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KAUST Innovation Fund

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Total investments 93
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$887K
Portfolio companies 60
Rounds per year 7.15
Lead investments 4
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.35
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Information Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Nanotechnology
  • Manufacturing

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

ClimateCrete

Construction
$3M05 Dec 2023 -

Barakah

Food and Beverage
Food Delivery
$1M11 Sep 2023 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Lihytech

B2B
Mining
$6M26 Jan 2023 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms

Agriculture
AgTech
Farming
$10M07 Jun 2021 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Natufia

Food and Beverage
Health Care
Intelligent Systems
Organic Food
$3M16 Feb 2021 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Product Research
$2M01 Jan 2021 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

SARsat Arabia

$55K01 Nov 2020 -

Agriculture
AgTech
Farming
$3M01 May 2020 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

EDAMA Organic Solutions

Agriculture
Waste Management
$780K01 Apr 2020 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

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Total investments 93
Average round size 887K
Rounds per year 7.15
Peak activity year 2018
Lead investments 4
Follow on index 0.35
Group Appearance index 0.16

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

ClimateCrete

Construction
$3M05 Dec 2023 -

Barakah

Food and Beverage
Food Delivery
$1M11 Sep 2023 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Lihytech

B2B
Mining
$6M26 Jan 2023 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Farms

Agriculture
AgTech
Farming
$10M07 Jun 2021 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Natufia

Food and Beverage
Health Care
Intelligent Systems
Organic Food
$3M16 Feb 2021 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Product Research
$2M01 Jan 2021 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

SARsat Arabia

$55K01 Nov 2020 -

Agriculture
AgTech
Farming
$3M01 May 2020 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

EDAMA Organic Solutions

Agriculture
Waste Management
$780K01 Apr 2020 Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
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