Your round changes this list
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
The Utopia Studio
FitsEquityAI venture studio (co-build model)Qatar
backs idea stage to pre-seed · Deep tech
Checked October 2026 · utopia-studio.co
- 02
QSTP Tech Venture Fund
FitsEquityVenture Fund (co-investment only)Qatar
backs pre-seed to Series A · Deep tech
Needs a company in Qatar: Headquartered in Qatar, with a core part of the operation, leadership team and workforce based locally
Checked October 2026 · qstp.qa
- 03
Speedinvest
FitsEquityVenture CapitalQatar$270K–$32.4M
backs pre-seed to seed; Series B to growth · Deep tech
Checked October 2026 · speedinvest.com
- 04
DEEP Pioneers (QRDI)
Check firstEquityUniversity spin-off venture builderQatar
backs idea stage — one step from yours, check first · Deep tech
Only for: Scientists and researchers with promising technologies, and university Technology Transfer Offices
Checked September 2026 · innolight.qrdi.org.qa
- 05
QDB Credit Guarantee Program (formerly Al-Dhameen)
Check firstLoan guaranteeLoan guarantee via partner financial institutionsQatar
sector-agnostic
Needs a company in Qatar: Qatari-registered or Qatar-based company
Checked October 2026 · qdb.qa
- 06
Human Capital
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalQatar
backs pre-seed to growth
Checked October 2026 · human.capital
- 07
Leo Capital
FitsEquityVenture Capital (early stage, cross-continental)UAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Deep tech
Open to companies from outside the UAE
Checked October 2026 · leo.capital
- 08
Hashed
FitsEquityVenture Capital (blockchain, AI, frontier tech)UAE
backs pre-seed to growth · Deep tech
Open to companies from outside the UAE — Founders building in AI, crypto and frontier tech, from day zero to global scale
Checked October 2026 · hashed.com
- 09
Alajlan Family Office
Check firstEquityFamily office — direct startup investments and LP in VC fundsKSA
backs pre-seed to growth · sector-agnostic
Open to companies from outside Saudi Arabia — MENAP focus
Checked October 2026 · alajlanfamilyoffice.com
- 10
RAED Ventures
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalKSA
backs pre-seed to Series A · sector-agnostic
Regional focus: MENA region
Checked October 2026 · raed.vc
69 more are in play for this profile — 0 that fit and 69 to check first. Match shows the ten that fit you, with the reasons for every exclusion.
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