KAUST Discovery portfolio

KAUST Discovery (Accelerator) is known to hold 253 companies, 149 of them startups. 24 of them are hiring now, with 197 open roles. Its companies closed 3 venture rounds in 12 months, raising $74.6M. Most of them work in Supply Chain, AI Agents, Logistics.

Source: Alion Accelerator Oct 26, 2026
Investments
253
149 of them startups
Hiring now
24
197 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
3
$74.6M raised
Exits
5

Companies KAUST Discovery has invested in

AIRMO Oil & Gas · Germany Venture round $5.4M · 7 mo ago 6 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Equal1 Quantum Computing Hardware · United States Venture round $60M · 9 mo ago 11 roles portfolio pageOct 24
COGNNA Cybersecurity AI · Saudi Arabia Venture round $9.2M · 10 mo ago 3 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Arvist Supply Chain · United States Venture round $5.9M · 14 mo ago portfolio pageOct 24
ATLANT 3D Semiconductor Equipment · Denmark Series A $15M · 19 mo ago 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
TeamSec Turkey Venture round $7.6M · 20 mo ago portfolio pageOct 24
Bot Auto Autonomous Driving · United States Seed $20M · 2 yr ago 24 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Cruxocm Industrial Automation · Canada Series A · 2 yr ago 5 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Intelmatix Decision Intelligence · Saudi Arabia Series A $20M · 2 yr ago portfolio pageOct 24
Kodifly Supply Chain & Logistics Software · Pakistan Venture round $750k · 2 yr ago 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
LabLabee Code Intelligence · United States Venture round $3.4M · 2 yr ago portfolio pageOct 24
Excyton Displays & Panel Technology · United Kingdom Venture round · 2 yr ago portfolio pageOct 24
Omniful Supply Chain · Saudi Arabia Seed $5.9M · 2 yr ago portfolio pageOct 24
Adam Project & Work Management Software · Egypt Pre-Seed · 5 yr ago portfolio pageOct 24
Nana Saudi Arabia Venture round $6M · 5 yr ago portfolio pageOct 24
Pasqal Quantum Science & Computing · France 29 roles portfolio pageOct 24
SquadIO IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · Egypt 27 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Mozn Fraud Detection · Saudi Arabia 18 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Soum Marketplaces · Saudi Arabia 19 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Teammates AI Agents · United States 17 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Sarj AI Document AI · Saudi Arabia 15 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Ajeer Local Services Marketplaces · Saudi Arabia 7 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Rize Buy Now, Pay Later · Saudi Arabia 7 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Terradepth Underwater & Marine Robotics · United States 4 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Linktree Creator & Fan Platforms · Australia 2 roles portfolio pageOct 24
Anvajo Surgical Instruments & Devices · Germany 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
ElCoach Consumer Health Apps · Egypt 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Modus Oilfield Oil & Gas · Egypt 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Noor DX Genomics & Genetic Testing · Saudi Arabia 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Quant AI Consulting & Integration · Saudi Arabia 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Sav Personal Finance Apps & Education · United Arab Emirates 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Talents Arena Recruiting & Staffing · Egypt 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Aajil Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Agile Loop AI Agents · United Kingdom portfolio pageOct 24
Algebra Intelligence Property Management portfolio pageOct 24
Ameencaresa Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
AmplifAI Health United Arab Emirates portfolio pageOct 24
Aqua Development Aquaculture · South Korea portfolio pageOct 24
Atheer Connectivity Telecom Infrastructure · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Atomica AI Operating Systems · Egypt portfolio pageOct 24
Aton Space Technology United Arab Emirates portfolio pageOct 24
Aya Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Bako Motors Tunisia portfolio pageOct 24
Barakah Marketplaces · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
bellboy Vacation Rentals · United Arab Emirates portfolio pageOct 24
Bexel Oil & Gas · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Bites Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
BlackBat Drone AI · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Blink Delivery · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Blomal Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Bonocle Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
BrightSign Digital Media · Saudi Arabia 1 role portfolio pageOct 24
Buildhop Supply Chain · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Byanat Water Utilities · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
CerebraAI Inc. United States portfolio pageOct 24
Contractzlab AI Agents · France portfolio pageOct 24
Cubex Global United Arab Emirates portfolio pageOct 24
Cura Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Cure Bionics Mobility & Assistive Devices · Tunisia portfolio pageOct 24
d.heritage2tech Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Datalexing Information Security · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Deer Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Desaisiv Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Desert Farms United States portfolio pageOct 24
Dnaara (TRADO) United Arab Emirates portfolio pageOct 24
Doctori Medical Laboratories · Bahrain portfolio pageOct 24
Edama Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Eddekhar Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
edfapay Payment Processing & Gateways · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Esar Car Rental · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
FACEKI Web3 & dApps · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Faheem Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Fahis – فاحص Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Fathom.io Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
FIFOplus Supply Chain · Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
Flash Lead Customer Support & Help Desk Software · Egypt portfolio pageOct 24
FlyNowAviation Military Logistics · Austria portfolio pageOct 24
Foodbit Saudi Arabia portfolio pageOct 24
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Focus

Markets
Supply Chain3%
AI Agents2%
Logistics2%
Oil & Gas1%
Information Security1%
Quantum Science & Computing1%
Quantum Computing Hardware1%
Custom Software Development1%
Where its companies are
Saudi Arabia39%
Egypt7%
United Arab Emirates7%
United States4%
United Kingdom2%
Germany2%
Bahrain2%
Tunisia1%
Stage of its companies
Venture, series not stated60%
Pre-seed & seed20%
Series A20%

Questions about KAUST Discovery

How many companies has KAUST Discovery invested in?

KAUST Discovery is known to hold 253 companies: 149 startups, and 5 exits so far, read from its own portfolio page and the funding rounds that name it.

Is KAUST Discovery investing now?

KAUST Discovery has no round in the press in 12 months and no new company on its portfolio page in 90 days.

What does KAUST Discovery invest in?

The markets of the companies KAUST Discovery holds: Supply Chain (3%), AI Agents (2%), Logistics (2%), Oil & Gas (1%), Information Security (1%).

Which KAUST Discovery portfolio companies are hiring?

24 companies KAUST Discovery holds are hiring now, with 197 open roles listed on this page.

Who does KAUST Discovery invest alongside?

The investors that hold the most companies together with KAUST Discovery: 500 Global, Flat6Labs, Hub71, Techstars, MBRIF.

How this page is made

A company counts as a holding when the investor’s own portfolio page links to it, a program’s catalog lists it, or a funding round in the press names the investor. The numbers are rebuilt every night; each company shows where it came from and when it was first seen.

Sources: its portfolio page, read Oct 25

KAUST Discovery portfolio: 253 known companies. Alion, Oct 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/kaust-discovery/portfolio

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