All · 67Accelerators & incubators · 12VC funds & investors · 21Grants & prizes · 2Government programmes · 9Angel networks · 8Corporate VCs · 4Loans & guarantees · 6Funds of funds · 1Support programmes · 4
Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
Loan · UAE
Up to AED 2M per startup with no assets required, tenors up to 72 months.
No equity — repayable finance
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Khalifa Fund
Loan · UAE
Loans; amounts not published, vary by programme.
No equity — loan, repayable
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MBRIF
Loan · UAE
Government-backed bank-loan guarantees; terms set case by case.
No equity — loan guarantee
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Partners for Growth (PFG)
Loan · UAE
Growth debt; ticket size not published.
Loan — repayable
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Ruya Partners
Loan · UAE
Private credit deals of $15M to $25M.
Loan — private credit, repayable
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Stride Ventures
Loan · UAE
Venture debt averaging $4M, repayable over 6 to 18 months.
Loan — repayable, 6 to 18 months
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