Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Wittify.ai secures $1.5 million pre‑seed to upscale Arabic conversational AI

Saudi Arabia-based conversational AI startup Wittify.ai has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round from a syndicate of prominent Saudi...

Wittify.ai AI

Saudi Arabia

Google joins forces with STV to boost AI innovation across MENA

Saudi-based venture capital firm STV has announced that Google is backing its newly launched AI Fund, a dedicated vehicle aimed at...

Google STV AI

Saudi Arabia

Wyld VC launches $50 million AI-native fund

Wyld VC, a Saudi-based early-stage venture capital firm, has launched its inaugural $50 million fund, marking the first AI-native VC...

Wyld VC AI

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia unveils groundbreaking AI venture, Humain, prior to Trump’s Visit

Saudi Arabia has launched Humain, a state-backed AI company under the Public Investment Fund (PIF), signalling a strategic move to become a...

AI Humain

U.A.E

Lakeba invests $10 million in AqlanX to localise enterprise AI solutions

UAE-based AI company AqlanX has secured a $10 million investment from Lakeba Group via its AI venture DoxAI, facilitated through the...

AqlanX AI DoxAI

Global

Meta AI App goes live in MENA

Press release: US social media conglomerate Meta has announced the rollout of the Meta AI app, a dedicated place to keep track and...

Meta AI AI

Saudi Arabia

STUCK? closes six-figure pre-seed to advance Arabic content solutions

Saudi Arabia-based AI-powered language intelligence platform "STUCK?" has closed a six-figure pre-seed...

STUCK? AI Arabic Content

U.A.E

Tarjama's latest edition of Pronoia outperforms global players

Tarjama, an Arabic language technology company based in the UAE, has launched Pronoia V2, a state-of-the-art Large Language Model (LLM)...

Tarjama Pronoia AI

U.A.E

Lumi AI secures $3.7 million in a seed round

UAE-based AI startup Lumi AI has closed a $3.7 million seed funding round, led by AgFunder, with participation from Forum Ventures, Abu...

Lumi Forum Ventures AI

U.A.E

Disrupt.com pledges $100 million investment in next-generation AI startups

UAE-based venture builder Disrupt.com has pledged a $100 million commitment to build and back AI-first technology ventures...

Disrupt.com venture builder AI

Saudi Arabia

Falak, Bayan Platform jointly launch AI investment in KSA report

In a move that underscores a steadfast commitment to fostering an innovation-driven investment landscape in Saudi Arabia, Falak Investment...

AI Falak investment hub Bayan Platform

Saudi Arabia

Salesforce pledges $500 million investments in Saudi Arabia

US-based AI and SaaS provider Salesforce has announced plans to invest $500 million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, building on its...

Salesforce SAAS AI

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AI startup vminds.ai secures six-figure pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based AI startup vminds.ai has closed a six-figure pre-Seed investment round from undisclosed angel investors. Founded by...

vminds.ai AI

U.A.E

Wamda Capital participates in qeen.ai’s $10 million Seed round

UAE-based AI startup qeen.ai has secured a $10 million Seed funding round, in one of the largest seed investments in the MENA region to...

AI qeen.ai Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Uktob.ai rebrands to Teammates.ai following successful funding round

UAE-based AI solutions provider Teammates.ai has raised an undisclosed funding round from Hustle Fund, Access Bridge Ventures, Oraseya...

Teammates.ai Hustle Fund AI

U.A.E

MilkStraw AI raises $600,000 pre-Seed to propel MENA expansion plans

UAE-HQ AI startup MilkStraw AI has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding, led by Flat6Labs, with participation from Angel Spark, Beyond...

MilkStraw AI AI Flat6Labs

Saudi Arabia

OmniOps raises $8 million to expand AI infrastructure offerings

Saudi Arabia-based AI infrastructure technology provider OmniOps has raised an $8 million funding round from GMS Capital...

OmniOps AI GMS Capital Ventures

U.A.E

YC-backed CozmoX AI launches voice AI employees platform

Press release: CozmoX AI, a Y Combinator graduate, today announced the launch of the first enterprise-ready AI Employee platform in the...

CozmoX AI AI Y Combinator

United States

USA's PLATMA expands to MENA after raising $2.2 million pre-Seed

USA-based AI business automation platform PLATMA is planning to enter the MENA market after securing a $2.2 million pre-Seed funding...

PLATMA AI

U.A.E

Popcorn AI closes $500,000 pre-seed

UAE-based conversational commerce platform Popcorn AI has raised a $500,000 pre-seed funding round, with participation from Spring...

Popcorn AI AI E-commerce

U.A.E

Brands.io secures Seed financing to drive expansion

UAE-based AI startup Brands.io has secured a Seed funding round for an undisclosed value from unidentified investors. Founded in 2024...

Brands.io AI

U.A.E

Warburg AI secures $250,000 Seed funding

UAE-based AI startup Warburg AI has secured $250,000 in seed funding from undisclosed investors. Founded in 2024 by Ben Pfeffer,...

Warburg AI AI

Global

Insider closes $500 million Series E led by General Atlantic

US-based AI-native omnichannel experience Insider has closed a $500 million Series E funding round, led by General Atlantic. Founded...

Insider AI omnichannel

Saudi Arabia

Wa’ed Ventures earmarks $100 million to invest in Saudi AI sector

Aramco’s $500 million VC fund, Wa’ed Ventures, has allocated $100 million for early-stage AI investments to support...

Wa'ed Ventures Aramco AI

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