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Shorooq and Presight back Maven Robotics in $100M Series A, bringing Gulf capital to the frontier of physical AI

The investment was made through the Presight, Shorooq AI and Bedaya Funds managed by Shorooq, alongside RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures and XTX Ventures. Through the Presight, Shorooq Fund I, we aim to support companies like Maven with capital, applied AI expertise and relationships that can help them scale.

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