Incubators and accelerators in Saudi Arabia

A fintech accelerator launched by Falak Investment and Alinma Bank in 2025. It runs 12 weeks for early-stage Saudi startups, and its first cohort had 14 companies.

Organization

Falak Investment Hub with Alinma Bank

Duration

12 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

A fintech accelerator launched by Arab National Bank in 2025 under ANB Innovate, in partnership with Monsha'at, Fintech Saudi and Plug and Play. It runs 12 weeks in Riyadh for companies from post-prototype to pre-Series A.

Organization

Arab National Bank (anb) with Plug and Play

Duration

12 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

Seed

The Capital Market Authority's Fintech Lab, running since 2018, is a regulatory sandbox that grants experimental permits to fintech companies in securities activities such as equity crowdfunding and robo-advisory.

Organization

Capital Market Authority (CMA)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

The Center of Digital Entrepreneurship (CODE) is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It offers shared workspaces and incubation and acceleration programs for digital entrepreneurs, including the incubation program, Tech Founders and CODE Nine 66 for gaming.

Organization

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea, Pre-seed, Seed

A deep tech projects program from Dhahran Techno Valley at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. It selects 10 projects a year and offers support of up to SAR 200,000 for a stake of no more than 5%.

Organization

Dhahran Techno Valley (KFUPM) / Deep-Tech Ventures Company (DTVC)

Duration

12 weeks

City

Dhahran

Stages

Pre-seed

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is a global startup competition launched in 2019, co-organized by Monsha'at and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Its finals are held in Riyadh with $1 million in cash prizes and no equity taken.

Organization

Monsha'at and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Finspire is a fintech program from Dhahran Techno Valley and the Saudi National Bank. It runs 12 weeks followed by six months of incubation, and offers up to SAR 200,000 to ten companies for a stake of no more than 5%.

Organization

Dhahran Techno Valley (DTV) with Saudi National Bank (SNB)

Duration

12 weeks

City

Dhahran

Stages

—

An initiative launched by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) in 2018 in cooperation with the Capital Market Authority to support the fintech ecosystem in the Kingdom. It includes awareness programs, a fintech accelerator, and partnerships with bank accelerators and investors.

Organization

Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) with the Capital Market Authority (CMA)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

A business accelerator for tourism startups run by the Tourism Development Fund through its non-financial arm, TDF Grow. It runs 4 months and includes a trip to Silicon Valley and a demo day. Its sixth edition launched in April 2026.

Organization

Tourism Development Fund (TDF Grow)

Duration

16 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

An incubator for tourism startups run by the Tourism Development Fund through TDF Grow in partnership with Almosafer. It finished its first edition in 2026 with 30 companies over 10 months across two tracks, in person and virtual.

Organization

Tourism Development Fund (TDF Grow)

Duration

43 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

A business accelerator belonging to stc, launched in 2015 as the Kingdom's first accelerator for telecommunications and digital innovation. It offers a general three-month program that includes mentoring and grants, and an advanced six-month program by invitation.

Organization

stc

Duration

12 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

KAUST Scale X is a soft landing program from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in partnership with Saudi Awwal Bank. It helps international tech companies at Series B stage and beyond enter the Saudi market over about eight months.

Organization

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Duration

—

City

Thuwal

Stages

Series B, Growth

The business incubators and accelerators at King Saud University's Entrepreneurship Institute in Riyadh, launched in 2015, offer incubation, training, legal and professional consulting, and offices for emerging projects.

Organization

King Saud University Entrepreneurship Institute

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea

King Saud University's Aspiring Entrepreneurs Program is run by Riyadh Valley Company with Flat6Labs and the Entrepreneurship Institute. It targets university students, staff and graduates, to develop their ideas up to the prototype stage.

Organization

Riyadh Valley Company with Flat6Labs and KSU Entrepreneurship Institute

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea

A startup-building studio based in Riyadh that says it has built more than 18 companies since 2017, and offers an entrepreneur-in-residence program and venture building for large corporations. In 2025 it launched an initiative with 1957 Ventures to build AI-based fintech companies.

Organization

Lean Node

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea, Pre-seed

MiSK Accelerator is an accelerator program run by the Misk Foundation in Riyadh since 2019. It lasts 12 weeks in a hybrid format and targets seed-stage tech startups, with no equity taken.

Organization

Misk Foundation

Duration

12 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

Seed

Misk Launchpad is a pre-acceleration program from the Misk Foundation for idea-stage entrepreneurs. It runs 10 weeks in a hybrid format at no cost, and helps teams validate their idea and build a prototype.

Organization

Misk Foundation

Duration

10 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea

A program run by Monsha'at to accelerate university startups through accelerators inside Saudi universities. Each cohort lasts about 6 months, and it targets students, recent graduates and university staff.

Organization

Monsha'at (Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority)

Duration

26 weeks

City

Several cities

Stages

Idea, Pre-seed

An accelerator launched by S60 Ventures in partnership with Fintech Saudi in September 2025 at the Money20/20 conference. It runs 16 weeks for seed-stage fintech companies and adjacent sectors.

Organization

S60 Ventures

Duration

16 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

Seed

A regulatory sandbox run by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) that lets local and international fintech companies test their innovative financial solutions in the Saudi market under the bank's supervision before full licensing.

Organization

Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

—

A business accelerator run by 500 Global in partnership with Sanabil Investments, which is owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF). It launched in Riyadh in 2021 as the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator. It targets tech companies with early momentum in the region, and reached its 12th cohort in 2026.

Organization

500 Global & Sanabil Investments

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

A startup-building studio founded by Sanabil Investments, which is owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), in partnership with Switzerland's Stryber. It began work in Riyadh in 2023 and builds companies in fintech, consumer goods and tourism.

Organization

Sanabil Investments

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea

A business accelerator run by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in partnership with Saudi Awwal Bank since 2016. It lasts six months and offers non-dilutive funding of up to $140,000 per company.

Organization

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) with Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)

Duration

—

City

Thuwal

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Tech Founders is a program from the Center of Digital Entrepreneurship (CODE) at the Ministry of Communications, to develop Saudi tech company founders and expand them globally. Its seventh cohort launched in January 2026 with 20 founders.

Organization

CODE (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

The Garage is a startup hub in Riyadh opened by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in 2023 on 28,000 square meters. It hosts incubation and acceleration programs, including the Garage Incubator and the Garage Plus accelerator.

Organization

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

A venture studio based in Riyadh that supports entrepreneurs from the region and international companies that want to expand in Saudi Arabia, through market access, technical development, legal support and funding. It runs programs including VMS Accelerate and Bridge.

Organization

Value Makers Studio

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Seed

Wadi Jeddah Incubator is run by Wadi Jeddah Company, which is owned by King Abdulaziz University. It selects startups after an intensive bootcamp and invests SAR 100,000 in each company, along with a six-month incubation program.

Organization

Wadi Jeddah (King Abdulaziz University)

Duration

—

City

Jeddah

Stages

—

The Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators was founded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in 2007 and is operated by the Business Incubators and Accelerators Company (BIAC). It incubates tech projects in several regions of the Kingdom.

Organization

BIAC (Business Incubators and Accelerators Company)

Duration

—

City

Riyadh

Stages

Idea, Pre-seed

An accelerator program from Flat6Labs in Riyadh, launched in 2023 with backing from the Saudi Venture Capital Company, Jada and Riyadh Valley. It offers SAR 500,000 in cash funding to each company and a 4-month program. The sixth and final demo day was held in January 2026.

Organization

Flat6Labs

Duration

16 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

Seed

The GAIA generative AI accelerator launched in Riyadh in 2023 with backing from SDAIA and the National Information Technology Development Program and operated by New Native. It runs 10 weeks at The Garage.

Organization

New Native (with SDAIA and NTDP)

Duration

10 weeks

City

Riyadh

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed