All · 286Accelerators & incubators · 63VC funds & investors · 83Grants & prizes · 16Government programmes · 48Angel networks · 17Corporate VCs · 19State equity · 5Loans & guarantees · 12Funds of funds · 5Support programmes · 18
Saudi Arabia · 4 →
Cultural Development Fund (CDF)
Grant · Saudi Arabia
Up to SAR 500,000 non-repayable per project, capped at 20 projects total.
No equity — grant
29 Sep 2026closes
RDIA — Saudi Innovation Grants
Grant · Saudi Arabia
Innovation grants of up to SAR 4 million per project (Saudi Innovation Grants Program).
No equity — ownership retained
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Misk Foundation
Grant · Saudi Arabia
Zero-equity grants up to SAR 1M through the Challenge for Change programme.
No equity — grant
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NTDP — National Tech Dev Program
Grant · Saudi Arabia
Non-dilutive grants and debt from a SAR 2.5B programme; LendTech loans up to SAR 8.5M.
No equity — grant
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UAE · 2 →
TiE Women MENA
Grant · UAE
Pitch competition with US$50,000 in equity-free cash prizes.
No equity — cash prize
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Zayed Sustainability Prize
Grant · UAE
Non-dilutive prize: US$1M per category winner, US$100K per finalist.
No equity — prize money
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Qatar · 7 →
FinTech Development Grant (QFTH)
Grant · Qatar
Milestone-linked co-funding.
No equity — co-funding
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Qatar–Spain Innovation Program (QASIP)
Grant · Qatar
Co-funding up to QAR 1.5M for 1–3 year bilateral Qatar–Spain R&D projects.
No equity — grant
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QRDI Qatar Open Innovation (QOI)
Grant · Qatar
QAR 365K in funding per challenge, over a one-year pilot.
No equity — grant
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QRDI SBIG
Grant · Qatar
Grants up to QAR 3M over 3 years, or phased QAR 800K–2.2M funding.
No equity — grant
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QRDI Technology Development Grant (TDG)
Grant · Qatar
Co-funding up to QAR 10M per project; the company also carries a funding share.
No equity — co-funding, not an investment
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ROWAD Awards
Grant · Qatar
Business award incentives.
No equity — grant
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WISE Prize for Education
Grant · Qatar
A share of a $1M prize pool, plus a $100,000–125,000 conditional grant per finalist.
No equity — grant
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Kuwait · 2 →
KFAS Applied Research Grant
Grant · Kuwait
Non-dilutive R&D grant; amount is project-dependent.
No equity — grant
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KFAS Young Researcher Grant
Grant · Kuwait
Non-dilutive grant; amount is project-dependent.
No equity — grant
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Bahrain · 1 →
Tamkeen
Grant · Bahrain
Grants and subsidies; amount depends on the project.
No equity — grant
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