Monsha'at Sector Business Accelerators
Monsha'at (SME General Authority) · Government accelerators
VariesFree-of-charge sector accelerators (e.g. EdTech, Real Estate Innovation, Dates, Franchise); funding varies by program
Monsha'at runs free, equity-free sector accelerators for Saudi startups, with training, mentoring and investor access; some editions include grants.
Key terms
- Participation is free of charge
- Process: online registration, document upload, evaluation, interviews, final participant list
- Each accelerator has its own sector focus, dates and benefits
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
How to apply
Pick an open accelerator on monshaat.gov.sa/en/acc and register via its link.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Cohort-based (varies per accelerator)
- Status
- Open
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