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Aramco Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm

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Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaProfile updated November 2026Website

Aramco Ventures is a Seed, Series A, Series B venture capital firm based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia investing in Deep Tech. The firm has 89 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
89 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
AUM
$500M
Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors
Deep Tech
HQ
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Last verified: 2026-11-10

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A, Series B

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

89+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investment Thesis

Invests globally in technologies of strategic importance to Aramco, with a focus on sustainability, digital and industrial innovation. Its digital and industrial remit and direct linkage to industrial operations make it a strong fit for offline-capable industrial AI deployed on operator infrastructure.

How Aramco Ventures invests

Aramco Ventures is a vc firm based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages, with a focus on Deep Tech.

Aramco Ventures manages approximately $500M in assets. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

Aramco Ventures has backed 89 companies in our records, including Carbon Management, Renewables & Energy Storage, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Low Carbon Fuels.

Partners & Team

AH

Ali Hasan

Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

DG

Dmitry Govorov

Head of Strategy

DC

Daniel Carter

Managing Director

JS

Jim Sledzik

Managing Director

CV

Chris Venables

Chief Financial Officer

SA

Saleh Almahamed

Director of Corporate Venturing

N

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GP

industrial innovation
digital
sustainability
NG

Noor Garatli

Public Relations Manager

BN

Bruce Niven

Chief Investment Officer

LA

Louis Albanese

Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Deep Tech

Funds

Aramco Ventures Fund II

$200M2022
investing

Aramco Ventures Fund I

$100M2020
investing

Recent Activity

Raised Aramco Ventures Fund II ($200M)

2022 · fund records

Raised Aramco Ventures Fund I ($100M)

2020 · fund records

Portfolio Companies (89)

Other

CA

Carbon Management

RE

Renewables & Energy Storage

HY

Hydrogen, Ammonia, Low Carbon Fuels

GR

Greenhouse gas measurement

EN

Energy Efficiency

WA

Water & Air Quality

DA

DAC and clean hydrogen production through electrolysis

LU

Lung-inspired DAC, capturing CO2 at room temperature

HI

High volume MOF production

CA

Carbon marketplaces and associated trading services

How to pitch Aramco Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A, Series B? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ali Hasan, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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