Tenmou, Bahrain’s first company established under the angel investment concept, has announced Labour Fund (Tamkeen) as the Principal Partner for the 11th edition of the Mena Angel Investors Summit 2026.
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) will be Strategic Partners. The Summit is scheduled to take place on November 18, 2026 in Bahrain.
The Summit serves as a platform bringing together angel investors, venture capital funds, entrepreneurs, supporting organisations and private sector representatives to foster connections, exchange expertise, explore investment opportunities and establish strategic partnerships that contribute to the development and growth of startups across the Middle East and North Africa.
Supporting Bahraini enterprises
Tamkeen’s participation as Principal Partner reflects its continued commitment to supporting Bahraini enterprises and enhancing their capacity for growth, expansion and sustainability, while enabling Bahraini entrepreneurs to access opportunities that help develop their businesses and strengthen their competitiveness in the market.
Meanwhile, Alba’s participation as a Strategic Partner highlights the important role of the industrial sector and major national companies in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
Bahrain Development Bank’s participation as a Strategic Partner shows the bank’s longstanding commitment to supporting the entrepreneurship ecosystem and expanding growth opportunities for startups and small and medium-sized enterprises in Bahrain and the wider region.
Suhail Ghazi Algosaibi, Chairman of Tenmou, said: “We are pleased to welcome the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) as our Principal Partner, alongside Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and Bahrain Development Bank as Strategic Partners for the 2026 Mena Angel Investors Summit. These partnerships reflect the confidence in the Summit and its role in strengthening the entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem. They also underscore the importance of collaborative efforts between supporting institutions, the private sector and financial institutions in creating an enabling environment for startup growth.”
Effective platform
He added: “Through the Summit, we aim to provide an effective platform that connects entrepreneurs with investors and enables startups to showcase their ventures and explore funding and expansion opportunities, while further promoting the culture of angel investment across the region. We believe that collaboration among the different stakeholders within the investment and financing ecosystem is fundamental to supporting innovation, creating new economic opportunities and achieving sustainable growth that benefits the national economy and the wider region.”—TradeArabia News Service