https://oneo.elden-studios.com/ The map of the Saudi startup ecosystem: programmes you can apply to now, and every incubator, accelerator, venture builder and investor in the Kingdom, each checked against its own official site. en https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/qu-gfsa-food-loss-waste-hackathon/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/qu-gfsa-food-loss-waste-hackathon/ Closes 2026-10-10. Qassim University – Institute of Studies and Consulting Services, with the General Authority for Food Security (GFSA). A national hackathon run by Qassim University with the General Authority for Food Security, where teams build practical solutions to food loss and waste across the food value chain, from digital tools to processing, supply chains, business models and behaviour change. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/saudi-makes-future-startup-competition/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/saudi-makes-future-startup-competition/ Closes 2026-10-15. Search On Media Group S.r.l. (organiser of WMF – We Make Future) with PNG KSA. The startup competition of Saudi Makes Future, the first edition of Italy's WMF tech festival outside Europe, held in Riyadh in December 2026. Selected startups pitch on stage and meet investors, with prizes drawn from the wider WMF network. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/dtv-finspire/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/dtv-finspire/ Closes 2026-10-18. Dhahran Techno Valley Company (KFUPM), in partnership with Saudi National Bank (SNB). The first cohort of a fintech accelerator run by KFUPM's Dhahran Techno Valley with SNB, aimed at deep-tech-flavoured finance products such as embedded credit, insurtech and merchant tools. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/suhail-space-accelerator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/suhail-space-accelerator/ Closes 2026-11-15. Suhail partnership: SEQUENCIVE Holding, ALTAIRI SPACE, acitoflux, Nadir Space Venture and AZO. Saudi Arabia's first accelerator for space and dual-use technology, launched at LEAP 2026 by a five-member partnership led by SEQUENCIVE, helping six selected startups enter and scale in the Kingdom and the GCC. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/entrepreneurship-world-cup/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/entrepreneurship-world-cup/ Closes 2027-05-31. Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), co-hosted with Monsha'at. A global startup competition co-hosted by GEN and Saudi Arabia's Monsha'at, with US$1M in equity-free prizes. The top 100 pitch at the global finals in Riyadh. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/antler-saudi-arabia-residency/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/antler-saudi-arabia-residency/ Apply anytime. Antler. Antler's day-zero residency for the Middle East, where solo founders and early teams find co-founders, validate an idea in ten weeks and can pitch for pre-seed investment. The autumn edition runs in Riyadh. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/aws-activate/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/aws-activate/ Apply anytime. Amazon Web Services. AWS's global credits programme: self-funded founders apply directly for a small credit package, and startups backed by an AWS partner accelerator or investor can get up to USD 200,000. AWS named Activate as part of its Saudi startup push with HUMAIN. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/bim-ventures/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/bim-ventures/ Apply anytime. BIM Ventures. One of Saudi Arabia's longest-running venture studios, based in Riyadh, which builds its own startups and co-builds with outside founders from idea to spin-off. It funds ventures through dedicated studio funds. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/blossom-soft-landing-program/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/blossom-soft-landing-program/ Apply anytime. Blossom Accelerator. Blossom's soft-landing track helps foreign tech startups set up in Saudi Arabia, issuing the MISA entrepreneur licence free of charge and connecting them to the Riyadh ecosystem. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/cma-fintech-lab/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/cma-fintech-lab/ Apply anytime. Capital Market Authority (CMA). The CMA's FinTech Lab, running since 2018, grants experimental permits so startups can test crowdfunding, robo-advice and other capital-market innovations in Saudi Arabia. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/mcit-code-incubation/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/mcit-code-incubation/ Apply anytime. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) – Center of Digital Entrepreneurship (CODE). CODE's incubation programme gives digital startups equipped workspace, business services and a founder community at MCIT's entrepreneurship hub. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/mcit-code-tech-founders/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/mcit-code-tech-founders/ Apply anytime. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) – Center of Digital Entrepreneurship (CODE). MCIT's CODE programme prepares founders of promising Saudi tech companies to expand abroad, combining training at home with immersion in global startup hubs and investor networking. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/cyberme-studio/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/cyberme-studio/ Apply anytime. CyberME Studio (backed by Alwatania Financial's cybersecurity fund). A Riyadh venture studio founded in 2020 that builds cybersecurity startups with founders, funded through a dedicated fund from Alwatania Financial. It takes ideas in batches; a third batch was listed as open in early 2026. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/eastern-chamber-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/eastern-chamber-incubator/ Apply anytime. Asharqia Chamber (Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce). The Eastern Province chamber's incubator in Dammam, giving Saudi founders a desk, training, advisers and investor exposure while they establish and stabilise their businesses. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-estrdad/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-estrdad/ Apply anytime. General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha'at). A Monsha'at scheme that pays back many of the government fees new companies incur during their first three years, easing early cash burn for startups. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/falak-angels-deal-day/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/falak-angels-deal-day/ Apply anytime. Falak Investment Hub. Falak's accredited angel network lets screened startups pitch directly to Saudi angel investors at regular Deal Days, alongside mentoring and perks. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/google-for-startups-cloud-program/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/google-for-startups-cloud-program/ Apply anytime. Google Cloud. A global, always-open perks programme that gives startups Google Cloud credits and technical help. It is not a cohort; Saudi startups can use it, and graduates of Google's MENA accelerator are routed into it. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/dga-govjam-innovation-challenge/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/dga-govjam-innovation-challenge/ Apply anytime. Digital Government Authority (DGA), with the National Technology Development Program (NTDP) and CODE. The Digital Government Authority's open-innovation challenge, in which startups and individuals design better government digital services with the agencies that run them. The 2026 edition is open: challenges run 5–17 October, pitches 10–12 November in Riyadh, and incubation starts 6 December 2026. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/holol-business-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/holol-business-incubator/ Apply anytime. Holol Business Incubator (private company, licensed by Monsha'at). A small private incubator in Al Khobar, licensed by Monsha'at, that takes would-be founders from a diagnostic and feasibility study through a business plan to launch. It focuses on general SMEs more than tech startups. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/huawei-cloud-startup-program/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/huawei-cloud-startup-program/ Apply anytime. Huawei Cloud. Huawei Cloud's global startup scheme offers cloud vouchers, migration help and co-selling to young unlisted companies. Huawei runs a Riyadh cloud region and has pledged to support 2,000 Saudi startups. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-innovation-pioneers/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-innovation-pioneers/ Apply anytime. General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha'at) – Innovation Center. Monsha'at's Innovation Center runs this three-month growth programme for tech companies that already have traction, helping them adopt advanced tech, sharpen their investor pitch and meet strategic partners before a Demo Day. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-irrigation-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-irrigation-incubator/ Apply anytime. Saudi Water Innovation Center (Saudi Water Authority). A SWIC track for agritech startups working on smart irrigation, storage and distribution losses, non-conventional water sources and irrigation-water quality. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/jeel-sandbox-riyad-bank/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/jeel-sandbox-riyad-bank/ Apply anytime. Jeel (Riyad Bank's innovation and technology subsidiary). Riyad Bank's innovation arm Jeel runs a technical sandbox where fintechs can test products against banking, card and wallet APIs before going live in Saudi Arabia. It was built with Fintech Saudi and takes concepts through an online portal. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/kfupm-postdoctoral-startup-fellowship/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/kfupm-postdoctoral-startup-fellowship/ Apply anytime. King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) with Dhahran Techno Valley. A paid postdoc that lets recent PhDs build a hard-tech company at KFUPM, combining a salary with milestone-based startup funding and DTV venture support. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/kfu-business-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/kfu-business-incubator/ Apply anytime. King Faisal University – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. King Faisal University's incubator in Al-Ahsa helps entrepreneurs turn ideas into companies, backed by a prototyping lab and help commercialising inventions. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/lab7-aramco-venture-builder/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/lab7-aramco-venture-builder/ Apply anytime. Aramco. Aramco's deep-tech venture builder in Dhahran. It co-develops products with startups that already have a validated prototype, giving them engineering help, a prototyping facility, a route into Aramco as a customer, and funding in exchange for a minority stake. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-maee-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-maee-incubator/ Apply anytime. Saudi Water Innovation Center (Saudi Water Authority). A SWIC track for startups building water-efficiency and conservation technology for homes, farms and industry, including AI and IoT metering and alternative water sources. Run with Maee, SWA's national water-efficiency centre. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/fintech-saudi-makken/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/fintech-saudi-makken/ Apply anytime. Fintech Saudi (initiative of SAMA and CMA). Makken gives Saudi fintechs a fast, subsidised path to compliant cloud and cybersecurity infrastructure through vetted providers. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/mastercard-start-path/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/mastercard-start-path/ Apply anytime. Mastercard. Mastercard's global, virtual startup engagement programme for later-stage fintechs, organised into themed tracks with commercial access to Mastercard's network. Saudi startups have joined recent intakes. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/microsoft-for-startups/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/microsoft-for-startups/ Apply anytime. Microsoft. Microsoft's always-open startup offer gives founders Azure credits, developer tools and technical help, with an invite-only Pegasus track for growth-stage companies selling to enterprises. Saudi startups can sign up online. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-ai-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-ai-incubator/ Apply anytime. General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha'at) – Innovation Center. An incubation track at Monsha'at's Innovation Center for early AI startups moving from prototype to MVP, combining free workspace with mentoring, cloud credits and partner support. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/nvidia-inception/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/nvidia-inception/ Apply anytime. NVIDIA. A free, no-equity membership programme for AI startups that gives access to NVIDIA training, discounts, partner credits and investor introductions. There are no cohorts or deadlines, and the operator lists no country restriction. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/sba-research-trial-pilot-project-program/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/sba-research-trial-pilot-project-program/ Apply anytime. Saudi Biotechnology Accelerator (SBA). A Saudi-hosted track that lets biotech and medtech ventures run trials and pilots with Kingdom hospitals, labs and research centres. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/riyadat-al-sehha-health-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/riyadat-al-sehha-health-incubator/ Apply anytime. Riyadat Al Sehha (Health Entrepreneurship Co.). A private Saudi company running specialised incubators for health and biotech startups, combining training and mentoring with shared clinical and lab space. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/riyadh-chamber-entrepreneurship-center/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/riyadh-chamber-entrepreneurship-center/ Apply anytime. Riyadh Chamber of Commerce. The Riyadh Chamber's always-open support centre for founders, offering temporary desks, advice, help with government paperwork and a pitch channel to its sector committees. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/sama-regulatory-sandbox/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/sama-regulatory-sandbox/ Apply anytime. Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). SAMA's sandbox lets fintech companies trial new banking, payments and lending products in the Saudi market under supervision before full licensing. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/sanabil-founder-university/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/sanabil-founder-university/ Apply anytime. Sanabil Investments, powered by LAUNCH. A 12-week pre-accelerator from Sanabil Investments and LAUNCH that takes founders from an idea to a company ready for an accelerator, mixing live online sessions with in-person days at Sanabil Hub in Riyadh. Cohort 2 starts in November 2026. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/saudi-contech-accelerator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/saudi-contech-accelerator/ Apply anytime. Saudi ConTech with Impulse Partners. An open-innovation accelerator pairing ConTech and PropTech startups with Saudi contractors such as Bechtel to run paid pilots on Kingdom projects. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/snowflake-for-startups-saudi/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/snowflake-for-startups-saudi/ Apply anytime. Snowflake. Snowflake's global startup programme, launched for Saudi founders in September 2026, offers free platform usage, technical support and investor access for AI and data products. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/alfaisal-dimensions-sparktank/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/alfaisal-dimensions-sparktank/ Apply anytime. Alfaisal University – Dimensions (Office of Research & Innovation). Alfaisal's Dimensions ecosystem runs SparkTank, a studio-style incubator that helps students turn research and ideas into startups with mentoring, venture-building support and routes to funding. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/aramco-taleed-sme-creation/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/aramco-taleed-sme-creation/ Apply anytime. Aramco. Aramco's programme for creating and growing SMEs in the Kingdom, focused on manufacturing, industrial, digital and sustainability businesses. It suits founders localising a product or supplier business more than software startups looking for an accelerator. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/the-garage-accelerator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/the-garage-accelerator/ Apply anytime. The Garage (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, KACST). KACST's flagship accelerator in Riyadh for revenue-generating tech startups that need help scaling, with free office space, investor access and use of KACST's national labs. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/tiktok-blossom-sme-empowerment-program/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/tiktok-blossom-sme-empowerment-program/ Apply anytime. Blossom Accelerator with TikTok. A corporate-backed AI accelerator run by Blossom with TikTok, now in its second cohort, combining a Riyadh hackathon with a three-month hybrid programme for AI startups. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-tomoh/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/monshaat-tomoh/ Apply anytime. General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha'at). Monsha'at's membership programme for high-growth Saudi SMEs, matching them with financing, advisory and market-access services after a diagnostic review. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-wabel-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-wabel-incubator/ Apply anytime. Saudi Water Innovation Center (Saudi Water Authority) with National Water Company. A water-tech incubator from SWIC and the National Water Company for startups working on drinking-water supply networks, leak reduction and wastewater treatment. It focuses on local manufacturing and on getting solutions adopted by the national utility. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-desalination-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-desalination-incubator/ Apply anytime. Saudi Water Innovation Center (Saudi Water Authority). A SWIC programme for innovators improving seawater desalination: lower energy per cubic metre, local membrane and control-system manufacturing, brine disposal and AI in plant operations. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-water-transmission-incubator/ https://oneo.elden-studios.com/programs/swic-water-transmission-incubator/ Apply anytime. Saudi Water Innovation Center (Saudi Water Authority). A SWIC track built around the Water Transmission Company's needs, inviting startups with solutions for long-distance pipelines and pumping: energy use, pressure control, corrosion, asset integrity and remote monitoring. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT