- What
- Co-build support in product, engineering and go-to-market.
- Who
- Individuals joining as Co-Build Fellows, not incorporated startups.
- Cost
- Equity, stipend and housing
- From abroad
- Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
- Backed by
- QIA Fund of Funds
- Status
- Open · taking applications
Checked · September 2026 · utopia-studio.co · How we check ↗
In detail
The Utopia Studio is an AI venture studio (co-build model) in Qatar. Doha-based AI venture studio — co-builds AI companies with domain experts instead of running cohorts. Part of the Utopia group: its own site lists Qatar Development Bank as ecosystem partner and links its sister fund A-typical Ventures, which Utopia established in Qatar. 15 fellows across 6 opportunity spaces (Sep 2026).
- Amount
- Co-building support — product, AI-native engineering, capital alignment and go-to-market; no funding figures published
- Terms
- Co-build model — equity, stipend and housing terms sit in the Fellowship FAQ, figures not published
- Eligibility
- Individuals join as Co-Build Fellows rather than incorporated startups
- selection emphasises domain fluency, pattern recognition, bias to action, trust capital and collaboration instinct
- apply via the embedded Ashby form on the studio site
- Sectors
- AI-first across energy and infrastructure, HealthTech, industrial safety, cybersecurity and quantum security, maritime
- Status
- Open — applications live
What the source says
“15 Fellows”
“2026 The Utopia Studio. All rights reserved.”
Closing soon on the map
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Sources
Primary source · utopia-studio.co · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/the-utopia-studio · Checked September 2026