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EWAx Sedrah — Environment Accelerator

MEWA EWAx accelerator for the environmental sector — air, waste, meteorology, soil, water quality and biodiversity.

What
Support programme for environment, agriculture and water startups.
Who
Environment, agriculture and water-sector startups.
Cost
No equity — service or permission
Status
Dormant

Checked · September 2026 · ewax.mewa.gov.sa/en/programs/2 · How we check ↗

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In detail

EWAx Sedrah — Environment Accelerator is a government incubator in Saudi Arabia. MEWA EWAx accelerator for the environmental sector — air, waste, meteorology, soil, water quality and biodiversity. Sister tracks: Sunbolah (agriculture and food) and Sahabah (water). Site banner: the EWAX startup accelerators have ended; the next window is not announced.

Amount
Support programme — funding not published
Terms
No equity
Eligibility
Environment, agriculture and water sector startups
Sectors
Environment — air, waste, meteorology, soil, water quality, biodiversity
Status
Dormant signal — accelerators ended per site banner; latest programme dates Aug–Sep 2024

What the source says

“All rights reserved 2024 MEWA ©”

ewax.mewa.gov.sa/en/programs/2 · seen September 2026

“A specialized program dedicated to building, enhancing, and developing the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the environmental sector”

ewax.mewa.gov.sa/en/programs/2 · seen September 2026

“Enhancing the quality of the investment environment and encouraging investors and investment funds to inject venture capital into startups”

ewax.mewa.gov.sa/en/programs/2 · seen September 2026

“Empowering and facilitating business operations to support startups through a series of legislative and regulatory reforms”

ewax.mewa.gov.sa/en/programs/2 · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · ewax.mewa.gov.sa/en/programs/2 · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/ewax-mewa · Checked September 2026