All · 93Accelerators & incubators · 18VC funds & investors · 34Grants & prizes · 4Government programmes · 12Angel networks · 7Corporate VCs · 11State equity · 1Loans & guarantees · 2Funds of funds · 2Support programmes · 2
CMA FinTech Lab (ExPermit)
Government · Saudi Arabia
Regulatory permission to test products live; no funding provided.
No equity — service or permission
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KAUST University
Government · Saudi Arabia
R&D grants plus equity investment.
Equity or convertible note
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MCIT — Ministry of Communications
Government · Saudi Arabia
Access to CODE programmes and national financing.
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MISA — Ministry of Investment
Government · Saudi Arabia
Investor registration, RHQ programme access and Startup Saudi services.
No equity — service or permission
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Premium Residency — Entrepreneur Track
Government · Saudi Arabia
Residency for founders with a round of SAR 400K+ (20% share) or SAR 15M+ (10% share).
No equity — one-time fee SAR 4,000
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Cloud Computing SEZ
Government · Saudi Arabia
OECD-compliant tax treatment, expat-levy exemption and electricity at $0.05/kWh.
No equity — service or permission
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MEWA
Government · Saudi Arabia
Programme support, plus a debt route via the ADF.
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Monsha'at
Government · Saudi Arabia
Loan guarantees and programme support for SMEs.
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PIF Startup Ecosystem
Government · Saudi Arabia
Not a direct-application fund — invests in funds rather than startups.
Indirect — invests in funds, not startups
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SAMA FinTech Sandbox
Government · Saudi Arabia
Regulatory permission to test fintech and insurtech products.
No equity — service or permission
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SDAIA
Government · Saudi Arabia
Access to a $160M AI fund with $40K per GAIA cohort startup.
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SHIFT Innovation Center Riyadh
Government · Saudi Arabia
Clinical testing access and MoH regulator connections.
No equity — service or permission
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