Top Startup Accelerators in Amman

Jordan’s startup ecosystem is absolutely buzzing these days. Over the past ten years, the scene has morphed from a handful of hopefuls to a dynamic hub for innovation right in the middle of MENA. Whether you’re an early-stage founder scrambling to assemble a pitch deck, or just daydreaming about your first funding round, Jordan’s accelerators and incubators are at the heart of it all.

The city’s venture capital options cater for just about every flavour of founder—fintech obsessives, creative hustlers, even cyber geeks—and there’s as much action around term sheets and cap tables as there is building the next must-have app. And in case you missed it, Arageek’s been right there, reporting on Jordan’s startup ecosystem rise for ages.

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Backed by Arab Bank, AB Accelerator’s laser-focused on the fintech world. If your founding team is chasing innovation in financial tech, this programme’s proper gold dust—mentoring, cash possibilities, and more importantly, unique industry access that’s tough to buy. The accelerator’s big selling point? Close ties with regional investors like Algebra Ventures and Disruptech, plus a real opening to work with one of the Middle East’s powerhouse banks. For early-stage fintech startups hunting for angel investors or eyeing up their next seed funding, it’s a solid bet.

Owned by Jordan Ahli Bank, AHLI FINTECH claims the first fully bank-owned fintech accelerator title in the country, and it’s not shy about offering perks. Early and seed-stage startups get up to $200k, in exchange for a $30k fee (watch those expenses), plus access to real bank customers and over 200 bank APIs in a tailor-made sandbox. With more than a thousand mentors at your disposal, you can properly hammer your business model into shape. There’s workspace, a 6-month programme, and solid business development hand-holding—all designed to put Jordan on the fintech investor map.

If you’re early doors—still at idea stage and not yet sure if you should even bother with a cap table—Founder Institute’s Jordan outpost is a good test. Part of a sprawling global network, their programme gets hands-on, pushing founders from daydream to something remotely fundable. Standout bits? A structured four-month accelerator, plus free alumni labs for ongoing support. Led by big community names like Maher Santarissy, it’s no smoke and mirrors; you’ll be sweating through pitch decks, but you’ll come out the other side with clarity—or possibly a major pivot.

Only got room for cyber obsessives here—HimayaTech, in partnership with Jordan’s ICT Association and Zain, is the go-to if your product’s keeping hackers at bay. It’s not just another broad accelerator; there’s real hands-on technical training, guidance on go-to-market and proof of concept work, and support with that fiddly legal setup. Their laser focus on cybersecurity (a field that rarely gets enough spotlight in the region) means connections and training you’d struggle to find elsewhere in Jordan’s startup ecosystem.

Everyone in Amman’s heard about iPARK. As a sector-agnostic incubator, it’s supported over 300 early-stage startups and claims responsibility for 3,000 jobs (not too shoddy). iPARK’s not obsessed with buzzwords, it’s all about practical workshops, connectivity, and workspace for founders who want to actually get things done. Throw in $20 million of enabled investment, a solid record of patent wins, and attention to diversity—female founders make up a quarter of the cohort—and you’ll see why it’s a mainstay for the city’s ambitious upstarts and angels alike.

Specialising in media startups, MADRAJ gives founders access to mentorship, workshops, and ever-useful networking shindigs. If you’re in media, design or content and want more than just advice, their extra bits—financing links, support around legal stuff and intellectual property, even pitch events and hackathons—start to feel invaluable. It’s a proper cluster of creative energy that’s nudging Jordan’s media ecosystem onto the regional radar.

Run by the non-profit juggernaut INJAZ, myStartup Incubator is practically a rite of passage for young founders wanting guidance (but not arm-twisting) through the earliest stages. You’ll get desk space, tailored mentorship, and access to an expert network that covers all the MENA bases. It’s as much about building confidence and street smarts as it is finding that all-important first angel backer or prepping your term sheet. If you mess up, at least you’ll have a support network that understands—been there, done that.

Oasis500 put Jordan on the early-stage map back in 2010 and has been a magnet for tech and creative startups ever since. Their 6-month programme covers all the gritty bits—intensive business training, solid mentorship, and real cash (from $30k to $100k pre-seed, and up to $350k for early growth types). Expect to give up 5–15% equity, but in return, you join a long line of 169 startups that’ve together hit $200 million portfolio value. This one’s become almost mythic in VC funding circles in the region.

Based in northern Jordan, Shamal Start straddles manufacturing and services, but what really makes it stand out is FabLab Irbid—the country’s first fully digital fabrication lab (and one of the world’s twenty biggest). This place is proper paradise for hardware maestros, with funding, expert coaching, and prototyping possibilities you won’t get in your average landlord’s garage. If you like to build what you pitch and want mentorship with real bite, it’s worth your attention—even if the traffic in Irbid does your head in.

Youth and early-stage ideas get a home at TTi, a non-profit that brings entrepreneurship down from the clouds and into reality. Their sector-agnostic approach is all about practical workshops, training, and soft landing support. For founders terrified by the idea of a cap table but keen to test drive an idea, TTi gives a less intimidating way to build skills and get those first stabs at market entry with your mates (or foes, depending how cofounder squabbles go).

Last but never least, VentureX sells itself on practical, sometimes unconventional, approaches to startup-building. If you’re sick of endless “founder mindset” webinars, the organisation favours working business models over buzzwords, and actively partners with governments and the private sector to run themed accelerators across all sorts of industries. Their non-profit status means there’s less sales pitch and a bit more leeway for experimentation. Escape the ordinary—just make sure your spelling is better than mine (I once wrote stratup instead of startup in a term sheet and my lawyer still brings it up).

In short: Jordan’s startup ecosystem is dizzying in its range, its stories, and its opportunities for bold, chasing founders. There’s something here for everyone—incubators, targeted accelerators, big bank corporate spinouts, and plenty of venture capital hungry for the next rocketship. If you’re building, learning, raising, or re-writing another pitch deck at 2am (with coffee gone cold), know you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place.