Dubai SME - Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund support for Emirati entrepreneurs
مؤسسة محمد بن راشد لتنمية المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة
Status not published
Rolling membership and financing applications through Dubai SME.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund provides interest-free financing to Emirati-owned Dubai SMEs, historically up to about AED 1 million per project depending on the tier, alongside licence fee exemptions and government procurement set-asides.
Dubai SME (Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development), Department of Economy and Tourism
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Rolling membership and financing applications through Dubai SME.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Restricted to UAE nationals owning at least 51% of a Dubai-registered business; the founder must be actively managing it.
How to apply
- Become a Dubai SME member (Emirati-owned business registered in Dubai).
- Submit the financing application with a business plan.
- Feasibility and credit review.
- Financing agreement and monitoring.
What you will need
- Emirates ID and passport
- Dubai trade licence
- Business plan and financial projections
- Bank statements
Source. https://sme.ae/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked