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Who finances AI, and at what stage

16 investors on one ladder, from pre-seed funds to sovereign capital. Pick a step to see who invests there.

Browse all 16 investors
  1. Pre-seed2 investorsIncluding COTU Ventures, BECO Capital.
  2. Seed9 investors+6Including Global Ventures, Shorooq Partners, Wamda Capital.
  3. Series A11 investors+8Including STV, e& capital, Prosperity7 Ventures.
  4. Series B+9 investors+6Including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures.
  5. Growth14 investors+11Including MGX, Mubadala Investment Company, Public Investment Fund (PIF).
  6. Late-stage / Strategic4 investors+1Including SoftBank Vision Fund, MGX, Mubadala Investment Company.

Each bar is a kind of capital, drawn across the stages it invests at.

The investors

Each one is checked against a public source. None is ranked.

2 of 16 investors

  • e& capital

    The corporate venture arm of e& (formerly Etisalat), the UAE telecom and technology group majority-owned by the Emirates Investment Authority. It invests from the group's own balance sheet into enterprise software, AI/ML, fintech and cybersecurity, with e&'s regional network across the Middle East, Africa and Asia as the strategic asset behind the financial return.

    Corporate VC

    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Invests at: Series A to Growth

    Invests in: UAE, Global

  • Prosperity7 Ventures

    The diversified venture arm of Aramco Ventures, the investing subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. Prosperity7 writes early-through-growth cheques into enterprise tech, deep tech and AI, with a fund that grew from $1B to $3B in January 2024 - sized to take meaningful positions in category leaders rather than spray small checks across a portfolio.

    Corporate VC

    Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Invests at: Series A to Growth

    Invests in: Saudi Arabia, Global

Where to start

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), BECO Capital, MGX, Mubadala Investment Company, Public Investment Fund (PIF) and STV.

Not covered yet

Private equity, family offices and angel investors. Their deals are rarely disclosed by name, so we list none rather than guess. Know one? Tell us.

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