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Accelerators

MBRIF Innovation Accelerator

مسرّع صندوق محمد بن راشد للابتكار

Status

Status not published

Runs in cohorts with application windows announced on mbrif.ae; typically one to two cohorts per year.

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Amount
Not published

Zero-equity, zero-fee accelerator. No cash grant: the value is bespoke mentoring, government and corporate introductions, and eligibility for the MBRIF Guarantee Scheme.

Funder

Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (UAE Ministry of Finance)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Runs in cohorts with application windows announced on mbrif.ae; typically one to two cohorts per year.

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

Open to UAE-based and international innovators working in the UAE's seven priority innovation sectors (renewable energy, transport, technology, education, health, water, space). No equity taken.

How to apply

  1. Apply online through the MBRIF website during an open cohort window.
  2. Screening against the seven UAE national innovation sectors.
  3. Interview and selection committee.
  4. Join the cohort; mentoring and demo day.

What you will need

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Source. https://mbrif.ae/accelerator-2/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: mbrif.ae

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