• Saudi Arabia-based conversational AI startup Wittify.ai has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round from a syndicate of prominent Saudi angel investors.
• Founded in 2025 by Nader El-Batrawi and Sarah AlHumoud, Wittify.ai enables businesses to deploy AI-powered voice, chat, and omnichannel assistants that support more than 25 Arabic dialects. Its no-code platform integrates with websites, social media, CRMs, and call centres, offering plug-and-play AI with native speech tech.
• The startup will use the funding to accelerate product development, grow its engineering and product teams, and expand go-to-market efforts across MENA and GCC.
• Wittify is backed by three major accelerators: inspireU by stc, Misk x Plug and Play, and TikTok x Blossom Accelerator.

Press release:

Wittify.ai, the Riyadh-based startup building the world’s most advanced Arabic-first conversational AI platform, today announced the successful closing of its $1.5 million pre-seed funding round. The investment comes from a syndicate of prominent angel investors and business leaders from Saudi Arabia, marking a major milestone that underscores strong confidence in the company's vision and technology.

Founded in early 2025 by [Founders’ names if known], Wittify.ai has launched its closed beta platform, enabling businesses to create AI agents for voice, text, or multichannel interactions—with native Arabic speech technologies handling over 25 dialects. Its no-code builder integrates seamlessly with websites, social media, CRMs, call centers, and other systems.

Backed by three strategic accelerator programmes—inspireU from stc, Misk Entrepreneurship x Plug and Play, and TikTok x Blossom Accelerator—the company is set to expand rapidly across Arabic-speaking markets and beyond.

The funds will be used to:

• Finalize product development and Beta launch
• Accelerate go-to-market efforts across MENA and GCC
• Grow the team in engineering, product, and operations

“We’re building Arabic-first, human-level AI to transform customer engagement,” reads the company's statement.