- What
- Incubator, accelerator and Bridge programmes with free workspace; no funding figure published.
- Who
- Saudi and international tech startups, from first-stage ideas to companies with sales.
- Cost
- Not published — workspace and facilities free of charge
- From abroad
- Open to companies from outside Saudi Arabia All programmes open to founders from abroad →
- Status
- Active
Checked · September 2026 · thegarage.sa · How we check ↗
In detail
The Garage is an incubator + accelerator (government-backed) in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh startup district for Saudi and international tech startups, launched at LEAP 2022 by the Ministry of Communications and IT, the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones, and KACST. Three programmes: the Incubator takes first-stage ideas to an MVP with a clear business model and a first market test; the Accelerator takes established companies that already generate sales; the Bridge rebuilds the business model of launched projects whose growth has stalled. Its site counts 950+ tech startups graduated from its own and hosted programmes and 7,500+ jobs created.
- Amount
- Programme support, no funding figure published - workspace and facilities free of charge for programme companies
- Terms
- Not published
- Eligibility
- Tech startups, Saudi and international - Incubator: first-stage ideas
- Accelerator: established companies with sales
- Bridge: launched projects whose growth has stalled
- Sectors
- Technology, all fields
- Benefits
- Private or shared offices
- support towards the foreign investment licence
- specialised workshops
- access to investors
- mentors and trainers
- access to KACST labs
- community and network
- Status
- Active - Register-now buttons on the programme pages; registration needs an account on thegarage.sa (checked September 2026)
What the source says
“الكراج وجهة الشركات الناشئة السعودية والعالمية في مختلف المجالات التقنية”
“الكراج وجهة الشركات الناشئة السعودية والعالمية في مختلف المجالات التقنية، وتعمل على تسريع نموها عبر برامج نوعية مثل المسرّعة والحاضنة”
“يذكر أن الكراج قد انطلق خلال مؤتمر ليب 22 وجهةً رائدةً لتمكين الشركات الناشئة في المجالات التقنية، بالشراكة بين وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات، والاتحاد السعودي للأمن السيبراني والبرمجة والدرونز، ومدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية "كاكست"”
“المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض - الكراج”
“برنامج يستقبل الأفكار في مرحلتها الأولى، ويطورها حتى تصبح منتجًا أوليًا بنموذج عمل واضح، ثم يضعها في أول اختبار سوقي حقيقي.”
“برنامج يستقبل الشركات القائمة التي تحقق مبيعات، ويعالج ما يعيق توسعها حتى تضاعف نموها وتتوسع في السوق.”
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Sources
Primary source · thegarage.sa · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/thegarageksa · Checked September 2026