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State equity in the GCC

7 state equity across the Gulf — 1 in Saudi Arabia, 1 in the UAE, 4 in Qatar, 1 in Oman — 6 taking applications today. What you get, who can apply, what it costs, each one checked against its own website.

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State equity in Saudi Arabia (KSA) · 1 →

SIC - SIDF Investment Company

State equity · Saudi Arabia · Active
Direct investment, private equity, private credit and an early-stage line.
Equity
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State equity in the UAE · 1 →

Emirates Growth Fund (EGF)

State equity · UAE · Open
AED 1bn growth equity fund backed by Emirates Development Bank; AED 10–50M tickets.
Equity — growth equity, AED 10–50M
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State equity in Qatar · 4 →

QDB Istithmar - SME Equity

State equity · Qatar · Active
Tickets QAR 1.5–7M for small enterprises, QAR 3.5–18M for medium enterprises; equity under 50%.
Equity — QDB takes under 50% stake
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QDB Ithmar

State equity · Qatar · Active
Seed equity via convertible Musharaka; amount not published; founder adds at least 10%.
Convertible — Musharaka converts into shares
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Startup Qatar Investment Program

State equity · Qatar · Open
START up to $1.1M, GROW up to $5.5M, released in tranches against milestones.
Equity
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QDB Pre-seed Investment

State equity · Qatar · Active
Up to QAR 250K (100K cash, 150K in kind); QDB announced QAR 730K per company in Dec 2025.
Convertible — converts at a QAR 2.5–3.57M cap
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State equity in Oman · 1 →

Sharakah (Fund for Development of Youth Projects)

State equity · Oman · Active
Equity OMR 100K–350K, debt OMR 10K–350K, or factoring up to OMR 500K.
Equity — exit within 6 years
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State equity by country

Saudi Arabia · 1UAE · 1Qatar · 4Oman · 1

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