Prop-AI Secures $1.5M Pre-Seed to Advance Its AI Real Estate Platform
Jun 18, 2025
Prop-AI, a Dubai-based startup using artificial intelligence to enhance real estate investment, has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Plus VC, with participation from Joa Capital, Select Ventures, Oraseya Capital, Plug & Play, and several strategic angel investors and family offices from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Founded in 2023, Prop-AI provides a platform designed to simplify property discovery, evaluation, and investment through advanced AI and machine learning. The technology is built to support a wide range of users—from first-time buyers to institutional investors—offering real-time data, predictive insights, and decision-making tools tailored to fast-paced and complex property markets.
The platform recently earned the AI Seal of Excellence from the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence, becoming the first PropTech firm to receive the distinction. The recognition follows a period of strong growth, including a tripling of revenue in Q1 2025.
Prop-AI plans to use the new capital to accelerate regional data integration, enhance its AI and machine learning infrastructure, and expand its product suite. These developments include launching Prop-AI Business and APIs for real estate professionals, along with an agentic AI system built to support high-level decision-making. A newly revamped user interface and interactive investor map are also being rolled out to simplify market navigation and analysis.
The funding round supports Prop-AI's broader mission to introduce intelligent, data-driven tools that make real estate investment more transparent, accessible, and efficient across the MENA region and global markets.
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