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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
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WISE EdTech Accelerator
Check firstProgrammeAccelerator (year-long, Local and International Track)Qatar
backs seed to Series A · EdTech
Programme based in Qatar, open to international startups — check whether you must be there for it
Checked October 2026 · wise-qatar.org
- 03
Alajlan Family Office
FitsEquityFamily office — direct startup investments and LP in VC fundsKSA
backs pre-seed to growth · EdTech
Open to companies from outside Saudi Arabia — MENAP focus
Checked October 2026 · alajlanfamilyoffice.com
- 04
Nour Nouf Ventures
FitsEquityVenture Capital (impact)KSA
backs pre-seed to Series A · EdTech
Open to companies from outside Saudi Arabia
Checked October 2026 · nournouf.com
- 05
RAED Ventures
FitsEquityVenture CapitalKSA
backs pre-seed to Series A · EdTech
Regional focus: MENA region
Checked October 2026 · raed.vc
- 06
Salica Oryx Fund
FitsEquityVenture CapitalUAE
backs seed to Series A · EdTech
Regional focus: Middle East and North Africa
Checked October 2026 · salicainvestments.com
- 07
HALA Capital
FitsEquityVenture Capital / Private CapitalKSA
backs seed to growth · EdTech
Regional focus: GCC, Egypt and Jordan
Checked October 2026 · hala.capital
- 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
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Access Bridge Ventures
FitsEquityVenture CapitalUAE
backs seed to Series A · EdTech
Regional focus: Early-stage (pre-Series A) startups across MENAP with traction
Checked October 2026 · access-bridge.com
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