Arcan Ventures

ARCAN VENTURES · GCC & MENA

Investing in
the Future.

Transforming and managing businesses effectively capitalizing on our international experience, local knowledge, and innovative solutions.

GCC-inspired waterfront skyline, an AI-generated regional composite
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCELocal understanding.
INCUBATE / BUILD / MANAGEDiscover Arcan ↓

Ideas into enterprises.
Ambition into impact.

We are a Bahrain-based venture firm that incubates, builds, and manages businesses in the fields of Engineering, Construction, Digital Solutions, and Training.

Our approach

Across the Middle East, we work with clients to evaluate projects and investment opportunities, address challenges, and transform and manage their businesses.

01

Incubate.

For entrepreneurs and startups: guidance on business planning, financing, and business development.

02

Build.

For project owners: expertise in design, value engineering, and construction management.

03

Manage.

For established organizations: support with operations, strategy, digital solutions, and capacity building.

02 / OUR SERVICES

Expertise for every
stage of your business.

From project delivery to business transformation, we partner with you at every stage.

01

Management Consultancy

From design to delivery, integrated management for complex projects.

  • Project Management
  • Design Management
  • Value Engineering
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  • Project Management
  • Design Management
  • Value Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Contract & Claim Management
  • PMO
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02

Advisory Services

Strategic direction for organizations navigating change.

  • Leadership & Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Organizational Design
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  • Leadership & Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Organizational Design
  • Digital Solutions
  • Training & Capacity Building
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03

Business Incubator

A foundation for entrepreneurs to build and grow.

  • Business planning & financing
  • Business development
  • Operations management
How we support entrepreneurs +

Arcan Ventures supports entrepreneurs and startups and guides them through their business planning, financing, business development and operations management.

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03 / OUR BUSINESSES

Ideas with a place
in the real world.

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VENTURE BUILDING

Arcan Ventures

Bahrain-based expertise in building and managing businesses across engineering, construction, digital solutions and training.

We work with entrepreneurs, project owners and established organizations to turn ambition into practical progress.

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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

Arcan Academy

Founded by Luay Khoury, Arcan Academy focuses on training and capacity building.

Explore the academy’s offering to develop the knowledge and capabilities that organizations need.

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DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

AIM 3D

Co-founded and chaired by Luay Khoury, extending his enterprise leadership into technology and digital solutions.

Learn more about AIM 3D and its work at the intersection of technology and business.

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Luay Khoury, Founder and CEO of Arcan Ventures

Luay Khoury · Founder & CEO

04 / LEADERSHIP

Experience that
moves business forward.

Luay Khoury

Entrepreneur, executive & board leader

Luay Khoury brings over 42 years of experience in construction management, engineering, technology and training across the Middle East, the USA and Canada.

He is the Founder and CEO of Arcan Ventures, Founder of Arcan Academy, and Co-Founder and Chair of AIM 3D. He serves on corporate and philanthropic boards, including as Chair and Founding Member of The Palestinian Museum.

42+years of experience
120+projects overseen at Projacs
US$30bn+value of those projects
Career & enterprise building +

As Co-Founder and CEO of Projacs International, Luay built what his biography describes as the region’s largest Project and Construction Management firm, overseeing more than 120 projects valued at over US$30 billion.

He founded Projacs Academy, the first Middle East-based certified center of excellence for project management training, and led Projacs’ acquisition by Egis International between 2015 and 2020.

Education & current research +
  • M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business, MIT/Columbia
  • AI certification, MIT Sloan
  • Doctoral candidate in Business Administration, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France, focusing on Intelligent Construction Organizations

05 / BUSINESS PARTNERS

Our business partners.

Arcan AcademyAIM 3DTechnip EnergiesTechnipFMCNasijThe Palestinian MuseumProjacsAl Hani
Spetco

06 / START A CONVERSATION

Let’s build
what’s next.

Tell us what you’re planning and how we can help.

Headquarters · Bahrain

Manama Center, Entrance 2, Suite 68

+973 17530323info@arcan.bh ↗

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