- What
- Early Stage funding up to $50K; Growth Stage funding up to $100K.
- Who
- Teams of 2+ with a technical co-founder, a working MVP or early users, registering in the GCC.
- Cost
- Convertible loan — converts at 15–20% discount or cap
- From abroad
- Open to companies from abroad — Register an entity anywhere in the GCC, or be willing to; In person at Snoonu HQ in Doha full-time ("Do I need to be in Doha full-time? Yes. The program is in-person at the Snoonu HQ. We help with relocation logistics.") All programmes open to founders from abroad →
- Status
- Open · taking applications
Checked · September 2026 · startups.snoonu.com · How we check ↗
In detail
Snoonu Startup Factory is a corporate venture programme (two tracks) in Qatar. Corporate venture programme of Qatar super app Snoonu. Two tracks: Early Stage up to $50K, Growth Stage up to $100K, both as convertible loans. Founders must be full-time at Snoonu HQ in Doha. Convertible loans convert at the next round at a 15–20% discount or valuation cap (site FAQ). Based at Snoonu Technology Park.
- Amount
- Early Stage up to $50K · Growth Stage up to $100K
- Terms
- No upfront equity — convertible loan, converts at next round at 15–20% discount or valuation cap
- Eligibility
- Team of 2+ with at least one technical co-founder
- working MVP or early users
- registered or willing to register anywhere in the GCC
- full-time presence at Snoonu HQ Doha required
- no application fee
- Sectors
- eCommerce & Marketplace, AI Solutions, Social Commerce
- Benefits
- Early Stage: mentorship
- legal, finance and compliance support. Growth Stage: adds distribution via the Snoonu super-app
- GCC/MENA go-to-market
- engineering and product bench
- hiring and senior advisor network. Weekly mentorship from Snoonu C-suite.
- Status
- Open — rolling, no stated deadline
What the source says
“Registered or willing to register your entity anywhere in the GCC.”
“Up to $50K funding”
“Up to $100K funding”
“converts to equity at your next funding round at a 15–20% discount”
“snoonu© 2026 Startup Factory”
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Sources
Primary source · startups.snoonu.com · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/snoonu-qatar · Checked September 2026