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Saudi-Egyptian VC Edafa acquires two Egyptian AI startups
Construction tech Kuadra and health-tech IRRI Vision acquired in six-figure deals
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This week’s top stories — 31 May–06 June
du's new $50M venture fund; CNTXT AI acquires Actualize to expand Arabic voice
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du launches $50 million venture fund
Shorooq-managed fund targets AI, fintech and cybersecurity across MENA
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CNTXT AI acquires Actualize to expand Arabic voice agents
Deal targets GCC conversational AI market projected to reach $2.5B by 2034
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G42, Santander partner for AI; Positron AI opens first global office in DIFC
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UAE organisations lead world on AI agent adoption, study finds
97% embedding AI agents into workflows as agentic AI becomes core to operations
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G42 and Santander sign AI partnership for global collaboration
Agentic AI platform Catalyst to underpin co-development across Santander’s operations
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KPMG: Saudi enterprises moving fast on AI with disciplined execution
76% expect AI to deliver enterprise-wide ROI within twelve months
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Core42 expands US AI compute with 42MW Buffalo expansion
Lake Mariner site grows from 18MW to 60MW as G42 scales American infrastructure
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UAE banks lead MEA AI banking rankings
Emirates NBD tops AI banking index, amid strong showing for UAE banks
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Nvidia challenger Positron opens first global office at DIFC
Unicorn inference infrastructure company targets MENA sovereign AI deployments
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May 2026

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