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Investment thesis
The Presight AI Startup Accelerator is a six-month launchpad for post-prototype AI startups seeking to scale commercially. Selected founders complete a three-day on-site bootcamp in Abu Dhabi followed by six months of remote acceleration, gaining mentorship, technical enablement, compute access, and commercial introductions across the Presight and G42 ecosystem to initiate PoCs and pilots with enterprise and government clients. The program targets B2B/B2G startups in DeepTech and AI across verticals such as Smart Cities, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Sovereign AI, Energy, and Public Services. Each accepted company receives a $50k in-kind SAFE note (no discount, no valuation cap), contingent on executing a joint contract, with opportunities to pitch for venture capital funding.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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COO responsible for company operations with over 25 years of experience, specializing in AML, auditing, and anti-corruption, and developing technology-driven financial AI products. Joined the Group in 2021 after working in civil services.
CMO and senior brand and marketing leader who previously served as SVP Brand & Marketing at ADNOC and Director of Marketing for COP28 UAE, with earlier roles at Mubadala and the UK Parliament.
General Counsel with over 20 years of experience in private practice and in-house roles, a dual-qualified English and South African attorney focused on cross-border M&A and joint ventures across Africa, MENA, and the Gulf.
HR leader with over two decades of international experience at companies including Siemens, RB, and AstraZeneca across Latin America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Chief Growth Officer leading Presight's growth strategy across partnerships, M&A, and market expansion, with over 11 years of experience in strategic investments and business development.
Strategic technology advisor supporting the CEO and COO functions and sponsoring key programs for smart city and sustainability initiatives, with 38 years of experience including roles at Dell Technologies, Mercedes-Benz, Barclays International, and Shell Oil.
CFO leading Presight's finance organization and operational/financial strategy, with over two decades of experience including senior finance roles at Motorola Solutions across MENA, India, APAC, and the U.S.
CEO of Presight since 2022, leading its ADX listing and expansion across 19 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. Previously held leadership roles at G42 and served as CEO of Esri Singapore.
CTO developing Presight's technology framework and AI strategy, with over 17 years of experience in big data, cloud, and data science across telecom, financial, and software industries, including MicroStrategy. Based in the UAE since 2015.
What they invest in
from 10 of 11 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Fintech ×3Climate Tech ×2Energy ×2Cleantech ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:United Arab Emirates×2Brazil×1Singapore×1United States×1
Portfolio companies · 11 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12 dated
LearnXpert is an AI-powered learning platform that creates quizzes and assessments, builds personalized study paths, automates grading, and provides progress dashboards along with proctoring tools such as face/screen monitoring and plagiarism detection.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
AlphaGeo builds a large spatial and temporal database of geocoded variables and applies geospatial modeling, machine learning, and generative AI to forecast the impact of geopolitical, climate, demographic, and economic trends on locations and real estate.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructurePropTech
Dr. Parag Khanna(Founder)in
Co-investorsJungle Ventures
Cobi is an AI tool that interprets customer, product, transactional, and engagement data to identify changes, answer questions about customer behavior, recommend next actions, and execute decisions through a team's existing tools.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAnnex InvestmentsPlug and Play Ventures
Derq develops AI-powered intelligent transportation systems for road safety and smart cities, working with government agencies and transportation authorities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechIoTMobility & TransportationDubai, AE
Dr. Georges Aoude(Co-founder and CEO)inKarl Jeanbart(Co-founder and COO)inAmer Abufadel(Co-founder, Founding CTO, and Sr. Advisor)in
Co-investorsDoon CapitalPhoenician VCTechstarsWamda CapitalPropeller Inc.
Divibank provides payment processing and credit services for online merchants, including payment links, checkout, PIX, card, and boleto acceptance, antifraud protection, and advance of credit card receivables.
E-commerceFintechSaaS
Jaime Taboada(Founder)inRebecca Fischer(Founder)inRebeca Fischer(Founder)Rebecca Fischer Jaime Taboada(Founder)
Co-investorsAllievo CapitalAlter GlobalAlumni VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesClocktower VenturesGaingels+10 more
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Maiden Century operates a platform that consolidates alternative data sources into one environment, providing cleaned, back-tested and mapped datasets along with forecasting models for investment analysis.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York, US
Samrah Kazim(Executive Officer, Director)Qaisar Hasan(Executive Officer, Director)
Resync provides an AI-driven energy management platform that monitors real-time energy data and uses predictive controls and automation to optimise energy use and indoor comfort in buildings.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySingapore, SG
Emir Nurov(CEO)inJayantika Soni(CTO)in
Co-investorsAugust OneEntrepreneur FirstGGV CapitalGranite AsiaPrasetia DwidharmaSGInnovate
Vulcan provides security tooling for the generative AI lifecycle, offering automated red-teaming (Vulcan Attack) and policy-enforced runtime guardrails (Vulcan Protect) to detect jailbreaks, prevent data leakage, and enforce compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
zypl.ai is a financial technology platform that uses AI and machine learning to assess credit risk and issue loans.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Azizjon Azimi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarbide VenturesPlug and Play VenturesPresto VenturesProsus Ventures
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Nodeshift
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Presight made?
- Presight has 11 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Presight invest at?
- Presight invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Presight's typical check size?
- Presight typically writes checks of $50K.
- What sectors does Presight focus on?
- Presight focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, GovTech, SaaS.
- Where is Presight located?
- Presight is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, AE.
- Who does Presight co-invest with?
- Presight most often shares deals with Plug and Play Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Jungle Ventures, among 11 tracked co-investors.
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