MBRIF Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund
Funds innovation ventures in the United Arab Emirates with capital and enterprise support for scalable ideas.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) is a UAE federal innovation financing initiative launched by the Ministry of Finance and operationally supported by the Emirates Development Bank (EDB). Named after the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, MBRIF was established to advance the UAE's National Innovation Strategy through two primary programs: a loan guarantee scheme and a non-e…
Provides UAE federal government-backed loan guarantees covering up to 50% of financing for UAE-based growth-stage SMEs in technology, health, energy, and other priority sectors, with no equity dilution.
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