Program · Fellowship
StartAD Conscious Investor Fellowship
StartAD Conscious Investor Fellowship is StartAD's fellowship offering comprehensive education in impact investing for capital allocators in the MENA region.
- Application state
- Not published
Overview
What StartAD Conscious Investor Fellowship offers
What StartAD Conscious Investor Fellowship is
The Conscious Investor Fellowship (CIF) is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's first pan-regional investor program focused on impact investing. Established in 2020 through a partnership between StartAD and VentureSouq, CIF empowers regional capital allocators to align investment with purpose and support climate tech innovation. The program offers a comprehensive curriculum covering conscious investment strategies, startup due diligence, impact measurement, and sector-specific masterclasses in HealthTech, EdTech, Environmental/Climate Tech, and AgTech.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Host organization
- startAD
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Unknown
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The Conscious Investor Fellowship focuses on empowering capital allocators in the MENA region to invest in climate tech and clean technology. The program aims to address the critical funding gap in climate tech within the region, which currently accounts for only 0.2% of global climate tech funding. By redirecting regional capital toward climate solutions, the fellowship supports the development of founder ecosystems in climate and environmental tech.
- Regions
- MENA
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Cohort size
- 25
- Engagement
- Unknown
Delivery model
The program is offered in a hybrid format, combining virtual and in-person sessions.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not published
- Admissions
- Unknown
Published timeline
The program runs for 8 weeks from April to July 2025.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
StartAD Conscious Investor Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by startAD. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the official representative of this program or its host.