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Bringing a successful accelerator model to Saudi is not copy-paste. Localization isn’t branding; it’s behavior . What localization really means Deal Flow Fit:  Match scouting to national priorities and buyer demand (government, corporates, and big local problems). Bilingual Everything:  Applications, curricula, legal docs. Friction kills good founders. Regulatory Awareness:  Health, fintech, industrial—each has a different lane. Teach founders the lanes, not slogans. Investor

Deep tech in Saudi isn’t lacking ideas. It’s lacking structured company creation. Funding alone won’t fix that. Builders will. What’s missing A repeatable path from university IP to investable startup. Fair, founder-friendly equity models so future rounds don’t choke. Execution muscle: market validation, regulated pathways, and enterprise pilots. My view of a working model Sourcing:  Proactively scout IP from universities, research centers, and corporate labs. Map it to real

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