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QIA Fund of Funds

Qatar Investment Authority's Fund of Funds — announced 26 February 2024; a USD 3 billion programme investing in international and regional venture capital funds with priority on tech and healthcare (site).

What
Commits capital to VC funds; founders reach it through the funds it backs.
Who
VC fund managers with a track record and a Qatar-based senior team.
Cost
Indirect — invests in funds, not startups
Backs
12 funds on the map — listed below
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · qia.qa · How we check ↗

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In detail

QIA Fund of Funds is a fund of funds in Qatar. Qatar Investment Authority's Fund of Funds — announced 26 February 2024; a USD 3 billion programme investing in international and regional venture capital funds with priority on tech and healthcare (site). Anchors global VC firms to set up in Doha.

Amount
USD 3 billion programme (site)
Terms
Via VC firms
Eligibility
Fund managers with a track record (average IRR above 10%, minimum 1.6x), a team of at least three with 10+ years, a VC or equity focus, an office in Qatar with a senior team member and a commitment to the Qatari ecosystem — applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sectors
AI, FinTech, blockchain, infrastructure, health, deep tech
Benefits
  • Supports 12 regional and international fund managers in Qatar
  • more than $1 billion committed to date of the $3 billion programme
  • managers encourage portfolio companies to set up regional HQs in Doha
  • compute power available to Qatar-based portfolio companies
Status
Active

What the source says

“Provide USD 3 billion of funding to venture capital fund managers.”

qia.qa/en/Funds-of-Funds/Pages/Default.aspx · seen September 2026

“On 26 February, 2024, His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani”

qia.qa/en/Funds-of-Funds/Pages/Default.aspx · seen September 2026

Closing soon on the map

Cultural Development Fund (CDF)

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

Finspire

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

QSTP Incubation

Accelerator · Qatar
In-kind support: Doha workspace and housing for a four-week Sprint, talent and investor access.
Equity — 1.5% deferred SAFE-style stake
1 Nov 2026closes

All published deadlines →

More funds of funds in the Gulf

All funds of funds across the six countries →

Funds it backs — named on its own site

B Capital

VC fund · Qatar
$12+ billion under management, investing from early to late stage.
Equity
—

Builders VC

VC fund · Qatar
Early-stage equity investment.
Equity
—

Deerfield Management

VC fund · Qatar
Equity investment across all stages, early-stage to growth.
Equity
—

Founders Circle Capital

VC fund · Qatar
Growth-stage equity in scaled, venture-backed businesses.
Equity
—

Greycroft

VC fund · Qatar
Multi-stage equity investment.
Equity
—

Human Capital

VC fund · Qatar
Equity investment.
Equity
—

Ion Pacific

VC fund · Qatar
Structured secondaries and special-situations deals.
Equity
—

Liberty City Ventures

VC fund · Qatar
Equity investment from seed through Series C and beyond, per QIA.
Equity
—

Rasmal Ventures

VC fund · Qatar
Equity investment from Pre-Series A to Series B.
Equity
—

Shorooq Partners

VC fund · UAE
Equity investment, stage-agnostic.
Equity
—

Speedinvest

VC fund · Qatar
Inception to Seed €250K–€5M; Series B to Pre-IPO €5M–€30M.
Equity
—

The Utopia Studio

Accelerator · Qatar
Co-build support in product, engineering and go-to-market.
Equity, stipend and housing
—

Sources

Primary source · qia.qa · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/qatar-investment-authority · Checked September 2026