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Accelerators

Sheraa S3 Incubator

حاضنة S3 - مركز الشارقة لريادة الأعمال

Status

Status not published

Runs as annual or near-annual cohorts with a defined application window announced on sheraa.ae.

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Amount
$30,000

Equity-free pre-seed funding of up to about USD 30,000 (historically USD 25,000-30,000) plus six months of incubation, mentorship and free licensing support in Sharjah.

Funder

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa)

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Runs as annual or near-annual cohorts with a defined application window announced on sheraa.ae.

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

Startups must commit to operating from Sharjah during the programme; equity-free funding.

How to apply

  1. Apply online during the open cohort window.
  2. Screening and interviews.
  3. Selection and onboarding.
  4. Six-month incubation with milestone-based disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://sheraa.ae/programs/s3-incubator · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: sheraa.ae

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