All · 121Accelerators & incubators · 14VC funds & investors · 50Grants & prizes · 7Government programmes · 10Angel networks · 9Corporate VCs · 15State equity · 1Loans & guarantees · 10Funds of funds · 1Support programmes · 4
Amplify Growth Fund
Loan · UAE · Active
Growth loans from $3M (average $10M) over 3–4 years, with a warrant component.
Loan with warrants — no equity round
—
Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
Loan · UAE · Active
Up to AED 2M per startup with no assets required, tenors up to 72 months.
No equity — repayable finance
—
Khalifa Fund
Loan · UAE · Active
Loans; amounts not published, vary by programme.
No equity — loan, repayable
—
MBRIF
Loan · UAE · Active
Government-backed bank-loan guarantees.
No equity — loan guarantee
—
Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund for SME (The Fund)
Loan · UAE · Open
Interest-free SME loans up to AED 1M; credit loans up to AED 3M via partner banks.
No equity — loan, repayable; at least 20% own contribution
—
Ruwad — Sharjah Foundation to Support Pioneering Entrepreneurs
Loan · UAE · Active
Interest-free loans up to AED 400,000; bank Murabaha financing up to AED 2M.
No equity — interest-free loan
—
Stride Ventures
Loan · UAE · Active
Venture debt averaging $4M, repayable over 6 to 18 months.
Loan — repayable, 6 to 18 months
—
Partners for Growth (PFG)
Loan · UAE · Active
Growth debt and asset-backed lending to tech companies.
Loan — repayable
—
Ruya Partners
Loan · UAE · Active
Private credit for mid-market companies in MENA.
Loan — private credit, repayable
—
Tenami Capital
Loan · UAE · Active
Revenue-based growth capital for founder-led tech companies, from DIFC Dubai.
Capped return, bought back from revenue
—
Loans & guarantees elsewhere in the Gulf
These 10 are on the map next to the other 111 programmes in the UAE — filter the whole Gulf by type, deadline and equity.
Open the UAE map →