Misk Accelerator is a global technology start-up accelerator that offers a 3-month zero-equity, intensive programme aimed at accelerating the growth and expansion of start-ups in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Misk Entrepreneurship in partnership with Plug and Play launches its 4th cohort of the Misk Accelerator, where a qualified cohort of 20 startups will participate in the 12-week hybrid programme, providing local and regional startups with all the mentors, resources and tools aimed at accelerating their growth and expansion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The accelerator is aimed at early-stage tech startups operating or expanding into the Saudi market, to set them on a path to rapid growth through an intensive training programme that offers a hybrid experience (face-to-face and virtual), which includes various training modules, including business strategy, product development, growth hacking, pitching, fundraising, and more.

Eligibility Requirements

Misk Accelerator is looking for startups that meet the following criteria:

• Accelerator starter
• Initial phase with early traction
• Operating or looking to climb in KSA

Benefits
The programme covers the full cost of accommodation and the partial cost of flights during the physical weeks.

Programme details
Orientation Day and Admissions Interviews:
To better understand your needs and objectives for the programme so that we can better tailor the experience for you.

Group Workshops and Training Sessions:
You'll be trained by exceptional technical leaders and coaches who specialise in areas that are essential to your start-up journey. This includes design and product development; team and talent development; business and financial strategy, growth hacking, pitching, fundraising, and much more.

Ongoing mentoring and business flows:
You will be accompanied by a mentor who will be well-suited to provide you with useful guidance to support your growth. Where possible and appropriate, we will help organise meetings with potential end users of your technology (particularly if B2B) and/or suitable potential investors on an ad-hoc basis.

A member of the Plug and Play team will help you track and plan your progress systematically every week.

Cohort and Community Events:
We will periodically organise social and professional gatherings for all the cohorts and for the KSA tech ecosystem in general, to help motivate and enable their start-up potential.
This will be the conclusion of the programme where each startup will present their companies to an audience of specially selected investors and key players from the KSA ecosystem and the MENA tech ecosystem in general.

Benefits
Local and global network access to founders, investors, community and more.
Workshops and mentoring by world-class experts and mentors
Zero equity
Support services and perks
Access to shared office space
Ongoing post-programme support

For more information:
Visit the official website of the Risk Accelerator Programme 2023