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 · 2 →
Social Development Bank (SDB)
Loan · Saudi Arabia
Loans of SAR 50,000–500,000, repayment up to 9 years, grace period up to 12 months.
No equity — 9% administrative fee, 2% annual service fee
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Kafalah — SME Financing Guarantee Program
Loan · Saudi Arabia
Bank loan guarantee of 80% standard, up to 90–95% in target sectors.
No equity — loan guarantee
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UAE · 6 →
Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
Loan · UAE
Up to AED 2M per startup with no assets required, tenors up to 72 months.
No equity — repayable finance
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Khalifa Fund
Loan · UAE
Loans; amounts not published, vary by programme.
No equity — loan, repayable
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MBRIF
Loan · UAE
Government-backed bank-loan guarantees; terms set case by case.
No equity — loan guarantee
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Partners for Growth (PFG)
Loan · UAE
Growth debt; ticket size not published.
Loan — repayable
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Ruya Partners
Loan · UAE
Private credit deals of $15M to $25M.
Loan — private credit, repayable
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Stride Ventures
Loan · UAE
Venture debt averaging $4M, repayable over 6 to 18 months.
Loan — repayable, 6 to 18 months
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Kuwait · 2 →
Industrial Bank of Kuwait
Loan · Kuwait
Medium and long-term industrial and SME loan financing; amount varies by project.
No equity — concessional loan, repayable
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National Fund — SME Financing
Loan · Kuwait
Government loan up to KD 400,000, covering up to 80% of project capital.
Loan — partners contribute at least 20%
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Oman · 1 →
Oman Development Bank
Loan · Oman
Project-dependent loans.
Loan — repayable
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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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