Monsha'at FinTech Accelerator
Monsha'at (SME General Authority) · Fintech accelerator
VariesFree 3-month accelerator; financing grant for the first 10 companies reaching the accelerator phase (amount not stated)
Government fintech accelerator: 5-day bootcamp then a ~3-month acceleration phase, with a financing grant for the top 10 companies.
Key terms
- Applicants 18+, teams of up to 3 with one leader, national ID required
- Non-Saudi companies may join only with at least one Saudi founding partner
- Grant goes only to the first 10 companies reaching the accelerator phase; amount not published
- Runs in cohorts - check the page for the next intake
Eligibility
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- At least one Saudi founding partner
How to apply
Apply through the registration link on the Monsha'at FinTech Accelerator page when a cohort is announced.
- Benefit
- mixed
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Cohort-based
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10 · source