Standard Chartered Women in Tech Saudi Arabia Accelerator
Standard Chartered's women-founder accelerator in Saudi Arabia, run with Falak since 2022, gives an eight-week cohort of women-led tech startups training and investor prep, plus equity-free grants for the top performers. The fourth cohort ended in September 2026.
[ What you get ]
Masterclasses, one-to-one advisory, investment-readiness work and pitch prep; equity-free grants from Standard Chartered of up to USD 45,000 (about SAR 169,000) for the top startups in each cohort.
[ Who it's for ]
Women-led, tech-enabled startups in Saudi Arabia.
- Run by
- Standard Chartered, delivered by Falak Investment Hub
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- Not published
- Where
- Riyadh
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- General · Women led
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Checked against the operator's own pages on 2 October 2026.
Sources:falak.saentarabi.comjawlah.co