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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: rolling — 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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://mbrif.ae/guarantee-scheme-2/ — checked 2026-08-14

"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."