Orbit Ventures (formerly Orbit Startups)

In detail

Orbit Ventures (formerly Orbit Startups) is an accelerator + VC in Saudi Arabia. Global emerging-markets accelerator, rebranded from Orbit Startups to Orbit Ventures in 2026. Runs the Sanabil Accelerator by Orbit (with PIF-backed Sanabil Investments) — a programme for MVP-to-growth-stage tech startups investing $80,000–100,000 in every startup across a four-month sales, marketing and product sprint. Batch 4 Demo Day: 9 Sep 2026 in Riyadh.

Amount

$80,000–100,000 invested in every startup · 4-month batches

Terms

Yes — equity stake

Eligibility

• Open to startups worldwide that want to build a MENA base through Saudi Arabia
• MVP to growth stage
• founders full-time and all founders attend every session
• in Riyadh for weeks 1–4 and 8–12 of the four months

Sectors

Sector-agnostic tech — the programme page names no sector restriction

Benefits

• $100K cheque
• 4-month programme
• Riyadh market orientation
• Orbit + Sanabil network

Status

Open — applications accepted, but Orbit’s own apply, programme and home pages no longer publish a Batch 5 closing date; the site currently promotes the Batch 4 Demo Day (all three pages checked in a browser 9 September 2026, the 1 October 2026 date is gone)