Finspire Fintech Venture Program
The first cohort of a fintech accelerator run by KFUPM's Dhahran Techno Valley with SNB, aimed at deep-tech-flavoured finance products such as embedded credit, insurtech and merchant tools.
[ What you get ]
Up to SAR 200,000 per startup: up to SAR 100,000 development funding for eligible product/tech costs plus up to SAR 100,000 in-kind (mentoring, workspace, market access); followed by six months of incubation at DTV.
[ Who it's for ]
Saudi founders, international fintech teams and KFUPM-affiliated founders with a working MVP or validated technical architecture, clear IP rights, an in-house technical lead, and a commitment to operate from Saudi Arabia; on-site in Dhahran.
- Run by
- Dhahran Techno Valley Company (KFUPM), in partnership with Saudi National Bank (SNB)
- Equity
- 0-5%
- Format
- In person
- Where
- Dhahran
- Duration
- 12 weeks, then 6 months incubation
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Fintech · Insurtech · Wealthtech · Embedded finance · B2B commerce
[ 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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Checked against the operator's own pages on 2 October 2026.
Sources:finspire.dtv.sadtv.sa