Fintech grants open to founders in the Gulf
- Bahrain FinTech Bay Soft Landing incubator
Bahrain FinTech Bay · Soft-landing, workspace and regulatory sandbox access - DIFC Innovation Hub Programmes grant
Dubai International Financial Centre · Subsidised licensing, workspace and access to a fintech fund - Bahrain FinTech Bay Programmes accelerator
Bahrain FinTech Bay · Incubation and accelerator programmes, workspace and investo - Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global accelerator
500 Global and Sanabil Investments · US$100,000+ investment; program fee US$35,000 per startup - startAD Accelerator accelerator
startAD (anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi) · Program-based support, corporate pilots, and investor access - Startup Qatar Investment Program grant
Invest Qatar and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) · START track up to USD 1.1 million, GROW track up to USD 5.5 - Hub71: Capital Programs incubator
Hub71 (Abu Dhabi) · AED 250K, 500K equivalent in subsidies (housing + office + i - DIFC Innovation Hub incubator
Dubai International Financial Centre · Programme support, licences, and access to capital (programm - 500 Global MENA accelerator
500 Global · Investment plus accelerator programme (standard 500 deal) - Prominent Hill Capital, GCC Venture Fund accelerator
Prominent Hill · $500,000-$5,000,000 · global, open to the Gulf - Impact46, Saudi Arabia Growth Fund accelerator
Impact46 · $500,000-$10,000,000 - Wamda Capital, MENA Startup Fund accelerator
Wamda · $200,000-$3,000,000 · global, open to the Gulf - MEVP, Middle East Venture Partners accelerator
MEVP · $500,000-$5,000,000 · global, open to the Gulf - Flat6Labs Jeddah Accelerator accelerator
Flat6Labs · Up to $120,000 seed funding - Flat6Labs Bahrain Accelerator accelerator
Flat6Labs / Bahrain EDB · Up to $100,000 seed funding - WIC (Women in Capital), MENA Startup Fund
WIC · $50,000-$250,000 · global, open to the Gulf - Google for Startups Accelerator MENA credits
Google · Up to $200,000 in Google Cloud credits + mentorship · global, open to the Gulf - Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH) grant
Qatar Development Bank · Up to $100,000 acceleration support + pilot opportunities
Amounts and windows change, and dead links are purged weekly, so the live list and current eligibility are always in the app. This is a sample of what is open now.
Frequently asked
What fintech startup grants are available in the Gulf?+
The Incubateer catalog lists 30+ fintech grants, accelerators and cloud credits open to founders in the Gulf, including named programmes above. The best fit depends on your stage, sector and registration status, so run the eligibility check rather than applying to all of them.
Do these grants take equity?+
Most of the programmes here are non-dilutive: grants, government schemes and cloud credits that take no equity and no repayment. Accelerators may take a small stake; each listing says which. Incubateer scores every one honestly as strong match, worth a look, or long shot.
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