Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) Accelerator
صندوق محمد بن راشد للابتكار - برنامج التسريع
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Cohort-based. The MBRIF application portal was open for Cohort 13 at the time of verification; the exact closing date is not published on the public site.
No cash award and no equity: MBRIF states 'We don't charge you any fees at any time and don't take equity'. The Accelerator provides personalised advisory services, expert matching, market entry support, showcase opportunities at industry conferences and access to the MBRIF ecosystem. Members have collectively raised AED 2.8B+.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund, an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Finance, supported by Emirates Development Bank
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Deadline: cutoff — Cohort-based. The MBRIF application portal was open for Cohort 13 at the time of verification; the exact closing date is not published on the public site.
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
- Sectors: deeptech, climate, health, any
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
Innovation must be in a focus sector: Tech, Education, Clean Energy, Water, Transport, Health or Space. Applicants must be UAE-based or interested in building a UAE presence. The idea must have taken form and become a developed product or service (post-ideation), with demonstrable market potential. Non-profit, zero-equity, zero-fee. 89+ countries have applied to MBRIF programmes, so applicants need not be UAE-incorporated at application.
How to apply
- Take the MBRIF programme-fit quiz to confirm whether the Accelerator or the Guarantee Scheme suits your stage. — link
- Apply online: answer the screening questions and submit a pitch video, demo video and pitch deck. — link
- Shortlisted applicants deliver a final pitch before an independent panel.
- On acceptance, work with MBRIF-selected experts matched to your specific needs.
What you will need
- Pitch deck
- Pitch video
- Demo video of the product or service
Source. https://mbrif.ae/accelerator-2/ — checked 2026-08-14
"We don't charge you any fees at any time and don't take equity"