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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
SIC - SIDF Investment Company
FitsEquityState-linked industrial investment companyKSA
backs pre-seed to Series A; growth · Logistics, mobility & space
Open to companies from outside Saudi Arabia
Checked October 2026 · sic-sa.com
- 03
Tech Invest Com
FitsEquityVenture CapitalKSA
backs seed to Series A; growth · Logistics, mobility & space
Regional focus: MENA
Checked October 2026 · techinvestcom.com
- 04
HALA Capital
FitsEquityVenture Capital / Private CapitalKSA
backs seed to growth · Logistics, mobility & space
Regional focus: GCC, Egypt and Jordan
Checked October 2026 · hala.capital
- 05
JIMCO (Jameel Investment Management Company)
FitsEquityVenture capital and fund investments (family investment arm)KSA
backs seed to growth · Logistics, mobility & space
Open to companies from outside Saudi Arabia — Early-stage start-ups and venture funds, worldwide; businesses with proven market traction and a clear pathway to further value growth
Checked October 2026 · jimco.com
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Ruya Partners
FitsLoanPrivate creditUAE$15M–$25M
backs growth · Logistics, mobility & space
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
- 08
Hope Fund / Hope Ventures
Check firstEquityVenture FundBahrain
sector-agnostic
Needs a company in Bahrain: Bahraini startups
Checked October 2026 · hopefund.bh
- 09
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
- 10
GrowthX Capital
FitsEquityVenture investment hub — direct and fund LPQatar
backs pre-seed to Series A; growth · Logistics, mobility & space
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
67 more are in play for this profile — 2 that fit and 65 to check first. Match shows the ten that fit you, with the reasons for every exclusion.
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Of 277 funders on the map, 98 offer support, not funding, 96 back other stages, 80 back other sectors, 13 are for nationals only, 7 are closed at the moment. Nothing on this page is scored by an AI: every line traces to a field on the funder’s own site, and a funder that publishes less ranks lower, never higher.
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