Ithra Creative Solutions Residency
Aramco's Ithra centre runs a residency for creators building immersive-tech products, funding finalists to turn concepts into prototypes. No cycle since the fourth has been found.
[ What you get ]
Up to SAR 375,000 per finalist to build a working prototype, an entrepreneurship and a technical track with masterclasses and mentors, use of Ithra's Idea Lab, and a showcase to investors and industry.
[ Who it's for ]
Saudi citizens and residents aged 18+ with an immersive-technology (AR/VR/XR, haptics, spatial audio) product or storytelling concept.
- Run by
- Ithra (King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, an Aramco initiative)
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- Hybrid
- Where
- Dhahran
- Duration
- About 4 months of residency, then a production phase
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Xr · Immersive tech · Creative economy · Gaming
[ 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:ithra.comarabnews.com