EY Startup Academy – Women in GovTech
A six-week EY programme for women founding GovTech startups in Saudi Arabia, run with MCIT and the Saudi Digital Academy. Its only known edition was in 2023.
[ What you get ]
About 20 sessions with EY experts: technical workshops, 1:1 coaching, investor-readiness sessions, fireside chats with investors, a public networking event, and membership of the EY Academy alumni club.
[ Who it's for ]
Female founders of Saudi-based tech startups with an MVP or proof of concept, seeking funding within 12 months, and able to travel to Riyadh at their own expense.
- Run by
- EY (Ernst & Young) Saudi Arabia, with MCIT, Saudi Digital Academy and the Digital Government Authority
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- Not published
- Where
- Riyadh
- Duration
- 6 weeks (about 3 hours a week)
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Govtech
[ 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 3 October 2026.
Sources:ey.comconsultancy-me.com