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MEWA

Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture — runs the EWAx startup accelerators across three tracks: Sedrah (environment), Sahabah (water) and Sunbolah (agriculture and food).

What
Programme support, plus a debt route via the ADF.
Status
Closed

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

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In detail

MEWA is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture — runs the EWAx startup accelerators across three tracks: Sedrah (environment), Sahabah (water) and Sunbolah (agriculture and food). Registration for the 2026 EWAx accelerators has ended; the next window is not announced. Financing links route to the Agricultural Development Fund — loan products, not grants.

Amount
Programme support — funding amounts not published · ADF route is debt
Services
  • Sedrah incubator
  • Sunbolah FoodTech accelerator
  • ADF funding pathways
Status
Closed — 2026 EWAx registration ended

What the source says

“Registration for the 2026 EWAx startup accelerators has ended”

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

“Supporting entrepreneurship and business development in the fields of environment, agriculture, and water to promote sustainable development”

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

“Sunbolah is a comprehensive innovation platform dedicated to advancing the AgriFood Tech sector in Saudi Arabia.”

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

Closing soon on the map

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Up to SAR 500,000 non-repayable per project, capped at 20 projects total.
No equity — grant
29 Sep 2026closes

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SAR 100,000 development funding, earmarked rather than paid as cash.
Equity via SAFE, capped at 5%
4 Oct 2026closes

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Equity — 1.5% deferred SAFE-style stake
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Sources

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