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ActiveSovereign AI operating system that models live operations and recommends or executes decisions for critical-infrastructure operators
Dubai- and London-based deep-tech startup building a sovereign AI operating system for critical-infrastructure operators in the GCC: aviation, ports and logistics, energy, construction and manufacturing. The platform sits above an operator's existing systems, builds a live model of the operation and recommends or executes decisions, with systems built, owned and governed locally. Founded 2025 by ex-Scale AI director Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh; backed by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, CIV and Sanabil.
Founders
Funding Rounds
Lead: Lux Capital
Investors: Lux Capital, Sanabil Investments, Hanabi, 9Yards, General Catalyst, CIV, Chris Ré, Karim Atiyeh, Kareem Amin, Russell Kaplan, Shayan Shafii, Daniel Garber, Junaid Hussain
Investors: Lux Capital, Sanabil Investments, Hanabi, 9Yards, General Catalyst, CIV, Chris Ré, Karim Atiyeh, Kareem Amin, Russell Kaplan, Shayan Shafii, Daniel Garber, Junaid Hussain.
Lead: CIV
Investors: CIV, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Chris Ré, Amjad Masad, Amira Sajwani, Khalid Bin Bader Al Saud, Hisham Al-Falih
Co-led by CIV, General Catalyst and Lux Capital (company blog names all three as leads; 'CIV' set as lead field for want of a single one). Angels: Chris Ré (Stanford), Amjad Masad (Replit), Amira Sajwani (DAMAC/PRYPCO), Khalid Bin Bader Al Saud (RAED Ventures), Hisham Al-Falih (Lean Technologies). TechCrunch/Wamda coverage 20 Oct 2025. Also: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/20/scale-ai-alum-raises-9m-for-ai-serving-critical-industries-in-mena/ https://www.wamda.com/2025/10/1001-ai-closes-9-million-seed-round-accelerate-gcc-landing https://traded.co/vc/deal/1001-ai-secures-9-million-in-seed-funding-led-by-civ-general-catalyst-and-lux-capital/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, 1001 (company blog)).
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