- What
- Six-month industrial accelerator with prototyping, advice and investor links; no cash amount.
- Who
- Industrial idea holders, factory owners, and industrial tech startups and SMEs.
- From abroad
- Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
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Industrial Business Accelerator (Industrial Innovation Academy) is an industrial accelerator (6 months + 3 months follow-up) in Oman. Six-month accelerator for industrial projects and industrial startups, run by the Industrial Innovation Academy of Madayn (the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates) at Knowledge Oasis Muscat and launched as an initiative of the Promising Omani Startups Programme. Two tracks: industrial innovation development - for ideas and startups at idea, pre-seed and seed stage that build products or technologies for industry and supply chains (prototypes, testing, investment readiness) - and industrial project creation - for entrepreneurs founding or expanding factories (feasibility studies, business plans, links to industrial financing, supply chains and markets). The current edition runs September 2026 to February 2027, followed by three months of follow-up until May 2027.
- Amount
- Programme support - no cash amount published; connects participants with investors and funders
- Terms
- Not published
- Eligibility
- Holders of innovative industrial ideas
- entrepreneurs who own factories or industrial facilities
- innovative and technology startups in industry
- SMEs in the industrial sector
- Sectors
- Industry and manufacturing, industrial supply chains, advanced industrial technologies
- Benefits
- Strategic guidance and growth plans
- specialised consultancy
- experts and advisers
- financial, legal and commercial guidance
- connections with investors and funders
- fully serviced office space
- prototype development
- use of Madayn industrial estates
- supply-chain opportunities in government projects
- Status
- Open - "Apply now" forms for both tracks on the programme page; the edition runs September 2026 - February 2027, no closing date published (checked September 2026)
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What the source says
“برنامج استراتيجي متخصص يُعنى بتمكين وتسريع نمو المشاريع الصناعية والشركات الناشئة الصناعية، من خلال توفير بيئة داعمة ومحفزة للابتكار الصناعي، تسهم في تحويل الأفكار والفرص الواعدة إلى مشاريع صناعية مستدامة وقابلة للتوسع والنمو”
“أحد المُبــادرات التي أطلقها برنامج الشركات الناشئة العمانية الواعدة بالتعــــاون مع المؤسسة العامة للمناطق الصناعية – مدائن مُمثــــلةً في ذراعها التمكيني: أكاديمية الابتكار الصنــــاعي”
“واحة المعرفة مسقط، سلطنة عمان”
“تتفرع المسرعة إلى مسارين رئيسيين: المسار الأول مسار تطوير الابتكارات الصناعية ... المسار الثاني مسار إنشاء المشاريع الصناعية”
“يستهدف أصحاب الأفكار الابتكارية والشركات الناشئة التي تقدم منتجات أو تقنيات أو حلولاً تخدم القطاع الصناعي وسلاسل الإمداد، من خلال تطوير النماذج الأولية، واختبار الحلول الصناعية، ورفع الجاهزية الاستثمارية والتجارية للمشاريع.”
“٣ مراحل مستهدفة: مرحلة الفكرة ... مرحلة ما قبل البذرة ... مرحلة البذرة”
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Questions founders ask
What does Industrial Business Accelerator (Industrial Innovation Academy) offer?
Six-month industrial accelerator with prototyping, advice and investor links; no cash amount.
Can founders from abroad apply?
Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026).
Is there a deadline?
No closing date is published; applications are open.
How do I apply?
Through its own application form — the Apply button on this page goes straight there.
Sources
Primary source · accelerator.iia.om · Checked October 2026