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Startup Qatar Investment Program

برنامج ستارت أب قطر للاستثمار

Status

Status not published

QDB runs the programme through periodic themed calls (for example sports tech, fintech, food security) announced on qdb.qa and startupqatar.qa.

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Amount
$5,000,000

Investment programme for international and local startups relocating or expanding to Qatar, with reported ticket sizes up to about USD 5 million across stages plus soft-landing support.

Funder

Qatar Development Bank (QDB)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — QDB runs the programme through periodic themed calls (for example sports tech, fintech, food security) announced on qdb.qa and startupqatar.qa.

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 international startups willing to set up in Qatar as well as Qatari companies.

How to apply

  1. Monitor QDB / Startup Qatar for the open vertical call.
  2. Submit the application with a Qatar expansion plan.
  3. Screening, interview and due diligence.
  4. Investment agreement conditional on establishing a Qatari entity.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.qdb.qa/en/Pages/startup-qatar.aspx · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.qdb.qa

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