KAUST Venture Studio
An upcoming KAUST programme for idea-stage founders that aims to take a team from concept to MVP and first paying customer within a few months.
[ What you get ]
Help for idea-stage founders to form a founding team, build an MVP, win a first customer and first revenue. Funding terms not published.
[ Who it's for ]
Founding teams of one or more with a product idea; startup experience not required; at least one technical/product-building member.
- Run by
- KAUST Entrepreneurship Center (National Transformation Institute)
- Equity
- Not published
- Format
- Not published
- Where
- Thuwal
- Duration
- 3–6 months
- Stages
- Idea
- Sectors
- Deep tech · General
[ 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:kaust.edu.sahubspot.kaust.edu.sa