Jameel Deeptech Initiative
A six-month programme that takes research projects in health, energy and climate towards market-ready startups, backed by Community Jameel with KACST. It ends with a demo day where the top three ventures share SAR 2.25 million in non-dilutive grants.
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[ What you get ]
A 26-week venture-building journey: a semi-final challenge, an in-person Ignite module, a 10-week virtual Build module, a Launch module and a final demo day. It includes mentoring, co-founder support, access to KACST labs and investor networking. Non-dilutive grant prizes total SAR 2.25 million for the top three ventures.
[ Who it's for ]
R&D-based deep-tech projects ready to move towards commercialisation in the health, energy or environment and climate tracks. No nationality restriction is stated; the programme runs in English.
- Run by
- StartSmart Saudi
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech · Health & biotech · Energy
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