The sovereign fund’s 2025 push spans private equity, venture capital, healthcare, logistics, infrastructure and advanced tech, including a recent investment in US-based Neuralink.

Turkey’s market is roughly four times the United Arab Emirates at about $53 billion, as Istanbul Blockchain Week looms and Ripple expands in the region.

Through a digital B2B platform, the UAE startup balances the equation between SMEs and large multinationals in a very traditional sector.

The Saudi startup is filling a gap in call centre efficiency with a 24/7 AI agent that acts like a permanent digital employee.

Here are the companies building the infrastructure for the MENA region’s massive AI boom.

A new agreement between QFC and Ahli Bank will focus on fintech innovation and digital asset development.

The partnership aims to expand AI-powered digital learning across Saudi Arabia’s education ecosystem.

As Gulf capital targets AI infrastructure, Oman Investment Authority locks in gains while retaining exposure to Denver-based Crusoe amid surging data centre demand.

Eight companies operating across Egypt’s non-banking financial sectors have received new licences and approvals from the FRA.

Non-Qatari company registrations in Qatar rose 66% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2026.

The UAE Cyber Security Council, e& UAE and Open Innovation AI have launched a sovereign AI platform focused on secure national-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Klivvr positions K.ai as Egypt’s first interactive AI assistant inside a fintech app, bringing chat-led tools to personal money management.