All · 133Accelerators & incubators · 20VC funds & investors · 51Grants & prizes · 10Government programmes · 14Angel networks · 8Corporate VCs · 18State equity · 1Loans & guarantees · 6Funds of funds · 2Support programmes · 3
CMA FinTech Lab (ExPermit)
Government · Saudi Arabia · Open
Regulatory permission to test products live; no funding provided.
No equity — service or permission
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KAUST University
Government · Saudi Arabia · Open
R&D grants (NextEra), TAQADAM non-dilutive funding up to $140K, KIV equity $100K–$700K.
Equity or convertible note
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MCIT — Ministry of Communications
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Access to CODE programmes: Tech Founders, incubation and CODE Nine 66.
Terms not published
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MISA — Ministry of Investment
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Investor registration, entrepreneur registration and RHQ programme access.
No equity — service or permission
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Premium Residency — Entrepreneur Track
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
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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SAMA FinTech Sandbox
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Regulatory permission to test fintech and insurtech products.
No equity — service or permission
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SHIFT Innovation Center Riyadh
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Innovation hub with the Digi X-Lab data and AI facility.
No equity — service or permission
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Cloud Computing SEZ
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
CST-supervised zone: onboarding support and incentives for data centres nationwide.
No equity — service or permission
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Cybersecurity Accelerator (National Cybersecurity Authority)
Government · Saudi Arabia · Closed
Government accelerator for cybersecurity startups; financial support is a goal.
Terms not published
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MEWA
Government · Saudi Arabia · Closed
Mentorship, access to funding and technical assistance.
Terms not published
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Monsha'at
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Loan guarantees and programme support for SMEs.
Terms not published
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PIF Startup Ecosystem
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Not a direct-application fund — invests in funds rather than startups.
Indirect — invests in funds, not startups
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SDAIA
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Saudi AI authority; runs the GAIA generative AI accelerator.
Terms not published
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Tourism Development Fund (TDF)
Government · Saudi Arabia · Active
Tourism fund: MSME loans via partner banks and lenders, plus a non-financial accelerator.
Loans — pricing not published
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