KACST Venture Program (KVP)
KACST's company-creation programme, backed by NTDP and hosted at The Garage, turns applied research and inventions into startups that can be commercialised.
Closed for now.
This programme is between intakes. Follow it and we'll email you the day it reopens.
[ What you get ]
Turns applied research, inventions and tech ideas into companies, hosted at The Garage, with access to KACST research infrastructure.
[ Who it's for ]
Inventors, researchers and tech founders with research-based or technical ideas that have market potential (detailed criteria not published).
- Run by
- KACST Venture Program
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech
[ Elden Studios ]
Accepted? Show up with a product.
KACST Venture Program takes founders with an idea. Walk into it with a product: Elden Studios builds your MVP in weeks, in your name.
Get your MVP quote[ Open now instead ]
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