About the Program

Two institutions. One mission: engineer the future of finance.

Co-founded by Dhahran Techno Valley and Saudi National Bank — a deep-tech hub and the Kingdom's largest bank, turning early-stage fintech infrastructure into deployed, revenue-generating reality.

Dhahran Techno Valley
Dhahran Techno Valley

Saudi Arabia's premier deep-tech hub.

In partnership with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) and leading global corporations, DTV turns research into scalable startups — through venture building, early-stage funding, mentorship, and facilities like the Dream Realization Lab.

1,750+
Researchers & professionals
520+
Patents filed
$150M
Venture capital fund
Saudi National Bank
Saudi National Bank

The Kingdom's largest bank, and its enterprise proving ground.

Backed by the Public Investment Fund, SNB is Saudi Arabia's largest financial institution. For Finspire it is not a sponsor — it is the pilot customer, bringing eleven internally-scoped problems and a direct path from cohort to deployment inside its own operations.

#1
Bank in KSA by assets
2021
Formed via NCB × Samba merger
11
Live challenges open to solve

See what the program actually offers.

Funding, pilot access, relocation support, and the eleven problems SNB needs solved.

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