BahrainGovernment Program
Bahrain Development Bank (BDB)
100% government-owned bank anchoring the ecosystem.
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Funds, incubators, accelerators and government programs across the six Gulf countries.
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BahrainGovernment Program
Al Waha Fund of Funds
$100M fund-of-funds investing in VC funds with a Bahrain presence.
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Tamkeen
Semi-government labour fund providing grants and SME financing.
Visit siteBahrainIncubator
Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB)
Public-private fintech hub running incubation and innovation labs.
Visit siteBahrainAccelerator
Brinc Bahrain (Brinc MENA)
Global accelerator/VC for hardware/IoT, foodtech, fintech and climatetech.
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Flat6Labs Bahrain
4-month seed accelerator with funding, mentorship and registration support.
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C5 Accelerate
Ran the first cloud accelerator in the Middle East and Africa.
BahrainVC Fund
Hope Ventures
Government-linked early-stage VC listed on the Bahrain Investment Market.
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StartUp Bahrain
National ecosystem community platform powered by Tamkeen.
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Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
Investment-promotion agency supporting startups.
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CH9 (Corporate Hub 9)
Private sector-agnostic accelerator and coworking space.
BahrainCorporate VC
BENEFIT
National payments/fintech company running innovation programs.
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SME Fund (BDB-led)
$185M national SME financing fund.