Zain Great Idea (ZGI) – Saudi Arabia track
Zain's long-running startup accelerator, which opened to Saudi founders for the first time in 2025. Selected startups go through a bootcamp, a two-week Silicon Valley programme and a demo day, with Zain Ventures watching for investments.
Closed for now.
This programme is between intakes. Follow it and we'll email you the day it reopens.
Past calls: 20 September 2025
What you get
Bootcamp with workshops, mentoring and pitch training; a 'Super Saturday' pitch; a fully funded two-week programme in Silicon Valley for the selected startups; demo day; investment scouting by Zain Ventures and local investors; technical and commercial co-development with ZainTECH.
Who it's for
Early-stage tech startups resident in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Iraq or Jordan (Saudi track via Zain KSA). Focus sectors in 2025: fintech, e-commerce, AI, digital solutions, edtech.
- Run by
- Zain KSA with Zain Group (Zain Ventures and ZainTECH)
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Fintech · Commerce · AI · Education · Sector-agnostic
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