Bahrain’s startup ecosystem generated $1.6 billion in value between July 2023 and December 2025, marking a 759 per cent surge compared to the period covered by a 2021 review, according to a report launched yesterday.
The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026, released at the VivaTech conference in Paris, placed Bahrain among the top five Middle East and North Africa (Mena) ecosystems in performance, a metric tracking tech startup value from exits and funding.
The report, produced by research firm Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network in collaboration with the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), also ranked the kingdom among the top 10 Mena ecosystems for artificial intelligence activity and the top 15 for research and development.
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