Recently Funded Startups in Bahrain
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Bahrain number 18 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Bahrain, along with the 18 most recently funded startups in the country.
Commerce and Shopping, Financial Services and Food and Beverage hold the most companies by sector. Manama and Sitrah hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in Bahrain closed 6 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $7.3M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $825K and $3.0M.
Activity centers on Manama. Outreach focuses on a single urban core since most funded entities cluster there. Sitrah and Al Janabiyah offer secondary targets, but the geographic concentration simplifies logistics for those seeking face to face meetings. Small teams dominate the sector, meaning decision makers remain accessible. A few larger organizations exist, though they are the exception.
Bahrain funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.
18 most recently funded startups in Bahrain
18 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Bahrain startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Bahrain closed 6 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 4 of them in the last 12, adding up to $7.3M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.0M, with the middle half running from $825K to $3.0M. 4 of 6 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Commerce and Shopping, Financial Services and Food and Beverage hold the most companies, led by Commerce and Shopping at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Bahrain
Sector counts across all 18 tracked companies in Bahrain. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Bahrain?
Where funded startups in Bahrain are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Bahrain startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 18 funded startups in Bahrain currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (2 of 6 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Bahrain is dated May 2026.
The table above shows the 18 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Bahrain?
FundedIQ tracks 18 funded startups in Bahrain. This page lists the 18 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Bahrain raised?
Startups in Bahrain tracked by FundedIQ have raised $7.3M in disclosed capital across 6 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 4 rounds in the last 12 months. 4 of those 6 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Bahrain?
Commerce and Shopping has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Financial Services (3), Food and Beverage (2) and Administrative Services (1). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Bahrain?
Manama leads with 15 companies, then Sitrah (2) and Al Janabiyah (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Bahrain?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $825K and $3.0M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Bahrain startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Bahrain is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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