SABAH.HUB

Baku innovation center with incubation, acceleration and a venture studio, plus SABAH.fund, a fund for South Caucasus, Central Asia and MENA founders.

Investment focus

FintechEdtechCleantech/ClimateHealth/Biotech

Stage

Idea/Pre-incubation · Pre-seed · Seed

Check / terms

SABAH.lab states that selected resident startups receive $100,000 at the end of the program. SABAH.fund is a separate $25M vehicle that reported an $11M first close.

Program / model

Baku innovation center running a 3-month incubation program (mentorship from IE Business School, MVP build, Demo Day), the SABAH.lab acceleration track for teams with a product, plus SABAH.academy, SABAH.school and the SABAH.studio venture studio. Runs Baku ID, Azerbaijan's main startup innovation event, and a Fintech Founders Club with Startup Wise Guys. Reports 25 cohorts, 500+ alumni startups and $4M+ raised by alumni from local and regional investors.

Invests in

Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus; SABAH.fund also backs founders from or operating in Central Asia and MENA

Also serves

Middle East

Founded

2021