GULF FUNDING ACCESS
Enter the Gulf with the right dossier.
I build your investor dossier in the language Gulf assessors actually read. I rank the funds, accelerators and government-backed programmes you genuinely qualify for by how likely they are to fund you. Then I file the applications, track the process, and sit in the investor and programme meetings with you.
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I work with startups anywhere in the world. To do each dossier properly, I take on a limited number of companies at a time.
First, see which programmes you qualify for4 weeks
from first call to submitted applications
Three countries
UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar screened together
Three channels
funds, accelerators, government-backed programmes
One counterpart
the same person from dossier to meeting room
WHY YOU HEAR NOTHING BACK
The problem isn't your idea. It's your file and your address.
Most startups rejected in the Gulf are not bad startups. They are good startups described in the wrong language, or sent to the wrong door.
A Western-format deck
A Gulf assessor is not reading a Silicon Valley deck. They are looking for answers to different questions, in a different order, backed by different evidence. The same company, described in the right format, becomes an entirely different file.
Applying to the wrong programme
The region holds dozens of funds, accelerators and government-backed programmes, each with its own eligibility threshold, its own priorities and its own tiers. An application to a programme you don't qualify for isn't just rejected; it puts you on record.
No answer on what you bring to the region
Gulf programmes look past your global story to what you leave behind locally: jobs, local customers, R&D, technology transfer. If that answer isn't in the file, everything else floats.
Silence after submission
Filing the dossier doesn't end the application. There are document requests, screening calls and negotiation rounds. Startups left alone at this stage usually lose the process without noticing.
A TWO-MINUTE TEST
First, let's see which region your file is ready for.
Knowing where you stand before you apply is worth two minutes. The ten-question test surfaces the three most critical gaps in your file and tells you which region suits you best. Pick the Gulf and four region-specific questions follow.
- Ten questions, two minutes
- Your three most critical gaps
- A region recommendation
The test is free and the result appears on screen.
Sample result
There are gaps you can close
- 01IP assignment is missing
- 02The split isn't in writing
- 03No relocation plan
THE PROCESS
Five stones, one span.
An arch stands because every stone leans on the next. The first two describe you. The keystone at the apex locks in where you apply. The last two carry you through the door. Scroll, and the arch is built.
Week 1
Weeks 1–2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 4+
Week 1
Diagnosis and documents
I go through everything you have: deck, financial model, product, team, legal structure. Then a detailed question list collects whatever is missing. By the end of this step it is black and white where the file is strong and where it is empty.
THE INVESTOR DOSSIER
What you hold at the end of four weeks.
The dossier is more than a deck. Every section answers something a Gulf assessment committee actually asks.
Gulf-format deck
The main deck, built in the order regional committees read, evidence attached.
One-page executive summary
The single page that clears the first screen: what you do, what proves it, what you want.
Financial model and projection
A defensible model with assumptions written out, including the lines committees check first.
Regional contribution plan
Concrete commitments on jobs, local customers, R&D and technology transfer.
Team and founder file
More than biographies: why these founders are the team that can deliver this.
Structure and cap table summary
Entity structure, ownership table and where the intellectual property sits. These are the first documents requested.
Answers to assessment questions
The questions asked again and again in meetings, answered in advance, consistently and in writing.
Match list and calendar
The ranked programme list, application dates and the supporting documents each one needs.
COVERAGE
I screen the whole Gulf.
Rather than fixing on one programme, I weigh three channels across three countries together. The right answer is often not the best-known name.
United Arab Emirates
Government-backed accelerators, free zone programmes, corporate funds
Saudi Arabia
National technology programmes, state funds, university accelerators
Qatar
Development bank programmes, research and innovation funds, technology park
Eligibility rules, budgets and timelines change regularly. The match list is rebuilt for each file against the position at the time you apply; the names above are examples that show the coverage, not a fixed list.
FUNDING WIZARD
Which of these programmes do you qualify for?
Answer seven questions and we match your profile against verified programmes in the Gulf, Europe and Türkiye. See the programmes you can apply to and the total you could receive, right away.
- 7 questions · 2 minutes
- 27 verified programmes
- Every record with its official source
Free, no sign-up.
COMPARISON
Why not on your own.
You can attempt the same work alone or with a general consultant. The difference shows in which parts of it actually get done.
| With me | On your own | General consultant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investor dossier in Gulf format | |||
| All three countries screened together | |||
| Ranked by likelihood of funding | |||
| Applications written and filed | |||
| Joining the meetings with you | |||
| Post-submission follow-up and negotiation | |||
| One counterpart end to end |
FIT
Who I work with.
This process fits you
- Incorporated companies with a product or revenue
- Teams genuinely opening up to the Gulf, willing to build presence in the region
- Founders who can give the four-week process time and complete the question list
- Companies open about their documents and their numbers
- People who want the right programme, not one particular programme
This process doesn't fit you
- Projects still at idea stage with no company formed
- Anyone hunting grants without caring about the product
- Companies with no intention of touching the region in any form
- Teams unable to spend time on the question list and documents
- Anyone looking for a sentence that guarantees the outcome today
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked.
Let's look at your file together.
In the intro call we go through the material you already have, where you land in the Gulf, and whether this process makes sense for you at all. I will tell you plainly if it doesn't.