Antler MENAP Residency (Riyadh)
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.
[ What you get ]
A 10-week founder residency with co-founder matching, coaching, office hours and an investment-committee pitch. Successful teams receive USD 180K via a SAFE for 11%, with up to USD 320K more in follow-on funding, plus USD 4M+ in perks. No programme fee.
[ Who it's for ]
Full-time (or ready to go full-time) individual founders or early teams based in or strategically targeting MENAP; solo founders without a co-founder are welcome. No visa sponsorship.
- Run by
- Antler
- Equity
- 11%
- Format
- In person
- Where
- Riyadh
- Duration
- 10 weeks
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- General · AI
[ Elden Studios ]
Accepted? Show up with a product.
Programmes back founders who ship. Elden Studios builds your MVP in weeks, in your name, so you walk in with something live.
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Checked against the operator's own pages on 2 October 2026.
Sources:antler.co