About
KaRama VS
Medtech & Biotech Creating Opportunities
KaRama Ventures (Karama VS) is a Saudi-based entrepreneurial ecosystem builder, accelerator, and incubator dedicated to empowering the next generation of innovators within the Kingdom and beyond. We partner with visionary founders, global technology leaders, and strategic investors to build, localize, and scale high-impact companies in Saudi Arabia—especially in the rapidly growing healthcare and medical technology sector.
As an accelerator, we design and operate intensive, domain-focused programs that help startups validate technology, build strong commercial foundations, secure regulatory approvals, and access key customers across the public and private sectors. Our accelerator cohorts benefit from deep mentorship, tailored business development support, and direct connections to hospitals, government entities, corporates, and international partners.
As an incubator, KaRama Ventures provides early-stage companies with the resources and environment needed to transform breakthrough concepts into market-ready solutions. This includes hands-on product development support, market research, regulatory guidance, prototyping, and access to funding networks.
Our services span the full lifecycle of company growth, including
Regulatory navigation & SFDA readiness
Market entry strategy & localization for Saudi Arabia
Business planning, financial modeling & investment structuring
Technology transfer & commercialization
Clinical partnerships, pilots & hospital integrations
Mentorship from industry, government & global experts
Seed investment opportunities through Karama VS programs
Go-to-market execution & enterprise sales support
With a strong emphasis on HealthTech, BioTech, MedTech, digital health, and AI-enabled clinical innovation, Karama Ventures is positioning itself as a central catalyst for transforming healthcare delivery in the region. By combining international best practices with local insights, we bridge global innovation with Saudi Arabia’s Vision-driven ambitions.
KaRama VS
Ecosystem Architect
Meet the Team
Chief Scientific Officer KaRama VS
Dr. Khalid Alshaigi is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of KaRama VS, where he leads the studio’s scientific vision, health innovation strategy, and national partnerships in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. With extensive experience in healthcare leadership, clinical innovation, and translational research, he focuses on integrating global technologies into local systems and advancing the Kingdom’s digital health and biotechnology landscape.
Dr. Alshaigi plays a central role in bridging academia, industry, and entrepreneurship—ensuring that emerging health technologies are validated, localized, and deployed at scale to support national transformation objectives.
Dr. Khalid Alshaigi
Chief Scientific Officer
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Chief Executive Officer, KaRama VS
Bruce Gurfein is the Chief Executive Officer of KaRama VS and a Founding Partner of Marzūm. He is a senior executive, entrepreneur, and investor with a long track record of building high-impact technology ventures and leading large-scale innovation programs across the Middle East and globally. At KaRama VS, Bruce oversees the studio’s strategic direction, investment partnerships, and national-scale ecosystem initiatives. His work focuses on localizing advanced technologies, establishing cross-border joint ventures, and accelerating the commercialization of innovations in digital health, AI, biotechnology, and advanced industry—fully aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 priorities. Bruce is recognized for his ability to structure complex partnerships, drive technology transfer and localization, and build operational models that enable international companies to scale successfully within the Saudi market. His leadership continues to position KaRama VS as a key platform for frontier technology development and national innovation growth.
Bruce Gurfein
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Innovation Officer, KaRama VS
Dr. Rama Alsaeed is the Chief Innovation Officer at KaRama VS, responsible for shaping the studio’s innovation strategy, ecosystem design, and national-scale programs that accelerate the development of transformative technologies. With deep expertise in innovation management, strategic development, and startup enablement, she leads initiatives that connect research, entrepreneurship, and industry.
Dr. Alsaeed drives KaRama’s mission to cultivate high-impact ventures and build Saudi Arabia’s next generation of innovators, ensuring strong alignment with Vision 2030’s health, technology, and knowledge-economy objectives.
Dr. Rama Alsaeed
Chief Innovation Officer
Cheif Operating Officer, KaRama VS
Abdallah Dandachi is the Chief Operating Officer at KaRama VS, overseeing operational strategy, execution, and ecosystem development across the studio’s portfolio. With extensive experience in entrepreneurship, corporate strategy, and partnership development, he leads cross-functional initiatives that connect startups, investors, and government entities.
Abdallah plays a critical role in scaling KaRama’s innovation programs, strengthening national capabilities, and supporting Saudi Arabia’s transformation in digital health, biotechnology, and emerging technologies under Vision 2030.
Abdallah Dandachi
Chief Operating Officer
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Cheif Investment Officer, Karama VS
Justin Innis is the Chief Investment Officer at KaRama VS, leading the studio’s investment strategy, portfolio development, and capital partnerships. With deep experience in venture capital, global market analysis, and early-stage technology investments, he focuses on identifying high-potential opportunities across digital health, biotechnology, and advanced technologies.
Justin plays a key role in structuring investment frameworks, guiding portfolio companies, and supporting KaRama’s mission to localize and scale frontier technologies in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
Justin Innis
Chief Investment Officer