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Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

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A government-backed fund in Abu Dhabi that offers financing and support to Emirati-owned small and medium businesses

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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. It supports small and medium enterprises in the emirate, with a focus on Emirati entrepreneurs and businesses owned by UAE nationals.

What Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development offers

  • Financing schemes: seven financing programmes for business set-up, expansion, innovation and advanced technologies, including investment in artificial intelligence and robotics.
  • SME Champions Programme: links small businesses with large public and private buyers for procurement deals.
  • SME Export Enablement Program: advice, capacity building and access to global trade platforms for firms entering international markets.
  • Capability building: training and skills development for founders at each stage of their business.

Clients

Businesses wholly owned by UAE nationals and legally established and operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Business age requirements vary by programme.

Key facts

  • Based in: Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Founded: 2007
  • Status: not-for-profit
  • Stage: growth

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Trust Score

4/ 100
Trust Score: New

An earned signal from verification, reviews, awards, transparency and engagement - the vendor can't buy it.

Verification
0/100 · 20%
Reviews
0/100 · 30%
Awards
0/100 · 15%
Transparency
18/100 · 20%
Engagement
0/100 · 15%
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Updated 9/17/2026

Rankings

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is ranked on 2 TrustList rankings: #9 on 1 and #18 on 1.

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