About
Nabeel Koshak is a Board Member and former Founding CEO of Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), and serves as Chairman of the Saudi Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. His current roles include board seats at Riyad Capital, SIDF Investment Company, and the Badir Fund for Startups and SMEs, along with membership on the Capital Market Authority's Advisory Committee and the Supervisory Committee of the Fuel Fund at the National Technology Development Program. He holds a PhD in Design Computing from Carnegie Mellon University and has completed executive education programs at IMD, INSEAD, Harvard University, and MIT.
Experience
- SVCBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- SVCBoard Investment Committee Membercurrent2023 β present
- SVCFounding CEO2019 β 2026
- Riyad CapitalBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Riyad CapitalBoard Nomination and Remuneration Committee Membercurrent2025 β present
- SIDF Investment Company - SICBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- SIDF Investment Company - SICChairman of the Board Governance, Audit and Risk Committeecurrent2024 β present
- SIDF Investment Company - SICBoard Investment Committee Membercurrent2024 β present
- Takamol HoldingBoard Investment Committee Membercurrent2024 β present
- Takamol VenturesBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- National Technology Development ProgramFuel Deep Tech Fund of Funds Supervisory Committee Membercurrent2024 β present
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social DevelopmentBoard Member of Badir Fund for SMEscurrent2020 β present
- Capital Market AuthorityBoard Advisory Committee Membercurrent2023 β present
- Saudi Venture Capital and Private Equity AssociationChairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 β present
- Kafalah | ΩΩΨ§ΩΨ©Board Executive and Credit Committee Member2023 β 2026
- Cultural Development Fund | Ψ΅ΩΨ―ΩΩ Ψ§ΩΨͺΩΩ ΩΨ© Ψ§ΩΨ«ΩΨ§ΩΩBoard Executive and Investment Committee Member2021 β 2025
- Middle East Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2019 β 2025
- KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)Investment Committee Member, Innovation Fund2020 β 2023
- Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship - MBSCBoard Member2017 β 2021
- Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship - MBSCFounding Executive Dean2017 β 2019
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD, Computational Design1997 β 2002
- IMDExecutive Education, Board Director Diploma2026
- INSEADExecutive Education, International Board Directors Program (IDP)2021
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Venture Capital and Private Equity2019
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExecutive Education, Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP)2015 β 2017
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExecutive Education, Advanced Certificate for Executives in Management2015 β 2017
- Harvard UniversityExecutive Education, Development Finance2014
Skills & more
Board of Directors2Venture Capital43Private EquityVenture DebtPrivate CreditAngel Investing9
Languages Arabic Β· English
- Capital Market Examination 1 (CME1) β The Financial Academy
- Venture Deals β Kauffman Fellows
- Venture Capital Unlocked β 500 Global
- Brad Feld on Raising Venture Capital β LinkedIn
From Nabeel's professional profile.
Colleagues at SVC
Ammar Alkhudairy
Chairman at SVC
Anwaar Alshammari
Board Member at SVC
Athary Almubarak
Chief Strategy Officer at SVC
Dr. Nabeel Koshak
Board Member at SVC
Haifa Bahaian
Chief GRC Officer at SVC
Hamad Alkharashi
Chief Financial Officer at SVC
Ibrahim Alrashid
Board Member at SVC
Khaled Alruwaigh
Board Member at SVC
Frequently asked questions
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