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.
About the program
stc launched the inspireU accelerator in 2015 to support tech startups, and it has supported more than 130 startups. In June 2026, applications opened for the thirteenth cohort with two tracks: a general three-month program for early-stage companies that includes mentoring, the academy and grants, and an advanced six-month program for more mature companies that includes funding and consulting. Its graduates include Mrsool, Zid and Sary.
duration_weeks reflects the 3-month general track; the advanced track is 6 months and invitation-only. stc also runs separate inspireU programs in Kuwait and Bahrain; this entry is the Saudi program. Official site inspireu.sa refused connections at verification. Alumni per k2 (Mubasher, Nov 2024), which spells them 'Marsool, Zed, Sari' and describes them as startups inspireU supported.
What it offers
- Sectors
- All sectors
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Funding
- Grants in the general program and funding in the advanced program, with no specific amounts announced Source
- Format
- Cohorts
Among its alumni
Mrsool
A Saudi delivery app where you order anything from any store, and couriers bid with delivery price quotes
- Stage
- Pre-IPO
- Raised
- Undisclosed
- Founded
- 2015
- City
- Riyadh
Zid
A Saudi commerce platform that lets a merchant run their online store, sales channels and physical branch from one dashboard.
- Stage
- Series B
- Raised
- $59M
- Founded
- 2017
- City
- Riyadh
Sary
A B2B online marketplace connecting grocery stores and restaurants with wholesalers, with a pay-later option
- Stage
- Series C
- Raised
- $112.1M
- Founded
- 2018
- City
- Riyadh