Orange Corners + Orange Corners Innovation Fund (Arab hubs)
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs / RVO · Incubation + seed grant/loan
$58KFree incubation; OCIF Track 1 up to EUR 5,000 (prototype voucher + allowance), Track 2 up to EUR 50,000 (~$58k) seed per entrepreneur, part grant / part loan
Dutch-funded, fee-free incubation/acceleration for young entrepreneurs with hubs in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Sudan and Tunisia, with seed funding from the Orange Corners Innovation Fund.
Key terms
- Most hubs require at least one founder aged 18–35 and full-time commitment
- OCIF Track 2 (up to EUR 50k) is partly grant, partly loan; 3–5 winners per cohort chosen by pitch jury
- Hub criteria and funding modalities differ by country (e.g. Jordan needs MVP + 1 year operating; Tunisia OCIF track needs >TND 50k revenue)
- Calls open per cohort (typically twice a year); several hubs currently show applications closed
- Projects should contribute to the UN SDGs
Eligibility
- Where
- Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia
- 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
- Eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Founder aged 18–35 (most hubs)
- Must reside in the hub country
- Some hubs have sector focus (e.g. Sudan: agriculture value chain)
How to apply
Pick your country hub on orangecorners.com and submit the online form when a cohort opens; shortlisted applicants attend a mandatory bootcamp before final selection.
- Benefit
- mixed
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Cohort-based (varies by hub)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source