King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology opened in 2009 as a graduate research institution on the Red Sea coast. Its endowment supports the campus, faculty, and scholarship programs including the KAUST Fellowship. The university maintains a 36-square-kilometer LEED Platinum campus that includes laboratories, housing, and a marine sanctuary. KAUST IMC manages the endowment across public equities, venture investments, and real assets. Confirmed public positions include Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and NVIDIA. Private holdings through the KAUST Innovation Fund include Iyris, Sadeem, Edama, Rize, Flynow, and Intelmatix. The portfolio spans Saudi Arabia and the United States with additional exposure via ETFs. The firm also holds interests in research vessels and the KAUST Research & Technology Park that hosts corporate R&D centers. The endowment size stands at $23.5 billion. KAUST maintains a US office in Arlington, Virginia. Adjacent vehicles include the KAUST Foundation and the KAUST Fellowship that supports over 1,000 graduate students annually. In October 2024 the university sponsored the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh. It maintains memberships in the World Economic Forum and the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils. The endowment sits inside a university structure rather than a conventional family office or asset manager. Investment decisions align with institutional research priorities and Saudi Vision 2030. Governance flows through the Board of Trustees that includes the Chairman, the university President, and external members such as Lubna Olayan and Rajeev Misra.