Startup funding in Qatar

In-kind support: Doha workspace and housing for a four-week Sprint, talent and investor access.

Equity — 1.5% deferred SAFE-style stake

Investment support; amount not published (one portfolio firm raised $1M).

Equity

Venture-building support; no funding figure published.

Incubation and acceleration support.

Four funds: IBDA up to QAR 250K, IIF up to QAR 200K, SOCIF up to QAR 100K, SIF up to QAR 30K.

Equity — varies by fund

Incubation, training and market linkage support; no funding figure published.

Up to $170K pre-seed investment (fintech.qa); QDB cites QAR 730,000 ($200K) per company.

Equity — 0–7% via post-money SAFE (F6S profile)

Accelerator: up to $100K as a post-money SAFE; Pre-Accelerator: up to $75K.

Equity — 4% (Accelerator) · 6% (Pre-Accelerator)

Over QAR 13.5M in support provided to date across 88 startups.

Early Stage funding up to $50K; Growth Stage funding up to $100K.

Convertible loan — converts at 15–20% discount or cap

Co-build support in product, engineering and go-to-market.

Equity, stipend and housing

Non-dilutive mentorship, with investor access via the CDL network.

No equity for participation

Free incubation, including a 5-week Idea Camp and a 2-year full programme.

No equity — service or permission

Accelerator support for sports-tech startups.

Closed — the 2026 cycle's terms are no longer published.

Non-financial capability building and market access support.

No equity — service or permission

QAR 200,000 (about $55,000) cash prize to top cohort startups, plus a virtual programme.

No equity — 100% founder ownership retained

Equity investment from Pre-Seed to Series A.

Equity

$12+ billion under management, investing from early to late stage.

Equity

Early-stage equity investment.

Equity

Equity investment across all stages, early-stage to growth.

Equity

Growth-stage equity in scaled, venture-backed businesses.

Equity

Multi-stage equity investment.

Equity

Equity investment.

Equity

Structured secondaries and special-situations deals.

Equity

Equity investment from seed through Series C and beyond, per QIA.

Equity

$30M fund; Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A follow-ons; cheque size set case by case.

Equity — co-investment alongside lead VC

Equity investment from Pre-Series A to Series B.

Equity

Inception to Seed €250K–€5M; Series B to Pre-IPO €5M–€30M.

Equity

Early-stage equity cheques.

Equity

Growth-stage equity investment.

Equity

Equity investment from a $250M AUM fund with 90+ companies funded (site).

Equity

Equity investment from a $150M fund, pre-seed to Series A, on a rolling basis.

Equity — direct investment stake

Milestone-linked co-funding.

No equity — co-funding

Co-funding up to QAR 1.5M for 1–3 year bilateral Qatar–Spain R&D projects.

No equity — grant

QAR 365K in funding per challenge, over a one-year pilot.

No equity — grant

Grants up to QAR 3M over 3 years, or phased QAR 800K–2.2M funding.

No equity — grant

Co-funding up to QAR 10M per project; the company also carries a funding share.

No equity — co-funding, not an investment

Business award incentives.

No equity — grant

A share of a $1M prize pool, plus a $100,000–125,000 conditional grant per finalist.

No equity — grant

FDI facilitation, government introductions and direct pitching to VC funds via Gateway.

No equity — service or permission

Gaming and screen incentive programmes; licensing with 100% foreign ownership.

No equity — incentives for licensed entities

Regulatory pathway only; no capital is deployed.

No equity — regulatory pathway

Backing via Startup Qatar, targeting a QAR 1 billion portfolio by 2030.

Business licensing; its Feb 2026 package waives registration and renewal fees for three years.

No equity — service or permission

Free zone investment incentives and benefits.

No equity — service or permission

One-stop platform routing founders to the QDB-powered Investment Program.

Angel investment, seed to Series A.

Equity

Equity tickets of USD 100–500K; 5 to 10 investments a year.

Equity — 5 to 15% ownership target

Tickets QAR 1.5–7M for small enterprises, QAR 3.5–18M for medium enterprises; equity under 50%.

Equity — QDB takes under 50% stake

Seed equity via convertible Musharaka; founder contributes minimum 10%.

Convertible — Musharaka converts into shares

START up to $1.1M, GROW up to $5.5M, released in tranches against milestones.

Equity

Commits capital to VC funds; founders reach it through the funds it backs.

Indirect — invests in funds, not startups

Capped in-kind AI compute credits.

No equity — in-kind support

Venture-building support.

Free to browse; some services are paid (e.g. day pass QAR 40).

Innovation platform.