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UAE-based AI finance platform Kudwa raised USD 1.1 mn<\/strong> in a funding round<\/strong>, as the startup looks to accelerate product development, grow its team, and expand across the Gulf, especially as demand for its AI finance management platform grows, CEO and Co-founder Karl Nasr told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n

Who\u2019s involved? <\/strong>The round \u2014 which closed in late 2025 but is only now being announced \u2014 saw participation from UK-based 1818 Venture Capital, F6 Ventures, US-based Sparked VC, Institutional Venture Partners, and Lebanon-based IM Fndng, according to a press release (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pitch:<\/strong> Kudwa is \u201can AI finance manager that consolidates data, reports it, analyzes it, and then provides recommendations.\u201d The platform is designed to address the manual work that comes with working across different systems, with the firm saying it sees strong demand from businesses struggling to manage fragmented financial data across multiple systems.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s models combine machine learning with large language models<\/strong>, since statistical models found in machine learning help reduce the risks associated with language models.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinance people are the strategic partner of the CEO, and we intend to support them<\/strong>,\u201d Nasr said. \u201cWe\u2019re serving the finance manager and the CFO and the FPNA,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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