkable impact to transform Saudi Arabia and the world.
IKEA Forward is the first corporate startup accelerator in MENA. The program will incubate startups through a 4-month program, those startups will get a unique chance to work closely together with IKEA and to accelerate their startup. The program will end with a Demo Day where the startups showcase their startup and progress to IKEA, press, and external investors.
Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming their institutional co-founders.
