Jameel DeepTech Initiative

Overview

Jameel Deeptech Initiative 2026, a groundbreaking venture building initiative designed to propel your R&D deeptech project into a tangible, market-ready solution. We're here to revolutionise Saudi Arabia's deeptech ecosystem by empowering the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

The Jameel Deeptech Initiative 2026 provides a unique 26-week journey, integrating technical, commercial, and human resources to forge high-value cohorts of market-ready R&D startups. Our approach combines competitive events, co-founding interventions, hands-on workshops, and dedicated mentorship, all aligned with Community Jameel’s vision to drive local innovation and establish Saudi Arabia as a global leader in the health, environmental, and energy sectors.

This is more than a initiative; it's a movement. We're building a vibrant and sustainable deeptech ecosystem by connecting the brightest minds from academia, industry, finance and government. Join us and be part of a transformative initiative that's shaping the future.

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The initiative's objectives

Find solutions to vital challenges and contribute to digital transformation in these fields.

Build local value chains in research, development, and innovation, ensuring their strength and sustainability and strengthening Saudi Arabia's position as a regional technology hub.

Transform scientific research into commercial products and solutions by developing pioneering technology projects that meet market needs.

Strengthen Saudi Arabia's leading role in science and technology at the global level, and support government efforts to support entrepreneurs.

Alignment with the objectives of Vision 2030: Maximizing the economic contribution of the research, development, and innovation sector and localizing advanced technologies.

Vision

Strengthening the research, development, and innovation system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by empowering researchers and innovators and consolidating the Kingdom's global leadership in the deep technology sector.

Mission

Stimulating the transformation of scientific research into pioneering technological solutions, commercializing these solutions, and transforming them into successful projects with a sustainable impact.

Initiative Tracks

Track 1

Health

Track 2

Energy

Track 3

Environment and Climate

Participants in the initiative will receive:

Specialized courses and intensive workshops within the boot camp to provide them with the best theoretical and digital tools for deep technology startups.

Direct communication and effective networking with angel investors and venture capital funds interested in funding innovative technology projects.

Cash prizes for the top three winners, totaling SAR 2,250,000.

Direct reach to a wide network of experts, advisors, and leading innovators in the deep technology field.

Jameel DeepTech Initiative 2025 Winners!

First place: PLANSULIN

Developed a technology that uses plant cells to produce insulin, making its production more efficient and less costly.

Second place: VisiGround

Provides ground-based radars mounted on mobile robots to scan underground layers and detect leaks.

Third place: iRama

Developed urban farming technologies to grow food locally within cities and to enhance food security.

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