Founders Track
A funded eight-month track that turns a small group of KFUPM students into deep-tech founders, including time inside the San Francisco startup scene.
[ What you get ]
Fully funded founder-development programme: startup and venture-capital training, mentorship and coaching, and a funded bootcamp and immersion in San Francisco.
[ Who it's for ]
Current KFUPM students with strong founder potential, available full-time for the Silicon Valley bootcamp and immersion; about 20 places.
- Run by
- Dhahran Techno Valley Company (KFUPM)
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- Hybrid
- Where
- Dhahran
- Duration
- 8 months
- Stages
- Idea
- Sectors
- Deep tech
[ 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:dtv.sakfupmfounders.com