Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global

Run by Sanabil 500 MENA.

The Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global runs 12 weeks in Riyadh, opening with two weeks of Foundations of Growth, then seven Growth Weeks, then three weeks of Showcase Prep and Demo Day. Phase 1 carries a programme fee of $35,000 per startup excluding travel, and selected startups may also receive an equity investment of USD $100,000 or more from 500 Global, subject to terms; no equity percentage is published. Generalist by sector.

Investment

US$100,000 (Above MENA median $59k · Above global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

Not disclosed

Duration

12 weeks (Shorter than MENA median 22 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

biannual

Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://500.co/founders/mena/seed-accelerator read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, duration weeks, format, application url, batch cadence

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Last verified 2026-09-05.