All · 67Accelerators & incubators · 17VC funds & investors · 16Grants & prizes · 9Government programmes · 8Angel networks · 2Corporate VCs · 4State equity · 4Loans & guarantees · 2Funds of funds · 1Support programmes · 4
FinTech Development Grant (QFTH)
Grant · Qatar · Open
Milestone-linked co-funding of up to QAR 1.5M per company (QDB, Dec 2025).
No equity — co-funding
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QRDI Qatar Open Innovation (QOI)
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Up to US$100,000 in QRDI funding per challenge for a funded pilot.
Funding per challenge — equity terms not published
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Innovation Coupon (Qatar Foundation RDI)
Grant · Qatar · Active
Grant in three time-limited tiers that take an idea step by step to market.
Grant — startups/SMEs: 25% matching at Tier 2, 50% at Tier 3
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Qatar–Spain Innovation Program (QASIP)
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Co-funding up to QAR 1.5M for 1–3 year bilateral Qatar–Spain R&D projects.
No equity — grant
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QRDI SBIG
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Grants up to QAR 3M over 3 years, or phased QAR 800K–2.2M funding.
No equity — grant
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QRDI Technology Development Grant (TDG)
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Co-funding up to QAR 10M per project; the company also carries a funding share.
No equity — co-funding, not an investment
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ROWAD Awards
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Business award incentives.
No equity — grant
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Stars of Science (Qatar Foundation)
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Qatar Foundation TV innovation competition; its FAQ lists a $300,000 first prize.
Prize money
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WISE Prize for Education
Grant · Qatar · Closed
Share of a $1M prize pool; finalists get $100,000–125,000 each to build an MVP in 12 months.
No equity — grant
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Grants & prizes elsewhere in the Gulf
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