Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators
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.
About the program
Badir is one of the oldest tech project incubation programs in Saudi Arabia. It offers pre-incubation and incubation services, including business plan development, legal, administrative and marketing consulting, and training. According to Saudipedia (2022), the program includes 8 incubators and 4 accelerators in 7 regions.
Website badir.com.sa does not respond (Oct 2026) and no cohort or intake evidence after 2022 was found. Operator BIAC is a subsidiary of TAQNIA (PIF). Status set to paused pending confirmation; may have been folded into BIAC programs. The domain of the program's official website (badir.com.sa) stopped working in October 2026, and there is no current official application link.
What it offers
- Stages
- Idea, Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech