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Latest deals
Napster and HUMAIN partner on Arabic-native AI agents for the Middle East
Napster and HUMAIN announced a partnership to deploy Arabic-native AI agents combining HUMAIN's ALLaM model and Arabic speech technology with Napster's voice and video agent infrastructure.
Abu Dhabi to refresh TAMM app in push for AI-native government
Abu Dhabi will refresh the TAMM government services app as it pursues its AI-native government goal by 2027.
Dubai launches Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator
Dubai launched an Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator with 33 entities and 300+ public-service use cases.
Al Yamama wins infrastructure contract for HUMAIN's 6GW Riyadh AI campus
Al Yamama won the enabling-infrastructure contract for HUMAIN's 6GW Al-Saad AI campus in Riyadh, tendered in May.
Synapse Analytics raises $13m Series A led by Partech
Abu Dhabi-based Synapse Analytics raised a $13m Series A led by Partech to expand its agentic AI platform.
Sirdab raises $10m Series A co-led by Elm and BECO Capital
Saudi logistics platform Sirdab raised a $10m (SAR 37.5m) Series A co-led by Elm and BECO Capital; funds support GCC expansion and AI that matches businesses to logistics capacity.
HUMAIN and DataVolt partner on ~100MW AI data center at NEOM's Oxagon
HUMAIN will develop ~100MW within the 360MW first phase of DataVolt's planned AI campus at Oxagon (NEOM), part of a wider 1.5GW campus, with availability expected in 2028.
HUMAIN and AWS expand partnership: 50MW AI Zone, ALLaM on Amazon Bedrock
HUMAIN and AWS expanded their collaboration: up to 50MW of AI Zone capacity by 2028, HUMAIN Fabric on AWS Marketplace and the ALLAM Arabic LLM on Amazon Bedrock.
Stellaria closes AED 25m seed round at AED 420m valuation
Geospatial AI company Stellaria closed an AED 25m seed round from angels at an AED 420m valuation.
MGX, AIP and BlackRock's GIP close ~$40bn Aligned deal, add $5bn for expansion
The consortium completed its acquisition of 100% of Aligned Data Centers at an enterprise value of about $40bn, and committed an additional $5bn of growth capital to fund Aligned's expansion.
CNTXT AI closes $60m Series A co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital
Sovereign data/AI company CNTXT AI closed a $60m Series A co-led by AI71 and BlueFive Capital.
KKR, Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and Vistra launch $10bn+ Helix
KKR launched Helix Digital Infrastructure with the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and Vistra, backed by more than $10bn of capital commitments for AI data centers, power and connectivity.
AI startup 1001 raises $30m Series A led by Lux Capital, with Sanabil
AI startup 1001 raised a $30m Series A led by Lux Capital with Sanabil participating, to expand AI operating systems for critical infrastructure across the Gulf.
G42 and Cerebras to deploy 8-exaflop sovereign AI supercomputer in India
G42 and Cerebras will deploy an 8-exaflop sovereign AI supercomputer in India, extending UAE AI infrastructure exports.
HUMAIN invests $3bn in xAI's Series E round
HUMAIN invested $3bn in xAI's Series E round; the stake later converted into SpaceX shares after the merger.
UAE AI minister: Stargate UAE campus to cost more than $30bn
The UAE AI minister said the Stargate UAE / 5GW campus will cost more than $30bn to build, ~50% above early estimates.
Hassan Allam–Sterling & Wilson JV wins SAR750m HUMAIN data center contract
A Hassan Allam / Sterling & Wilson JV won a SAR750m (~$200m) contract for the first 16.2MW phase of a HUMAIN–center3 Riyadh data centre.
Signit raises $15m Series A led by Raed Ventures
Signit raised a $15m Series A led by Raed Ventures for AI contract lifecycle management.
stc's center3 and HUMAIN sign MoU for 1GW AI data center JV
stc's center3 signed an MoU with HUMAIN to form a 51/49 data center JV targeting 1GW of AI capacity, initially 250MW subject to customer commitments.
Brookfield and Qatar's Qai form $20bn AI infrastructure JV
Brookfield and QIA-backed Qai formed a $20bn JV to build AI infrastructure including an integrated compute centre in Qatar.
Microsoft details $15.2bn UAE investment through 2029
Microsoft detailed $15.2bn of UAE spending 2023–2029, including a $1.5bn G42 stake and $5.5bn+ of AI/cloud capex from 2026.
HUMAIN and AWS expand strategic relationship (November 2025)
HUMAIN and AWS expanded the strategic relationship first established in May 2025 (second expansion phase).
HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk agree $3bn Saudi data center deal
HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk agreed a long-term partnership to finance, build and operate AI data centers in Saudi Arabia, starting with a ~US$3bn campus. AirTrunk's first Middle East move.
HUMAIN and Qualcomm to deploy 200MW of AI200/AI250 inference racks
HUMAIN and Qualcomm will deploy 200MW of Qualcomm AI200/AI250 rack systems in Saudi Arabia from 2026 for global inferencing.
MGX, AIP and BlackRock's GIP agree to buy Aligned Data Centers for ~$40bn
AIP, Abu Dhabi's MGX and BlackRock's GIP agreed to acquire Aligned Data Centers at an implied ~$40bn enterprise value.
Cerebras aims to deploy AI infrastructure at Stargate UAE
Cerebras said it aims to deploy AI infrastructure at the Stargate UAE hub.
HUMAIN and center3 sign connectivity agreement
HUMAIN and center3 signed a connectivity deal for advanced connectivity services supporting HUMAIN's AI infrastructure.
US approves Microsoft export licences for Nvidia GB300 chips to UAE
US export licences approved for Microsoft to ship the equivalent of 60,400 A100 chips (NVIDIA GB300) to its UAE data centers.
G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank and Cisco launch Stargate UAE
Partners launched Stargate UAE, a 1GW compute cluster in Abu Dhabi built by G42 and operated by OpenAI and Oracle; first 200MW expected to go live in 2026.
UAE and US announce 5GW UAE–US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi
The 5GW UAE–US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi was announced under the US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership; it will house Stargate UAE.
AWS and HUMAIN plan $5bn+ 'AI Zone' in Saudi Arabia
AWS and HUMAIN plan to invest $5bn+ in a Saudi 'AI Zone' with dedicated AWS AI infrastructure, on top of AWS's $5.3bn Saudi region due in 2026.
Google Cloud and PIF advance $10bn AI hub in Saudi Arabia
Google Cloud and PIF advanced a $10bn joint AI hub in Saudi Arabia, launched with HUMAIN as an expansion of the Dammam cloud region.
Oracle pledges $14bn Saudi investment over 10 years
Oracle pledged to invest $14bn in Saudi Arabia over the next decade to bring cloud and AI technologies to the Kingdom.
AMD and HUMAIN form $10bn, 500MW AI compute collaboration
AMD and HUMAIN agreed to invest up to $10bn to deploy 500MW of AI compute capacity over five years across Saudi Arabia and the US.
Saudi DataVolt plans $20bn of AI data centers and energy in the US
The White House said Saudi firm DataVolt will invest $20bn in AI data centers and energy infrastructure in the United States.
SDAIA signs AI and data center MoUs with AMD, DDN, WEKA and others
SDAIA signed MoUs with US tech firms at the Saudi-US Investment Forum covering AI data centers, a cloud/AI centre of excellence and data infrastructure.
HUMAIN to build up to 500MW of NVIDIA-powered AI factories
HUMAIN plans AI factories of up to 500MW powered by several hundred thousand NVIDIA GPUs over five years, starting with an 18,000 GB300 supercomputer.
SDAIA and NVIDIA to deploy up to 5,000 Blackwell GPUs for sovereign AI
SDAIA and NVIDIA will deploy up to 5,000 Blackwell GPUs for a sovereign AI factory and train government and university engineers.
Aramco Digital and NVIDIA agree AI infrastructure collaboration
Aramco Digital and NVIDIA agreed to develop AI infrastructure and an engineering centre of excellence in the Kingdom.
Saudi Crown Prince launches HUMAIN as PIF-owned AI company
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched HUMAIN, a PIF-owned company operating across the AI value chain: data centers, cloud, AI models and a multimodal Arabic LLM.
Groq secures $1.5bn Saudi commitment to expand Dammam inference hub
AI chip startup Groq secured a $1.5bn commitment from Saudi Arabia at LEAP 2025 to expand its LPU inference infrastructure, including its Dammam data center.
MGX named initial equity funder in $500bn US Stargate project
Abu Dhabi's MGX is one of four initial equity funders in Stargate, alongside SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle; the venture plans to invest $500bn in US AI infrastructure over four years. MGX's own contribution was not disclosed.
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