Dubai-based AI startup Algebra AI has emerged from stealth mode with $7 million in funding, aiming to help mid-market businesses across the GCC design, deploy, and operate AI-powered workflows tailored to their operational needs.
The funding round was backed by investors including BECO Capital, Silicon Badia, Infinity Constellation and Waseel Investments.
Announcing the launch, Anis Harb said the company was created to address a growing gap in AI adoption among the Gulf region’s mid-sized enterprises. “There are more than 30,000 mid-market businesses in the GCC that have been told AI is for them, yet nobody has built a model that works for how they actually operate,” Harb said.
A former executive at Deliveroo, Harb said his experience scaling operations across the Middle East highlighted a recurring challenge: businesses generate vast amounts of operational data but often struggle to turn it into timely decisions. He believes AI can bridge that gap by making business operations more visible and actionable in real time.
Algebra AI targets companies that are too large for generic AI tools but lack the resources required to implement enterprise-grade AI systems. Rather than selling software licenses, the startup embeds directly with clients, transforming core workflows into AI-native systems and operating them as ongoing business infrastructure.
The company said its model eliminates the traditional handover between software providers and clients by offering a single accountable partner responsible for building, operating, and continuously refining AI-powered processes.
Harb noted that Algebra AI is already working with clients across financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and distribution sectors.
The startup's leadership team includes Chief Technology Officer Fayez El-Far, who previously scaled engineering teams at major organizations including Bridgewater Associates and Altana AI. The broader launch team brings experience from companies such as Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Deliveroo, and several high-growth AI platforms in North America and Europe.
The launch comes as AI adoption accelerates across the Gulf, with governments and businesses increasingly investing in automation, data-driven decision-making, and digital transformation initiatives. Algebra AI is positioning itself to capture a growing segment of the market by focusing on the region's underserved mid-market businesses, which form a significant part of the GCC economy.