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    GCC Startup Ecosystem Directory

    Funds, incubators, accelerators and government programs across the six Gulf countries.

    Country

    Type

    Saudi ArabiaSovereign VC

    Public Investment Fund (PIF)

    Sovereign wealth fund anchoring the ecosystem directly and via subsidiaries.

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    Saudi ArabiaSovereign VC

    Sanabil Investments

    PIF's venture and growth-equity arm, deploying roughly $3B annually.

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    Saudi ArabiaGovernment Program

    Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)

    Government fund-of-funds supporting pre-seed to pre-IPO companies.

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    Saudi ArabiaGovernment Program

    Jada Fund of Funds

    PIF fund-of-funds backing VC, PE and private-debt funds.

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    Saudi ArabiaCorporate VC

    Wa'ed Ventures

    Saudi Aramco's entrepreneurship arm, all stages, tech/industrial/deep tech.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    STV (Saudi Technology Ventures)

    Largest VC firm in the Middle East by AUM; Series A and growth, sector-agnostic.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Raed Ventures

    Seed and Series A investor in SaaS, fintech, consumer and real-estate tech.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Impact46

    Seed-to-growth investor in fintech, e-commerce, SaaS and gaming.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Merak Capital

    CMA-licensed seed-stage investor with deep fintech holdings.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Vision Ventures

    Early-stage fintech and payments investor.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Nama Ventures

    CMA-licensed pre-seed investor in fintech and SaaS.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Khwarizmi Ventures

    Seed and Series A investor in fintech and consumer.

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    Saudi ArabiaVC Fund

    Sukna Ventures

    Early and growth-stage investor.

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    Saudi ArabiaCorporate VC

    Prosperity7 Ventures

    Saudi Aramco's global deep-tech and frontier-tech growth arm.

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    Saudi ArabiaCorporate VC

    Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV)

    Corporate VC focused on energy, decarbonization and industrial tech.

    Saudi ArabiaCorporate VC

    stc Ventures

    Venture arm of Saudi Telecom (stc).

    Saudi ArabiaCorporate VC

    SABIC Ventures

    Corporate VC investing in industrials and chemicals tech.

    Saudi ArabiaGovernment Program

    Monsha'at (SME General Authority)

    Runs Startup Hubs, the University Startup Accelerator Program and the BIBAN conference.

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    Saudi ArabiaIncubator

    Badir Program (KACST)

    National tech incubation program, free for Saudi nationals.

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    Saudi ArabiaAccelerator

    The Garage

    Largest business accelerator and startup district in the region.

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    Saudi ArabiaUniversity Program

    KAUST Innovation / TAQADAM Accelerator

    Deep-tech accelerator offering non-dilutive grants up to roughly $140K.

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    Saudi ArabiaAccelerator

    Misk Accelerator

    12-week zero-equity hybrid tech accelerator.

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    Saudi ArabiaAccelerator

    Flat6Labs Riyadh

    Seed accelerator run in partnership with stc.

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    Saudi ArabiaAccelerator

    Techstars Riyadh

    12–13 week accelerator with MCIT and Raed Ventures.

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    Saudi ArabiaNon-Profit / Network

    Endeavor Saudi Arabia

    High-impact entrepreneur mentorship and scale-support network.

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    Saudi ArabiaGovernment Program

    Fintech Saudi

    SAMA-backed initiative supporting the fintech sector.

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    Saudi ArabiaAccelerator

    Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator

    Riyadh-based 12-week accelerator with $100K+ equity investment.

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