# MBRIF Innovation Accelerator — Cohort 13 - **Type:** grant - **Status:** open - **Cycle:** Cohort 13 - **City:** Dubai - **Equity:** No equity - **Cost:** Free - **Duration:** 6 months - **Apply:** https://mbrif.acceleratorapp.co/apply/program/cohort-13 - **Page:** https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/mbrif MBRIF’s Innovation Accelerator Cohort 13 is a six-month, fee-free, equity-free programme with mentorship and a partner network. Apply on their AcceleratorApp. Open as of 23 August 2026; no close date we trusted, so we do not invent one. MBRIF is a Mohammed bin Rashid innovation vehicle — more government-innovation than Hub71-style equity story. You need a product that can talk to that room. We typed it as a grant-class object on the board because they do not take equity; it still behaves like an accelerator. ## Desk take Good if you want a structured six months without giving up stock. Bad if you needed a cheque this quarter. Watch their form for a close date; we will add it when it appears. ## Eligibility Federal zero-equity accelerator for market-stage innovators who want to scale in the UAE. - Company is UAE-based, or you intend to set up / expand in the UAE in the near future - Innovation must sit in one of 7 priority sectors: Technology, Education, Clean Energy, Water, Transport, Health, Space - Product/service must be post-ideation, at market stage or beyond, with strong market potential - Open to innovators from the UAE and worldwide - 4-stage selection: eligibility screening, qualification, evaluation, pitch Q&A with the Advisory & Decision Committee (demo video, pitch deck, pitch video required as you progress) ## Questions ### Do they take equity? Published as no fees, no equity. Confirm on the Cohort 13 form. ### When does it close? Not posted on a page we trusted. The apply link is live; the deadline is not. --- Source: DXBStart — the working index of the UAE startup ecosystem. Canonical page: https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/mbrif More machine-readable resources: https://www.dxbstart.com/llms.txt Startups can request a listing at https://www.dxbstart.com/submit — free, editorially reviewed.