India Accelerator (IA), a multi-stage, fund-led accelerator, is ready to launch its accelerator program in Saudi Arabia, backed by a devoted $15 million fund to assist Indian startups coming into and scaling within the Kingdom.

The initiative is supported by the Nationwide Expertise Growth Program’s (NTDP) Empowering Accelerators product, advancing Saudi Arabia’s rising innovation mandate underneath Imaginative and prescient 2030.

The initiative will deal with startups throughout the AI, Sustainability, Electrical Mobility (EV), PropTech, and DeepTech sectors that align with the Kingdom’s Imaginative and prescient 2030 priorities and the NTDP’s mission to speed up technology-led financial transformation.

The primary cohort, scheduled for launch in March 2026, will assist 8-10 startups, offering them with structured market-entry assist, regulatory steering, entry to native partnerships, and investor connectivity.

Purposes for the inaugural batch opened on December 8, 2025, and remained open till February 28, 2026.

Ashish Bhatia, Founder, India Accelerator, stated, “Saudi Arabia is rising as one of many world’s most forward-looking innovation markets. By way of this partnership with NTDP, we intention to supply Indian startups a trusted, structured pathway to scale within the Kingdom. This collaboration reinforces our dedication to enabling cross-border enlargement and constructing significant linkages with international innovation ecosystems.”

Ibrahim Neyaz, CEO of the Nationwide Expertise Growth Program (NTDP), added: “Saudi Arabia and India are residence to 2 superior startup ecosystems. By way of our partnership with India Accelerator, we’re opening new pathways that allow Indian entrepreneurs to collaborate with Saudi companions, faucet into the Kingdom’s evolving expertise and funding panorama, and contribute to the expansion of its digital financial system. This partnership strengthens the connection between our ecosystems and helps deepen long-term collaboration between the 2 nations in expertise and funding.”