Heritage Commission Business Accelerator
The Heritage Commission's accelerator for startups commercialising Saudi heritage, from crafts and leather goods to interactive heritage maps. Its first cohort of 16 graduated in early 2024 and no second cohort has been found.
[ What you get ]
Workspace, specialist mentoring and consulting, community events, access to experts and investors, and financial grants for qualifying projects (amounts not published).
[ Who it's for ]
Startups working in archaeology, urban heritage, handicrafts or intangible heritage.
- Run by
- Heritage Commission (Ministry of Culture)
- Equity
- Not published
- Format
- Not published
- Where
- Riyadh
- Duration
- Unknown
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Heritage · Handicrafts · Archaeology · Cultural tourism
[ Elden Studios ]
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Checked against the operator's own pages on 3 October 2026.
Sources:entarabi.com