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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
Startup Qatar Investment Program
FitsEquityEquity and investment programme (QDB)Qatarup to $5.5M
backs pre-seed to growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · qdb.qa
- 02
The Utopia Studio
FitsEquityAI venture studio (co-build model)Qatar
backs idea stage to pre-seed · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · utopia-studio.co
- 03
Builders VC
FitsEquityVenture CapitalQatar
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · builders.vc
- 04
QSTP Tech Venture Fund
FitsEquityVenture Fund (co-investment only)Qatar
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
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
- 05
Speedinvest
FitsEquityVenture CapitalQatar$270K–$32.4M
backs pre-seed to seed; Series B to growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · speedinvest.com
- 06
GrowthX Capital
FitsEquityVenture investment hub — direct and fund LPQatar
backs pre-seed to Series A; growth · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · growthx-capital.com
- 07
Human Capital
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalQatar
backs pre-seed to growth
Checked October 2026 · human.capital
- 08
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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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
83 more are in play for this profile — 1 that fit and 82 to check first. Match shows the ten that fit you, with the reasons for every exclusion.
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