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These ten are ranked for a stage, a sector and a country. Your round size, your revenue and whether you would give equity reorder them — and open programmes that only fit once a founder would set up in the Gulf.
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The ten for this profile
- 01
SME Fund (Bahrain)
Check firstLoanGovernment-backed SME financing fundBahrain
backs growth
Needs a company in Bahrain: Must hold an active Commercial Registration (CR); Must be operating in Bahrain; At least 2 years of operations
Checked October 2026 · bdb-bh.com
- 02
BeVentures
Check firstEquityCorporate Venture CapitalBahrain
Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · bapcoenergies.com
- 03
Growth Catalyst
FitsEquityGrowth private equity (mid-market)KSA
backs growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Regional focus: GCC (85% primary emphasis on Saudi Arabia, 15% broader GCC)
Checked October 2026 · growthcatalyst.com.sa
- 04
Speedinvest
FitsEquityVenture CapitalQatar$270K–$32.4M
backs pre-seed to seed; Series B to growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Open to companies from outside Qatar
Checked October 2026 · speedinvest.com
- 05
Tech Invest Com
FitsEquityVenture CapitalKSA
backs seed to Series A; growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Regional focus: MENA
Checked October 2026 · techinvestcom.com
- 06
Ruya Partners
FitsLoanPrivate creditUAE$15M–$25M
backs growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Regional focus: Mid-market, cash-generating private companies in MENA with experienced management — business owners, family offices, financial sponsors and management teams
Checked October 2026 · ruyapartners.com
- 07
Hope Fund / Hope Ventures
Check firstEquityVenture FundBahrain
sector-agnostic
Needs a company in Bahrain: Bahraini startups
Checked October 2026 · hopefund.bh
- 08
Tamkeen
Check firstGrantGovernment FundBahrain
sector-agnostic
Needs a company in Bahrain: Bahrain-based with an active CR/license (operating under 3 years); or, without a CR/license, must have a prototype and at least one Bahraini founder
Checked September 2026 · tamkeen.bh
- 09
Emirates Growth Fund (EGF)
Check firstEquityGovernment-backed growth equity fundUAE$2.7M–$13.6M
backs growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Needs a company in the UAE — you said you would set one up: Headquartered in the UAE; Over AED 10 million annual revenue
Checked October 2026 · egf.gov.ae
- 10
GrowthX Capital
FitsEquityVenture investment hub — direct and fund LPQatar
backs pre-seed to Series A; growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Regional focus: Pre-Seed to Series A across GCC and MENA for direct investments; also invests as LP in early and growth stage VC funds
Checked October 2026 · growthx-capital.com
69 more are in play for this profile — 2 that fit and 67 to check first. Match shows the ten that fit you, with the reasons for every exclusion.
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