Skip to content
Unclaimed
Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.
Loans

MBRIF Guarantee Scheme

صندوق محمد بن راشد للابتكار - برنامج الضمان

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Government-backed loan guarantees that let innovators obtain bank financing without diluting equity. The official Guarantee Scheme page does not publish a guarantee amount range, a coverage percentage or a list of participating banks, so these are recorded as null rather than guessed.

Funder

Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (UAE Ministry of Finance), supported by Emirates Development Bank

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications are submitted online through the MBRIF Guarantee Scheme form; no closing date is published.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

MBRIF's stated alignment questions: based in the UAE or interested in building a presence there; the idea has become a developed product or service; the innovation has potential for large impact; the business plan is strong and sustainable; the company carries a reasonable level of commercial risk; and the applicant has been unable to access affordable funding or alternatives. This is debt support, not a grant.

How to apply

  1. Register online and submit the Guarantee Scheme application. — link
  2. MBRIF reviews the application for completeness.
  3. Detailed due diligence analysis is carried out.
  4. The Advisory & Decision Committee reviews and the decision is communicated via a letter of intent.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://mbrif.ae/guarantee-scheme-2/

"The MBRIF's Guarantee Scheme provides you with access to financial support through flexible government-backed loan guarantees ... The Guarantee Scheme allows you to grow your business with financing solutions that do not dilute your equity."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: mbrif.ae

Similar programmes

Emirates Development Bank Credit Guarantee Scheme

Status not published

Emirates Development Bank (EDB)

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development - funding products

Open continuously

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Government of Abu Dhabi

Khalifa Fund - Khutwa (start-up finance)

Status not published

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (Abu Dhabi)

Dubai SME - Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund support for Emirati entrepreneurs

Status not published

Dubai SME (Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development), Department of Economy and Tourism

ADIO Innovation Programme

Status not published

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)

MBRIF Innovation Accelerator

Status not published

Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (UAE Ministry of Finance)

Paid, separate from Unclaimed

Want a human to review your application?

Involve Consulting can help — a paid expert-review service run by the same person behind Unclaimed, entirely separate from this free check. A flat fee, agreed up front; never a cut of what you receive.

Talk to Involve Consulting