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Bruce Niven

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Chief Investment Officer at Aramco Ventures

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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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

  1. Aramco VenturesChief Investment Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Aramco VenturesHead of Strategic Venturing2020 — 2025Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  3. Aramco VenturesChief Investment Officer2011 — 2020
  4. OGCI Climate InvestmentsFormation Team Executive & Venture Advisory Group Member2016 — 2018Saudi Arabia
  5. ITOCHU CorporationDirector, Venturing & Corporate Development2002 — 2010Los Angeles, California
  6. Telepathix LtdFounder & Managing Director2000 — 2001
  7. Omega Partners Strategy ConsultantsProject Manager / DIrector Asia-Pacific1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Venture CapitalCorporate Venture Capital3Energy20Renewable Energy24Investment Management5Emerging Technologies5Global Business Development4New Ventures6Commercialization6Business Strategy29Corporate Development40Due Diligence17
+12 moreStart-upsCleantechEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityInvestmentsValuationFinanceNew Business DevelopmentStrategySustainability TechnologiesDigital TechnologiesBusiness Development
  • Machine Learning — Coursera
  • Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

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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

Who is Bruce Niven?
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.
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.
Where did Bruce Niven go to school?
Bruce Niven studied at University of Oxford (M.Eng, Engineering and Management); Merchiston Castle School.

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