About
Bruce Niven has 20+ years in corporate venturing at Saudi Aramco and Itochu, blending trading-house, industrial and energy‑tech expertise while building Aramco’s venture platform and large sustainability and climate funds.
Invests in
Climate TechCybersecurityDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Experience
- Aramco VenturesChief Investment Officercurrent2025 — present
- Aramco VenturesHead of Strategic Venturing2020 — 2025Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Aramco VenturesChief Investment Officer2011 — 2020
- OGCI Climate InvestmentsFormation Team Executive & Venture Advisory Group Member2016 — 2018Saudi Arabia
- ITOCHU CorporationDirector, Venturing & Corporate Development2002 — 2010Los Angeles, California
- Telepathix LtdFounder & Managing Director2000 — 2001
- Omega Partners Strategy ConsultantsProject Manager / DIrector Asia-Pacific1997 — 2001
Education
- University of OxfordM.Eng, Engineering and Management1990 — 1994
- Merchiston Castle School1984 — 1990
Skills & more
Venture CapitalCorporate Venture Capital3Energy20Renewable Energy24Investment Management5Emerging Technologies5Global Business Development4New Ventures6Commercialization6Business Strategy29Corporate Development40Due Diligence17
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Start-upsCleantechEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityInvestmentsValuationFinanceNew Business DevelopmentStrategySustainability TechnologiesDigital TechnologiesBusiness Development- Machine Learning — Coursera
- Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute
From Bruce's professional profile.
Colleagues at Aramco Ventures
Daniel Carter
Managing Director at Aramco Ventures
Hans Middelthon
Managing Director at Aramco Ventures
Hanson Zhou
Investment Principal at Aramco Ventures
Jim Sledzik
Managing Director at Aramco Ventures
Meshal Mashari
Executive MD, Late Stage Venturing at Aramco Ventures
Raed Twaily
Executive Managing Director at Prosperity7 Ventures
Simone Less
Investment Principal at Aramco Ventures
Xuan Dou
Investment Principal at Aramco Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bruce Niven work?
- Bruce Niven is Chief Investment Officer at Aramco Ventures.
- What does Bruce Niven invest in?
- Bruce Niven invests in Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford949
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aramco Ventures22
Qasem KharbatHead of Business Development at Prosperity7 VenturesBalsam AlsaifHead of FoF Investments at Prosperity7 VenturesYara AlTamimiInvestment Manager at Prosperity7 VenturesHaitham AlsahfyFounding Board Member at Fintactics VenturesMajid MuftiVice Chairman at SVCDaniel CarterManaging Director at Aramco Ventures
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