- What
- VC OMR 4K–100K (ideation to seed); SME equity OMR 250K–5M; SME debt OMR 100K–500K; projects to OMR 100M.
- Who
- Oman-based ventures and SMEs in tech, climate and other priority sectors, per track requirements.
- Cost
- Equity or debt — up to 40% stake on project track
- From abroad
- A company in Oman is required — Projects and investments based in Oman; SME lending: registered and operating in the Sultanate of Oman, with Omani partners owning at least 50%; SME programmes dedicated to SME card holders only All programmes open to founders from abroad →
- Status
- Open · taking applications
Checked · September 2026 · futurefund.om/FutureFund/Process · How we check ↗
In detail
Future Fund Oman is a sovereign fund (OIA) in Oman. Oman Investment Authority fund with three routes for founders (futurefund.om/Process): a venture capital track for ideation, pre-seed and seed startups with OMR 4,000–40,000 (ideation) and OMR 20,000–100,000 (pre-seed and seed) per opportunity; SME equity of OMR 250K–5M and SME lending of OMR 100K–500K without collateral (via Beehive) for SME-card holders; and local projects with tickets of OMR 5–100 million, the Fund taking at most 40%. Fund allocation shown on the site: 90% local direct investments, 7% SMEs, 3% startups. Applications online via the investee portal; review takes up to three months.
- Amount
- VC: OMR 4K–40K (ideation)
- OMR 20K–100K (pre-seed/seed)
- SME equity OMR 250K–5M
- SME debt OMR 100K–500K
- Projects OMR 5–100M
- Terms
- Equity for VC and SME equity tracks (max 40% stake in projects) · debt track without collateral
- Eligibility
- Based in Oman. VC: ideation to seed in climate tech, deep tech, fintech, energy, machine learning, robotics, mobility, cybersecurity, IoT, big data, AI, 5G. SMEs: SME-card holders, operational with revenue; lending requires Omani partners owning at least 50% and 12–24 months of operation. Projects: all sectors except oil and gas and real estate, feasibility study required
- Sectors
- Mining, ICT, Industry & Manufacturing, Tourism, Fisheries, Agriculture, Green Energy, Port & Logistics
- Status
- Active — applications open on the investee portal
What the source says
“The Fund covers projects and investments based in Oman which adhere to the following criteria:”
“Targeted stages are ideation, pre-seed, and seed.”
“VC funding requirement per single opportunity ranges between OMR 4,000 and 40,000 for the ideation stage and between OMR 20,000 and 100,000 for the pre-seed and seed stages.”
“SME equity funding requirements must range between OMR 250K and 5 Million.”
“SME debt funding requirements must range between OMR 100K and 500K”
“Target ticket size ranges between OMR 5 and 100 million.”
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Sources
Primary source · futurefund.om/FutureFund/Process · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/oman-investment-authority · Checked September 2026