Financing, Funding & Investing (Qatar Investment)

An introduction to Financing, Funding & Investing (or Qatar Investment)

It is a consensus that Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Start Ups are the foundation of national economies in developed countries around the world.

Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Start Ups are under-represented (in terms of contributions to the economies) in a number of countries in the Middle East. The policies and strategies to diversify these economies include the encouragement of entrepreneurship.

The Qatar National Vision 2030 emphasizes the importance of Start Ups and Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and their contributions to the economy and development of the State of Qatar.

In line with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategies, the public and private sector in the State of Qatar has created an ecosystem with initiatives to promote the development of Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Start Ups.

The focus is on a number of sectors with priority such as:

Energy	Mining
Industrial	Agriculture
Distribution (Logistics)	Healthcare
Technical Services	Education
Information Technology	Sports & Culture
Natural Resources	Tourism

It applies for Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and larger corporations in particular.

In case of Start Ups the focus is on:

AgriTech	SportsTech
HealthTech	Information & Communication Technologies
EdTech	Mobility & Transport Solutions
FinTech

It is our aim and intention to facilitate the utilization of the support from the most relevant stakeholders in the public and private sector.

In case of Start Ups, we engage at any stage in terms of maturity from pre-seed over seed, early stage, later stage and IPO to public.

In case of Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), we involve from preparation over formation and expansion to transition (in terms of the business life cycle).

We have got a range of opportunities and possibilities to invest, finance or fund (with examples of businesses and projects in artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, face analytics, big data, e-sports, sports, agriculture, health and education) and a network of financiers and investors (such as banks and financial institutions as well as individuals such as members of the royal family, current and former senior administration officials and key businessmen and -women).

The types of Financing, Funding & Investing (or Qatar Investment)

The types of investments for Start Ups include:

Angel Investments	Crowdfunding
Seed Investments	Alternatives
Venture Capital	- Incubators
Private Equity	- Accelerators
Hedge Funds

In case of Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), the types of financing or funding include:

The participation of strategic financiers or investors (or other forms of private equity) in terms of equity
Credit Lines, Supply Chain Finance/Working Capital Finance, Trade Finance, Factoring (Invoice Finance/Purchase Order Finance) and
Leasing from banks and financial institutions in terms of debt

The steps to Financing, Funding & Investing (or Qatar Investment)

We will assist you to prepare for an investment in a business or project with market research and assessment, potential evaluation and analysis in market reports and/or with business cases, project reports, feasibility studies or business plans to receive some type of financing or funding to start, grow and/or transform.

It would be our pleasure to learn more about your aims and intentions, if you are interested to invest, finance or fund a business or project and your business or project (with references to the fundamentals (e.g. context/environment/market, problem, solution, features and functions, business model with key activities, customers segments, value propositions, most-relevant stakeholders, revenue streams, etc.) as part of papers, plans, presentations, studies, teasers and/or briefs), if you are interested to receive some type of financing or funding.

It will allow us to assess your possibilities and to evaluate your potentials!