Abdulrahman Al Jiffry

Abdulrahman AlJiffry is a Partner at 500 Global, the early-stage venture capital firm that manages around $2 billion in assets and has backed more than 3,000 companies across 80+ countries since 2010. He leads the firm's MENA Accelerator Fund, which in Saudi Arabia runs as the Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global in partnership with PIF-owned Sanabil Investments. Before joining 500 Global he was Head of Startup Programs at KAUST, where he founded the TAQADAM accelerator and launched Destination DeepTech, an initiative bringing global deep tech companies into the MENA ecosystem. He is an active angel investor across Saudi Arabia and the wider region and sits on the board of Oqal, the Kingdom's first and largest angel investor network. He has delivered founder workshops on fundraising, pitching and defensibility in more than 10 countries.