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Wa'ed (Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center)

Corporate ProgramTakes equity

Aramco entrepreneurship arm since 2011, historically business incubation (12mo StartUp Lab)+loans+equity for Saudi SMEs; rebranded 2023 to Wa'ed Ventures, now primarily $500M VC fund up to $20M/deal.

Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaFounded 2011WebsiteLinkedIn

Portfolio (4)

Cura
Series AActiveWa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 · Wa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 – Stop 4 Riyadh (with Monsha'at)

Founded 2016

TaawoniTaawoni
SeedActiveWa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 · Wa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 – Stop 5 Madinah

Founded 2021

Mawidy
SeedActiveWa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 · Wa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 – Stop 3 Jeddah (with KAUST)
Naseej
UnknownUnknownWa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 · Wa'ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow 2021 – Stop 6 Makkah (with Wadi Makkah Ventures)

Founded 2020