Lucien Zeigler

GP @ MASNA Ventures | Co-Founder, SR2 Defense Systems | Founder/CEO @REDSALT Defense | Co-host, The TWENTY30 Podcast

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

General Partner at MASNA Ventures, Saudi Arabia's first defense sector venture capital fund (CMA #4070-2-04-001). CSO and co-founder of SR2 Defense Systems Saudi Arabia, and CEO and co-founder of REDSALT DEFENSE. Co-host of The TWENTY30 Podcast.

Experience

  • Co-Founder and CSO at SR2 Defense Systems
    Nov 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    SR2 Defense Systems is a U.S.-Saudi defense technology and manufacturing joint venture, the first of its kind in the private sector in Saudi Arabia. SR2 brings cutting-edge advanced U.S. defense technology systems and companies to Saudi Arabia to localize and manufacture in-Kingdom, directly boosting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and its national objective of localizing 50% of defense expenditures by 2030.

  • General Partner at MASNA Ventures
    Nov 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Saudi Arabia's first defense sector venture capital fund backing proven, world-leading US/Allied technologies to be manufactured at scale and precision in Saudi Arabia to support the defense of the Kingdom today and tomorrow. https://masnavc.com/team/lucien-zeigler

  • CEO and Co-Founder at REDSALT DEFENSE
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    REDSALT Defense is a defense technology company focused on capability development and deployment across advanced defense domains. REDSALT Defense is a U.S. Department of State–registered defense trade entity under the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Registrant Code K-9779.

  • Chairman and Partner at REDSALT
    Dec 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    A boutique business development and strategic advisory firm with clients in the U.S., Europe, and the MENA. Integrity first.

  • Co-Host and Co-Founder at The Twenty30
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    The TWENTY30 is a new media company covering the ongoing transformation of Saudi Arabia for a global audience. The TWENTY30 Podcast launched in April 2024 as the flagship program and features interviews, news and insights and is the only podcast of its kind in English. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dav9Qn4G Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/djv5PbMC