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Board Oversight of New Ventures: How Directors Should Review Them
How directors can review new ventures: fund in stages, set stop rules before launch and keep a written conflicts policy.....
Go/No-Go Decision Template: A Scorecard for Corporate Venture Teams
A free go/no-go decision template: score venture evidence on five dimensions and reach a clear go, conditional go or stop decision.....
Corporate Venture Capital Training: What Corporate Venture Teams Need to Learn
The skills corporate venture teams need beyond investing basics, what a certificate proves, and how to choose a program that fits your market.....
Corporate Venture Capital Governance: How to Keep a Program Running Past Year Three
Most corporate venture programs stall around year three. The mandate, gate, reporting and succession practices that keep a program running.....
Venture Capital in a Slow Market: Why Corporates Should Invest Now
Fewer deals mean less competition for strategic investors. Why a slow market can favor corporate venture capital, and five ways to start without open-ended risk.....
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Transition: Where the Venture Opportunity Actually Sits
Saudi Arabia’s grid-connected renewable capacity reached 12.3 gigawatts by the end of 2025, more than doubling in a single year, […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Local Content Mandate: The Venture Formation Gap
In February 2026, Aramco confirmed it had hit iktva’s founding target: 70 percent local content across its supply chain. The […]
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WHAT ‘READY TO GREENLIGHT’ ACTUALLY MEANS FOR SERIOUS VENTURE BUILDERS
There is a moment in every early-stage venture where the team, the sponsors, and the program leads all feel ready […]
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HOW SMART VENTURE STUDIOS MAKE CONFIDENT DECISIONS UNDER UNCERTAINTY?
One of the most underappreciated skills in early-stage venture building is knowing when to move forward, when to pause, and […]
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How to Map Markets and White Space Effectively?
As a venture studio Saudi Arabia and global innovation ecosystems continue to mature, one of the most valuable skills a […]
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