UAE-based Tarjama raises $15 million in Series A funding to scale Arabic AI for enterprise in MENA

BREAKING: Tarjama&, a UAE-based language solutions technology company and Arabic AI pioneer, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Global Ventures. The round also included participation from Wamda Capital, TA Ventures, Phaze Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, and Endeavor Catalyst.

Founded by Nour Al Hassan in 2008, Tarjama has evolved from a translation company into an AI-first enterprise, focused on solving Arabic language business problems at scale. Its flagship product, Pronoia, is a state-of-the-art Arabic-first LLM that has outperformed GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3, and Cohere on Arabic tasks – offering greater contextual intelligence, security, and cost-efficiency.

The company recently launched Arabic.AI, a new platform built on Pronoia V2 that enables enterprises to solve complex business processes using AI agents designed for the MENA region. The company also announced plans to open an AI Academy to help upskill hundreds of enterprise and government leaders in advanced AI deployment over the next 18 months.

Tarjama claims to be already profitable, with 20% CAGR revenue growth over the past three years, and operates in over 30 global markets.

The Series A funding will support regional and international expansion, double its research and engineering teams, and scale sovereign infrastructure across sectors.

Nour Al Hassan, Founder and CEO of Tarjama, said:

“Arabic has been underserved by AI for too long. Our flagship product, Pronoia, changes that – it is far faster, more secure, and cost-effective. We see enterprises struggle with Arabic; but we transform day-long tasks into minutes – fundamentally changing how companies can operate in Arabic markets. It is a comprehensive AI ecosystem. We look forward to the future with great confidence.”

Said Murad, Senior Partner at Global Ventures, commented:

“We’re excited to lead Tarjama’s Series A fundraise and support Nour and her incredible team in transforming how Arabic business problems are solved by AI. Tarjama has multiple competitive advantages – both technically and culturally – and its state-of-the-art LLM, Pronoia, is purpose-built to dominate in a market where other AI tools have consistently fallen short. We are confident Tarjama’s profitable growth trajectory will continue, and its enterprise-grade Arabic AI solution will have global appeal.”