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SABIC Ventures

Corporate venturing arm of SABIC (Riyadh) — seed and early-stage investments worldwide in technologies aligned with SABIC's strategy: circular economy, energy transition, advanced materials.

What
Seed and early-stage equity tickets.
Who
Founders who submit a non-confidential summary by email, entering a five-stage process.
Cost
Equity
From abroad
Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · ventures.sabic.com/en · How we check ↗

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In detail

SABIC Ventures is a corporate VC in Saudi Arabia. Corporate venturing arm of SABIC (Riyadh) — seed and early-stage investments worldwide in technologies aligned with SABIC's strategy: circular economy, energy transition, advanced materials. Offers technical and commercial guidance, access to global markets and infrastructure, and co-invests with a broad VC network. Clear founder-facing investment process.

Amount
Seed / early-stage tickets
Terms
Yes — equity stake
Eligibility
Submit a NON-confidential summary by email — five-stage process to term sheet
Sectors
Circular economy, digital technologies for chemicals, energy transition, differentiated materials, agri-nutrients
Status
Active

What the source says

“SABIC Ventures partners with visionary entrepreneurs who share our commitment to sustainability, technology, differentiation and meaningful progress.”

ventures.sabic.com/en · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · ventures.sabic.com/en · Checked September 2026

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