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Ethical AI isn’t a side note. In MENA, it’s becoming infrastructure. From UAE’s AI strategy to Egypt’s charter to Saudi’s SDAIA standards, ethics is now policy.
Next week, Fikra Ventures drops our deep dive on AI fault lines + regional governance. Stay tuned. 🔍
#EthicalAI #AI

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@fikra_ventures appoints @belyishere as @prism56ai Co-Founder & CTO and @MoatassemAI as Entrepreneur in Residence

#SovereignWealth #AIInfrastructure #AbuDhabi #Hub71 https://t.co/WH960er299 via @ein_news

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I just published Fikra Ventures and Hub71 Announce Partnership to Build AI-Native Companies from Abu Dhabi to the… https://t.co/J3H00sjpRL

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نعلن اليوم عن شراكة استراتيجية بين @fikra_ventures و Talents Arena لإعادة تعريف بناء شركات الذكاء الاصطناعي في المنطقة.
شراكة تجمع بين ابتكار المشاريع وتشكيل فرق تنفيذية مدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي، لتمكين الشركات الناشئة من النمو أسرع والمنافسة عالميًا.
https://t.co/ie0WxMKWDC

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

MENA is moving from AI pilots to deployment. Sovereign compute and capital are here. The winners will be corporates that build with startups through CVC and venture building. We outline a practical model for Capital, Capability, Community. Read here: https://t.co/qMi9g6ONfB

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Sources & context:
FS explainer (by @MeanCEO): https://t.co/rWcxEe86Qr
Michael Jackson’s take: https://t.co/GUSKTzzWYL
Christina Ku’s post: https://t.co/QzW3W2oM54
Mistral Saba: https://t.co/NPJ8wUkpCF

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

MENA is fast becoming AI’s center of gravity — مركز الثقل للذكاء الاصطناعي ينتقل إلى المنطقة.
Arabic-first models like @MistralAI’s Saba + the UAE ecosystem (@G42ai, @mbzuai) show the shift from demos to deployment.
Founders building Arabic AI & infra: DMs open.
#MENA #AI

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

Result: pilots → P&L in months; dead ideas retire so budgets recycle.
Next: how venture-studio CVCs (incl. @FIKRA_Ventures) co-build w/ corporates from day one.
Q: Fastest pilot-to-prod you’ve seen? What made it work?

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

Crushing the Innovation Chasm
There’s a new two-way AI corridor between Silicon Valley and the GCC—co-building, not just capital. But many corporate AI efforts still stall.

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

One team (joint build squads) kills hand-offs.
Smart capital: option-sized checks early; double-down only after live data proves value.

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

• Capital alone isn’t the edge anymore. • Speed, data access, and policy alignment are. • Corporates here aren’t passive investors, they’re active co-builders. If you still view the region as “just a checkbook,” you’re already behind.

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

The AI inflection point is no longer in Silicon Valley. For years the pattern looked like this: Valley builds → the world adopts → global LPs write the checks. I saw it firsthand while investing with @VodafoneVentures and @NTTDocomoVentures.

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

Ethical AI isn’t a side note. In MENA, it’s becoming infrastructure. From UAE’s AI strategy to Egypt’s charter to Saudi’s SDAIA standards, ethics is now policy.
Next week, Fikra Ventures drops our deep dive on AI fault lines + regional governance. Stay tuned. 🔍
#EthicalAI #AI

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

Question: Which non-Valley hotspots are redrawing the global AI map? Share your insights below.
- Christina Ku, Venture Investor #AI #CorporateVentureCapital #Innovation #CVC
@TechVentureGirl

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

The AI inflection point is no longer in Silicon Valley. For years the pattern looked like this: Valley builds → the world adopts → global LPs write the checks. I saw it firsthand while investing with @VodafoneVentures and @NTTDocomoVentures.

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

• Capital alone isn’t the edge anymore. • Speed, data access, and policy alignment are. • Corporates here aren’t passive investors, they’re active co-builders. If you still view the region as “just a checkbook,” you’re already behind.

[Fikra Ventures @fikra_ventures]

Our latest article explores:

- Fikra's framework for Ethical AI based on 7 benchmarks.
- The MENA region as an emerging leader in Ethical AI governance guided by Dubai AI Seal, Saudi's SDAIA, the UAE AI Strategy, and Egypt's Supreme Council for AI.

#EthicalAI #UAEAI #MENA #AI

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Live now, 'Ethical AI as Infrastructure' by Fikra Ventures

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