• Cairo-based Nanovate raises USD 1M pre-seed funding to expand Arabic AI solutions across MENA, led by angel investors.
• The startup offers AI chat and voice agents, automation systems, and a Beta dashboard for no-code Arabic AI deployment.
• Funds will support expansion in KSA and UAE, deeper CRM integrations, AI R&D, and growing the team across industries.

Nanovate

Cairo-based AI company, Nanovate raises USD 1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by a group of angel investors.

Founded nine months ago by Nancy Madbouly and Ahmed Gamal, Nanovate is an AI technology company. It focuses on developing end-to-end Arabic AI solutions. This includes advanced voice and chat AI agents, automation systems, and customized AI solutions. This aims to help businesses across MENA operate faster, smarter, and in 22 dialects of their own language. The startup is backed by MINT Incubator by EG Bank and Raya FutureTECH Accelerator.

Arabic AI Agents

Up next, with this investment, it aims to focus on expanding their presence in KSA and the UAE. It also aims to scale its AI ecosystem to accommodate more industries, and develop deeper integrations with CRMs, ERPs, and business tools. Additionally, it seeks to invest further in AI R&D, and expand its team. 

“This isn’t just another AI startup — it’s a movement to put Arabic at the center of global innovation. We’re building technology that understands us, speaks like us, and works for our region. With this round, we’re ready to take Arabic AI to a whole new level.” — Ahmed Gamal, Co-Founder & CEO of Nanovate

Having built their own LLM models, Nanovate offers AI chat agents, automation systems, and customized solutions. It also launched the Beta version of their dashboard. This aims to allow companies to build their own AI chat agent, combining Arabic-native language understanding, real-time speech and emotion AI, and workflow automation into one seamless ecosystem.