Tamkeen Riyada Business Accelerator Program
Tamkeen (Bahrain Labour Fund), powered by Salica Investments · Government-funded accelerator
Varies100% of programme cost covered by Tamkeen (free 6-month accelerator); investor access
Free six-month accelerator for early-stage Bahraini tech startups, with discovery and advisory phases and introductions to investors.
Key terms
- Tamkeen covers 100% of programme costs; page does not state equity terms
- Startups operating less than 3 years
- Bahrain-based with active CR/licence, or pre-CR teams with a prototype and at least one Bahraini founder
- At least one full-time founder committed for 6 months
- Tech-based, scalable idea
Eligibility
- Where
- Bahrain
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed
- Max company age
- 3 years
- 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
- Bahrain CR/licence, or prototype + at least one Bahraini founder
How to apply
Submit the online (Typeform) application; shortlisted teams are interviewed, then pitch to a selection committee.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Cohort-based
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source