Join the Jameel Deeptech Initiative 2025

Shaping the Future

Supporting the vital sectors of  Health  I  Energy  I  Environment

with total awards of up to
SAR Rial Symbol
 2,250,000
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Supporting the vital sectors of
Health  I  Energy  I  Environment

with total awards of up to
SAR Rial Symbol
 2,250,000
KACST Logo

Deep tech

venture capital

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The Initiative Overview

A deeptech venture-building program

Welcome to Jameel Deeptech Initiative 2025, A new and exciting venture building initiative, offering 2,250,000 SAR of prize money and designed to transform your R&D STEM project into a real-world, market-ready solution.

The Jameel Deeptech Initiative 2025 leverages technical, commercial and people resources to create highly valuable cohorts of market-ready deeptech startups in the fields of Energy, Health and Environment. The Initiative works by enabling and developing research teams over a focused and engaging 26-week period, providing a unique blend of competitive events, co-founding interventions, workshops and mentorship.

Our mission is to empower the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers to develop and commercialize cutting-edge technologies that transform industries and improve lives.

Join our inaugural initiative and showcase your innovative ideas. Our competition is open to STEM researchers, entrepreneurs, and teams from universities, research institutions, and industry partners.

Benefits

Key benefits of
Jameel Deep Tech Initiative

Equip the next wave of Saudi innovators

Equip the next wave of Saudi innovators to transform groundbreaking research into viable commercial ventures.

Awards of

SAR Rial Symbol

 2.25 million

A unique opportunity to earn a share of the 2.25 million SAR of grant prize money.

Collaborate with industry

Create pathways for startups to collaborate with industry, fostering integration and local economic contribution.

Accelerate the growth of startups

Develop a more robust infrastructure to accelerate the growth of startups in the Kingdom's key impact sectors.

Invaluable Feedback

Each and every application will receive their, bespoke Deeptech Initiative 2025 Assessment and Evaluation Pack.

The packs contain individual application feedback, scoring, assessment and recommended next steps, regardless of the application stage.

Vision 2030 alignment

Foster homegrown innovation and integrated value chains, aiming for global leadership in deeptech.

At JAMEEL DEEPTECH INITIATIVE 2025, we believe that collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship are the keys to driving progress and prosperity in Saudi Arabia.

As a deeptech researcher with an idea, you have the potential to change the world.