Kuwait National Fund for SME Development financing
الصندوق الوطني لرعاية وتنمية المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة
Status not published
Rolling applications through the National Fund portal; the fund has periodically paused intake for particular activity categories.
The fund finances up to 80% of an approved project's capital, historically capped at KWD 500,000 per project, with the Kuwaiti founder contributing the remaining share.
You must co-fund 20%.
National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprise Development (Kuwait)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Rolling applications through the National Fund portal; the fund has periodically paused intake for particular activity categories.
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.
You fund 20% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
Restricted to Kuwaiti nationals; the founder must dedicate themselves full time to the project and contribute at least 20% of capital.
How to apply
- Register on the National Fund portal with a Kuwaiti civil ID.
- Complete the training and business plan requirements.
- Submit the feasibility study.
- Committee review, then financing agreement and staged disbursement.
What you will need
- Kuwaiti civil ID
- Feasibility study / business plan
- Commercial licence or licence application
- Quotations for capital items
Source. https://nationalfund.gov.kw/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked