• UAE-based Yozo.ai raised USD 1.7M pre-seed, co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and Disruptech, with strong regional VC participation.
• Founded in 2025, Yozo builds an AI growth agent that autonomously runs email, WhatsApp, and SMS marketing for e-commerce merchants.
• The startup aims to become a default AI-native revenue engine, automating retention and expansion for global e-commerce teams.

Yozo

UAE-based Yozo.ai raised USD 1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and Disruptech Ventures. It also saw participation from Arzan VC, Oraseya Capital, Plus VC, Suhail Ventures, Glint Ventures, and M-Empire Angels. 

“Yozo’s team combines strong execution with a practical approach to embedding AI into everyday eCommerce workflows, and we believe they are well positioned to build a meaningful platform in this space. We’re pleased to support the team as they scale,” said Issa Aghabi from Access Bridge Ventures. 

Founded in early 2025, Yozo.ai is an AI growth agent for e-commerce stores. It enables merchants to connect their accounts, approve campaigns, and the agent autonomously executes email, WhatsApp, and SMS marketing.

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Looking forward, with the new funding, it aims to build an AI-native revenue that automates the work traditionally done by e-commerce growth and retention teams. It also plans to expand beyond the Middle East. It is targeting global e-commerce markets where growth teams are either too expensive, too manual, or too difficult to hire. 

“Conversion and retention marketing involves endless moving parts—data, timing, segmentation, experimentation—far more than most teams can realistically manage,” said Hossam Ali, Founder of Yozo.

The startup aims to become the “default revenue engine” for digital merchants worldwide. It aims to tackle the e-commerce gap between shoppers who show intent and shoppers who actually buy. The startup claims that this gap leaves a staggering amount of revenue uncaptured.