All · 18Accelerators & incubators · 5VC funds & investors · 2Grants & prizes · 1Government programmes · 5Angel networks · 1Corporate VCs · 1Loans & guarantees · 1Funds of funds · 1Support programmes · 1
Accelerators & incubators in Bahrain · 5
InspireU Bahrain
Accelerator · Bahrain
Programme support with pathways to further funding.
Equity — varies
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Bahrain FinTech Bay
Accelerator · Bahrain
Accelerator programme and a CBB sandbox pathway.
No equity — service or permission
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Brinc
Accelerator · Bahrain
Accelerator support with potential investment.
Equity — direct stake taken
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Flat6Labs Bahrain
Accelerator · Bahrain
Accelerator support.
Equity — direct stake taken
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Tamkeen × Startupbootcamp AI Accelerator
Accelerator · Bahrain
Share of $4M in programme-wide direct investments.
Equity
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VC funds & investors in Bahrain · 2
Hope Fund / Hope Ventures
VC fund · Bahrain
Co-investment plus programme support.
Equity — co-investment
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Spring
VC fund · Bahrain
Pre-seed capital plus in-house product and engineering support.
Equity — founder-first model
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Grants & prizes in Bahrain · 1
Tamkeen
Grant · Bahrain
Grants and subsidies; amount depends on the project.
No equity — grant
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Government programmes in Bahrain · 5
Bahrain Development Bank
Government · Bahrain
SME financing with tenors up to 5 years.
Equity or credit
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Bahrain EDB
Government · Bahrain
Investment incentives, fast registration and a startup visa.
No equity — service or permission
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BENEFIT
Government · Bahrain
National financial infrastructure investment; not a direct founder funder.
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CBB FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
Government · Bahrain
Regulatory permission to test fintech, payments and crypto products.
No equity — service or permission
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MoIC Bahrain
Government · Bahrain
Fast-track business registration and regulatory support.
No equity — service or permission
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Angel networks in Bahrain · 1
Tenmou
Angel network · Bahrain
Angel to seed cheques of $50K–$500K.
Equity
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Corporate VCs in Bahrain · 1
BeVentures
Corporate VC · Bahrain
Fund and direct venture investments.
Equity
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Loans & guarantees in Bahrain · 1
SME Fund (Bahrain)
Loan · Bahrain
Sharia-compliant SME financing; amount set case by case.
No equity — Sharia-compliant debt
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Funds of funds in Bahrain · 1
Al Waha Fund of Funds
Fund of funds · Bahrain
Commits capital to VC funds; founders reach it through the funds it backs.
Indirect — invests in funds, not startups
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Support programmes in Bahrain · 1
StartUp Bahrain
Support · Bahrain
Competition prizes plus a national ecosystem directory and events.
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