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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
Fikr Ventures
FitsEquityVenture capital — pre-seed to pre-Series A edtechUAE
backs pre-seed to seed · EdTech
Regional focus: Building for MENA
Checked October 2026 · fikr.vc
- 02
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
- 03
Fast Foundry (FAST Ventures)
FitsEquityCorporate venture studio and fundUAE
backs idea stage to Series A · EdTech
Regional focus: Early-stage startups across Saudi Arabia and MENA
Checked October 2026 · foundry.wearefast.io
- 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
KFAS Applied Research Grant
Check firstGrantNon-dilutive R&D grantKuwait
EdTech
Needs a company in Kuwait: Researchers at Kuwaiti academic, public and non-profit institutions · Only for: Researchers at research & higher-education, public/governmental and not-for-profit institutions in Kuwait
Checked October 2026 · kfas.org.kw
- 07
Empower by Boubyan (Boubyan Bank)
Check firstEquityBank programme with a venture investment trackKuwait
backs idea stage to Series A
Checked October 2026 · bankboubyan.com
- 08
No Boring Tech — NBT Holdings (formerly Arzan VC)
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalKuwait
backs idea stage to Series B
Checked October 2026 · nbt.holdings
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Riyadh Angel Investors (RAI)
Check firstEquityAngel NetworkKSA
backs pre-seed to seed · sector-agnostic
Regional focus: MENA
Checked October 2026 · riyadhangels.com
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