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Wittify.ai secures $1.5 million pre‑seed to upscale Arabic conversational AI
Saudi Arabia-based conversational AI startup has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round from a syndicate of prominent Saudi angel investors.
Founded in 2025 by Nader El-Batrawi and Sarah AlHumoud, enables businesses to deploy AI-powered voice, chat, and omnichannel assistants that support more than 25 Arabic dialects. Its no-code platform integrates with websites, social media, CRMs, and call centres, offering plug-and-play AI with native speech tech.
The startup will use the funding to accelerate product development, grow its engineering and product teams, and expand go-to-market efforts across MENA and GCC.
Wittify is backed by three major accelerators: inspireU by stc, Misk x Plug and Play, and TikTok x Blossom Accelerator.
Press release:
the Riyadh-based startup building the world's most advanced Arabic-first conversational AI platform, today announced the successful closing of its $1.5 million pre-seed funding round. The investment comes from a syndicate of prominent angel investors and business leaders from Saudi Arabia, marking a major milestone that underscores strong confidence in the company's vision and technology.
Founded in early 2025 by [Founders' names if known], has launched its closed beta platform, enabling businesses to create AI agents for voice, text, or multichannel interactions—with native Arabic speech technologies handling over 25 dialects. Its no-code builder integrates seamlessly with websites, social media, CRMs, call centers, and other systems.
Backed by three strategic accelerator programmes—inspireU from stc, Misk Entrepreneurship x Plug and Play, and TikTok x Blossom Accelerator—the company is set to expand rapidly across Arabic-speaking markets and beyond.
The funds will be used to:
'We're building Arabic-first, human-level AI to transform customer engagement,' reads the company's statement.
