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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
No Boring Tech — NBT Holdings (formerly Arzan VC)
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalKuwait
backs idea stage to Series B
Checked October 2026 · nbt.holdings
- 02
Sharq Capital
Check firstEquityHolding companyKuwait
Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · sharqcapital.com
- 03
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
- 04
KFHC Ventures (formerly KISP)
Check firstEquitySharia-compliant Venture CapitalKuwait
backs pre-seed to Series A
Checked October 2026 · kfhcventures.com
- 05
21 Ventures
FitsEquityVenture capital — pre-seed and seedUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Regional focus: MENA technology founders at pre-seed and seed
Checked October 2026 · 21vc.com
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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
- 08
Industrial Business Accelerator (Industrial Innovation Academy)
Check firstProgrammeIndustrial accelerator (6 months + 3 months follow-up)Oman
backs idea stage to seed; growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Its site does not say whether founders from outside Oman can apply — ask before you apply.
Checked October 2026 · iia.om
- 09
LAB7 (Aramco)
Check firstEquityCorporate venture builder — strategic minority investorKSA
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Its site does not say whether founders from outside Saudi Arabia can apply — ask before you apply.
Checked October 2026 · lab7.com.sa
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Raiven Capital
FitsEquityVenture capital — early stageUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Open to companies from outside the UAE — Founders building scalable AI, IoT and emerging-tech platforms
Checked October 2026 · raivencapital.com
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