LAB7 (Aramco venture builder)
Aramco's deep-tech venture builder in Dhahran. It co-develops products with startups that already have a validated prototype, giving them engineering help, a prototyping facility, a route into Aramco as a customer, and funding in exchange for a minority stake.
Checked against the operator's own pages on 11 October 2026. Dates change. Always confirm on the programme's own site before you apply.
[ Key terms ]
- Duration
- Custom per startup
- Format
- Hybrid · Dhahran
Not published: Equity. Ask the organiser.
[ What you get ]
Co-development of the product with Aramco technical experts, use of a prototyping facility with 115+ advanced machines, help with market access (including Aramco), and startup funding. LAB7 takes a minority equity stake in return for cash and in-kind support; amounts are not published.
[ Who it's for ]
Technical deep-tech teams with a working prototype and completed lab validation, at pre-commercial or early commercial stage, in manufacturing, digital/industrial AI or sustainability. Saudi and international startups; physical presence in Dhahran is not mandatory.
- Run by
- LAB7
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech · Industry · AI · Cybersecurity · Energy · Sustainability
[ Elden Studios ]
Accepted? Show up with a product.
LAB7 asks for a working product. Elden Studios builds your MVP in weeks, in your name, so you apply with something live.
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