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Top Growth-Stage Startup Funding Programmes

19 startup funding programmes ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

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Between them, the 19 startup funding programmes on this page cover seed stage (6), fund of funds (2) and series a (2). They also list work in United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. 19 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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  1. C

    Crowdcube

    Series A · Also in United Kingdom

    Private-market platform where high-growth companies raise capital and sell shares to retail and high-net-worth investors

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  2. DF

    Dubai Future District Fund

    Fund of Funds · Seed Stage · Also in Dubai

    Dubai Future District Fund is an evergreen venture capital fund of funds based in Dubai, UAE.

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  3. ED

    Emirates Development Bank (EDB)

    Also in United Arab Emirates

    Emirates Development Bank (EDB) is a federal development bank in the UAE. It finances startups and small and medium-sized businesses in five priority sectors.

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  4. EC

    Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme

    Also in United Kingdom

    Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme is a British Business Bank programme in the UK.

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  5. EI

    Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)

    Seed Stage · Also in United Kingdom

    Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is a UK government tax relief scheme for startup investment. HM Revenue & Customs runs it.

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  6. FF

    Future Fund: Breakthrough

    Also in United Kingdom

    Future Fund: Breakthrough is a UK-wide public investment programme from British Patient Capital.

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  7. IU

    Innovate UK

    Seed Stage · Also in United Kingdom

    Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency, part of UKRI. It backs high-potential deep and hard tech businesses in the UK's Industrial Strategy priority sectors.

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  8. IU

    Innovate UK Innovation Loans

    Also in United Kingdom

    Innovate UK Innovation Loans is a government-backed lender run through Innovate UK for UK small businesses with late-stage research and development projects.

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  9. MC

    Mubadala Capital Ventures (formerly Mubadala Ventures)

    Also in United Arab Emirates

    Mubadala Capital Ventures (formerly Mubadala Ventures) is the venture platform of Mubadala Capital, based in the UAE.

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  10. NS

    National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)

    Seed Stage · Series A · Also in United Kingdom

    National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) invests in the UK and allied countries as a public programme.

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  11. RE

    Republic Europe

    Also in United Kingdom

    Republic Europe is an equity crowdfunding platform where businesses raise money from the public by selling shares in the company.

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  12. SI

    Sanabil Investments (Public Investment Fund)

    Also in Saudi Arabia

    Sanabil Investments (Public Investment Fund) is a Saudi company that sits within the Public Investment Fund, known as PIF.

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  13. SB

    Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program

    Also in United States of America

    Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program is run by the Small Business Administration, which licenses and regulates privately managed investment funds.

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  14. VC

    Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme

    Seed Stage · Also in United Kingdom

    Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme is a UK tax relief scheme in which HMRC-approved investment companies, called VCTs, raise money from individual investors.

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  15. FO

    Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

    Fund of Funds · Also in Delhi NCR

    Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), set up by DPIIT and managed by SIDBI, is based in New Delhi, India.

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  16. TN

    Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund (TNESSF)

    Also in India

    Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund (TNESSF) is a SEBI-registered alternative investment fund in Chennai, India, set up as a Tamil Nadu government policy initiative.

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  17. BB

    British Business Bank

    Also in United Kingdom

    British Business Bank is a UK development bank owned entirely by government, with its headquarters in Sheffield.

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  18. KF

    Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

    Also in Abu Dhabi

    Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is a not-for-profit body that the Government of Abu Dhabi set up in 2007 to drive economic development.

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  19. SV

    Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)

    Seed Stage · Also in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC) is a state-owned investment company in Saudi Arabia.

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