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Top AI Startups in the UAE 2026

Private artificial intelligence and machine learning companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, ranked by disclosed lifetime funding.

Known total funding for 47 of 95 ranked companies: $2.9B.

Showing top 95 matching companies · Ranked by total funding raised

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Methodology: up to 100 active companies matching this list's filters are ordered by disclosed total funding in USD. Companies whose latest round is one of: Grant, Private Equity, Debt Financing are excluded. Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. Open a company profile for its funding summary and available detail. How this data is built.

1
G42

Emirati AI and technology holding company founded in 2018, building artificial intelligence solut...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1001–5000Artificial Intelligence
Series CTotal funding$2.3BApr 2024
2
Space42

Space42 integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence to...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates501–1000Artificial Intelligence, Space Tech
Series ATotal funding$245.0MJul 2025
3
The Applied AI Company (AAICO)

The Applied AI Company builds products to automate human processes within insurance, pharmaceutic...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates201–500Insurtech, Artificial Intelligence
Venture RoundTotal funding$97.0MJan 2026
4
CNTXT AI

Sovereign AI infrastructure platform

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesArtificial Intelligence
Series ATotal funding$60.0MJun 2026
5
Nybl

Enterprise AI platform enabling businesses to build and deploy machine learning applications with...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates51–200Artificial Intelligence
Venture RoundTotal funding$30.0MNov 2024
6
Immensa

Leveraging additive manufacturing technology, Immensa is redefining the Energy industry by provid...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates51–200SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Growth EquityTotal funding$27.0MFeb 2026
7
Tarjama

Arabic-first language technology company offering AI-powered translation, localization, and langu...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates201–500Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Series ATotal funding$20.0MMay 2025
8
Dukkantek

Dukkantek, now known as DTEK.AI, develops retail technology that addresses operational store inef...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates51–200Deep Tech, Artificial Intelligence
Venture RoundTotal funding$15.2MAug 2022
9
Synapse Analytics

Synapse Analytics deploys AI solutions for financial institutions, fintechs, and telecom provider...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates51–200Artificial Intelligence
Series ATotal funding$15.0MSep 2026
10
zypl.ai

zypl.ai applies 'no data' AI at scale to advance financial inclusion in emerging and frontier mar...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates51–200Artificial Intelligence, Fintech
BridgeTotal funding$9.7MMar 2026
11
Caspr.

GenAI-enabled platform integrating credible data sources, offering agency-quality research within...

Gurugram, United Arab Emirates1–10Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics
SeedTotal funding$9.0MMay 2026
12
Yabi

Operator of financial education wellbeing platform designed for employees in the Middle East. The...

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesArtificial Intelligence, Fintech
SeedTotal funding$8.0MNov 2023
13
Aydi

Aydi provides growers with agronomic guidance for pest detection and compliance, alongside farm m...

United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
SeedTotal funding$7.5MSep 2025
14
Maalexi

Powering Secure Cross-Border Agri-Trade

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, Fintech
Venture RoundTotal funding$5.8MJun 2026
15
Verofax

Verofax delivers AI customer service through a platform using Agentic AI and vision capabilities ...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates11–50AR/VR, Artificial Intelligence
BridgeTotal funding$5.7MAug 2024
16
Smart Bricks Holdings Limited

AI-powered real estate investment platform combining advanced machine learning, proprietary data,...

San Francisco, United Arab Emirates11–50PropTech, Artificial Intelligence
Pre-seedTotal funding$5.0MFeb 2026
17
SignifAI

AI-powered forensic intelligence platform for financial markets, detecting fraud and monitoring i...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, Fintech
Series ATotal funding$4.7MJan 2018
18
Seez

AI-powered platform automating car buying with image recognition.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Venture RoundTotal funding$4.2MSep 2024
19
Governata

AI-powered data governance platform helping Saudi Arabian and Gulf enterprises automate data clas...

Riyadh, United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics
SeedTotal funding$4.0MJan 2026
20
Orbii Tech

Orbii enables B2B lenders to make instant, hyper-accurate credit decisions by uncovering real fin...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–10Fintech, Lending
SeedTotal funding$3.6MSep 2025
21
Kingpin

Kingpin is an AI-powered wholesale team that delivers the right retailers in every market, reache...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
SeedTotal funding$3.5MNov 2025
22
NodeShift

Provides a private, self-hosted AI platform enabling enterprises to deploy generative AI and AI a...

United Arab Emirates11–50Cloud, Infrastructure
SeedTotal funding$3.2MFeb 2024
23
MyAlice

Conversational commerce platform automating customer support for eCommerce brands.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates11–50Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
SeedTotal funding$2.5MJun 2026
24
DoDocs

APIs and AI agent for inventory and data base updates automation for restaurants, hotels, logisti...

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesArtificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics
SeedTotal funding$2.4MJun 2025
25
eVoost AI

eVoost AI provides an intelligence layer supporting residential developers’ decisions across real...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–10Artificial Intelligence, PropTech
Venture RoundTotal funding$2.2MMay 2026