Fab Lab Arabia
Operates an open-access digital fabrication laboratory providing community access to 3D printing, CNC milling, and laser cutting tools.
- CEO / Founder
- Mohammed Tayeb
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Key Investors
- Abdullah Kamel; Dallah Al-Barakah Corporation
Technology & Products
Key Products
Digital Fabrication Access; Technical Training Workshops; Prototyping Services
Technological Advantage
Access to a global network of expertise and standardized digital fabrication workflows; privately funded infrastructure reducing user cost barriers.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides low-cost, open access to high-end digital fabrication equipment and training to foster local innovation and prototyping.
How They Differentiate
Pioneer status as the first Middle Eastern facility; strategic sponsorship by Dallah Al-Barakah Corporation providing stable private funding.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Young inventors, architecture and design students, small-scale business technology incubators, and grassroots researchers.
Industry Verticals
Education; Product Design; Electronics; Furniture; Consumer Products
Competitors
Fab Lab Dhahran; PL Fablab KSA; Fab Lab Mostaqbli; Fab Lab Egypt
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
First Fab Lab established in the Middle East; 1,700+ community members on social platforms; expanded from initial Jeddah location to support the development of the Saudi maker movement and regional innovation hubs.
Major Milestones
Launched as the first Fab Lab in the Middle East
Notable Customers
Dallah Al-Barakah Corporation; MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA); Fab Arab Network; Lawazen; Saudi Youth; University Students; Independent Inventors and Researchers