ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
Presight has unveiled the first six AI companies selected to receive investment through its AI Innovation Ecosystem.
The investments form part of the Presight–Shorooq Fund I (PSFI), a $100 million global early-stage fund established in partnership with Shorooq, a statement from Presight said.
The six companies, based across the United States and the UAE, operate in areas including sovereign AI infrastructure, vertical intelligence platforms, and edge-native systems, reflecting Presight’s focus on applied intelligence solutions suited for complex and regulated environments.
Among the selected companies, AMI – Advanced Machine Intelligence is developing world model AI architectures that enable machines to understand and interact with the physical world, targeting sectors such as manufacturing, aerospace, robotics and biomedical industries.
NodeShift, which participated in Presight’s AI Accelerator Programme, provides secure on-premises AI platforms and has entered into a strategic commercial agreement with Presight to scale its solutions.
Other companies include Hebbia, which focuses on institutional research and financial workflows; Candid Intelligence, which applies AI to optimise procurement and bidding processes; Crunched, which provides AI-powered financial intelligence for investors and operators; and Blue, which develops voice-action models enabling task execution directly on devices.
Presight said its AI Innovation Ecosystem is designed as a growth engine to identify, invest in and scale breakthrough AI technologies, combining an AI investment fund, accelerator programme and research and development labs.
Through its accelerator programme, companies gain access to mentorship, compute infrastructure and commercial pathways with enterprise and government clients within the Presight and G42 ecosystems, enabling faster integration and deployment of AI solutions.
Magzhan Kenesbai, Chief Growth Officer of Presight, said: “AI only creates lasting value when it can operate within real systems. These first investments reflect that conviction – spanning secure AI infrastructure, vertical intelligence platforms for capital and industry, and edge-native systems. Each of these companies is building technology designed for integration into complex, regulated environments.
"By combining operational environments, structured incubation through the Presight AI Accelerator, and strategic capital via PSFI, we are creating clear pathways from innovation to implementation – translating frontier AI into intelligent systems at scale.”
Dr Bilal Baloch, Partner at Shorooq, said: “When we launched this fund, our vision was to connect world-class AI innovators with the capital, regulatory support, and market access that our region offers. To have invested in six highly promising companies, after assessing over 1,000, outside our home market alongside leading peers in the US and Asia in 120 days is a marker toward that vision. We were most impressed that these founders are pushing the boundaries of what AI can do – from giving every app a voice interface to automating billion-dollar industries – and thereby allowing us to back varying theses across the AI stack.
"This is just the beginning; we believe the fund can be a bridge between East and West for AI, and we’re committed to accelerating more breakthroughs that will transform businesses and communities.”
Presight added that the initiative marks the beginning of a structured, deployment-oriented approach to ecosystem building, aimed at translating AI innovation into scalable intelligent systems and strengthening Abu Dhabi’s position as a global hub for applied artificial intelligence.