Ivan Grlic is Managing Partner at SparkLabs Saudi Arabia, where he focuses on venture capital, technology investments, and building strategic partnerships across Saudi Arabia and international markets.He works closely with founders, institutional investors, government entities, and global technology companies, with a particular focus on AI, cloud and data-center infrastructure, deep tech, space, and emerging technologies.Through SparkLabs and his personal investment activities, Ivan has been involved in investments and initiatives spanning companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, xAI, Perplexity, Thaki Cloud, Sophia Space, and Retro Biosciences, as well as the development of venture funds and technology platforms connecting Saudi Arabia with the US, Korea, and other global innovation ecosystems.