KAUST, ICD, Anfaal Capital to form venture capital fund
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB), in collaboration with Anfaal Capital, agreed to establish a Saudi Arabia-focused venture capital fund last Monday. The joint initiative aims to promote and […]
Seeding soil testing through KAUST seed fund
A winner at the Spring 2012 round of the KAUST Seed Fund, the Envirola project is developing a portable device capable of performing on-site analysis of soil samples to detect harmful metals. Leading the project are King Abdullah University of Science and Technology scientists Dr. Rimantas Kodzius, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Electrical Engineering, along with co-founder Eng. […]