Stories Around Artificial Intelligence

From foundation models to applied AI in banking, retail, and government, we track how artificial intelligence is being built, funded, and deployed across the Middle East.

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Ayan co-founders Pablo Charron and Chakir El Messaoudi

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UAE AI Startup Ayan Raises Dh2.2 Million Pre-Seed

Dubai-based Ayan has raised Dh2.2 million in pre-seed funding from strategic global business angels to scale its AI platform that tracks how AI assistants describe brands to shoppers.

BY SK RAFIQUL ISLAM • UAE BUREAU • 2 MIN READ

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