Below are 11 programmes open to founders in Oman, drawn from the Incubateer catalog: 9 grants, 2 accelerators. Each is labelled by what it actually is, because a page headed "grants" that quietly lists an equity accelerator is the kind of overclaim this product exists to avoid. Investors are not listed here; a founder cannot apply to a fund.
The list is short because the country runs fewer programmes, not because we stopped looking. Where a programme is a fund rather than an open call, it is labelled as such.
Programmes in Oman
- Sharakah (Oman) grant
Sharakah, Fund for Development of Youth Projects · Funding, mentoring and business-plan support for young entrepreneurs - Innovation Development Oman (IDO) Support grant
Innovation Development Oman Holding · Varies by programme - Future Fund Oman grant
Oman Investment Authority · Varies; co-investment alongside private capital - Sharakah Financing for Young Entrepreneurs grant
Fund for Development of Youth Projects (Sharakah) · Varies by project - Riyada SME Development Support grant
Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Riyada) · Varies by programme - Oman Technology Fund Programmes grant
Oman Technology Fund · Seed and venture investment through OTF programmes and funds, with tic - Sas Entrepreneurship Programme accelerator
Sas, Omantel · Incubation, mentorship and funding support for selected Omani startups - OTF Wadi Accelerator accelerator
Oman Technology Fund (OTF) · US$100,000 seed investment plus mentorship - Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM), Startup Support grant
Knowledge Oasis Muscat · Subsidized office + mentorship + OMR 5,000-50,000 (~$13,000-$130,000) - Madayn, Special Economic Zones Oman grant
Madayn (Public Establishment for Industrial Estates) · Tax exemptions + subsidized utilities + land allocation - Oman Technology Fund (OTF) grant
Oman Technology Fund · $50,000-$500,000 (venture investment)
What to check before you apply
Two conditions decide most Gulf applications before anything else does. The first is the entity: nearly every programme wants a locally registered company, or a signed commitment to register one if you are accepted. The second is where the work happens, which is not always the same question. Read both on the programme's own page, not on ours, and not in a news story about the programme.
Programme terms move faster than any directory can. Everything here is re-checked weekly and anything whose apply link has died is removed rather than left sitting on the page, but the official site is always the authority. How that checking works, and what we refuse to claim, is written out on the methodology page.
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Questions founders ask
What startup grants are available in Oman?+
The Incubateer catalog lists 11+ startup programmes open to founders in Oman, named above: 9 grants, 2 accelerators. Much of the support in Oman is not a cash grant but subsidised licensing, workspace, visas or incubation, and each listing says which it is rather than calling everything a grant.
Do I need to be a Oman national to apply?+
Usually not. Most Gulf programmes are open to foreign founders, and several exist specifically to attract them. What they normally require instead is a local entity, or a commitment to set one up if you are accepted. The residency and entity conditions are the ones to read first, because they decide eligibility before anything about your stage or sector does.
Are these programmes non-dilutive?+
Many are. Government programmes and licensing or workspace support take no equity. Accelerators often do take a stake, and each listing above is labelled by what it is so you can tell them apart before you apply. Incubateer scores every programme honestly as strong match, worth a look, or long shot, rather than inflating the list.
How current is this list?+
The catalog is re-checked weekly and programmes whose apply link has died are removed rather than left to rot on the page. Programme terms change faster than any directory, so confirm the current round on the programme's own site before you plan around a number. If something here no longer matches the official page, the official page is right.
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