TAQADAM Startup Accelerator
KAUST's long-running annual accelerator, run with SAB since 2016, takes a bootcamp-filtered cohort through six months of coaching and gives equity-free grants, with the strongest teams earning a larger follow-on award at demo day.
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[ What you get ]
USD 40,000 non-dilutive funding per selected startup, with up to 10 teams winning a further USD 100,000 at the final showcase (up to USD 140,000 in total); mentorship, workshops, KAUST and SAB networks, investor access.
[ Who it's for ]
Teams of at least two founders who can attend all programme activities; Saudi startups, or international startups with a realistic plan to expand into Saudi Arabia within a year; no age or nationality limit.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech · Sector-agnostic
[ Elden Studios ]
Accepted? Show up with a product.
Programmes back founders who ship. Elden Studios builds your MVP in weeks, in your name, so you walk in with something live.
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