The First Rep (GymNation Incubator Program)

About

Early-stage founders and businesses in fitness, wellness, health, and technology can pitch GymNation's founders for a share of an AED 1 million investment pool, hands-on support, and access to a 200,000+ member community through the GymNation Incubator Program.

Benefits

• 💰Investment from AED 1,000,000 pool
  Selected winners receive direct investment from a pool of AED 1,000,000, with specific terms agreed case by case.
• 🛠️ Hands-on business support
  Selected winners receive hands-on business support to help them launch and scale.
• 👥Member community access
  Selected winners gain access to GymNation's community of more than 200,000 members across the GCC to research, test, and grow.

Eligibility Criteria

• Mandatory: entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses must be based in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, or Bahrain according to the official program FAQ.
• Mandatory: the business or idea must operate in fitness, wellness, health, or technology.
• Applications are accepted at any stage, from idea or concept through prototype or MVP to an operating business looking to scale.
• The official FAQ states sector examples include training innovations, recovery, nutrition, mental wellbeing, sports technology, wearables, member experience, and digital health.
• Preferred: the strength of the idea and the founder is stated to matter most.
• Conditional/uncertain: some press reports state Thailand is covered, but Thailand eligibility is not confirmed by the official FAQ.

Target Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences, Sports & Fitness, Other

Target Location

Applicant eligibility is for entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses based in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, or Bahrain according to the official program FAQ; some press reports also state Thailand is covered, so Thailand eligibility should be confirmed.