Nommas.ai, a Saudi deep-tech company specializing in intelligent industrial operations, has been awarded the highest regional honor in industrial AI at the 2025 Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award (MIMA), Middle East edition. This recognition underscores the growing influence of Saudi-born innovation in the global industrial sector and highlights the Kingdom’s rapid advancements in deploying artificial intelligence to modernize traditional manufacturing.
Revolutionizing The Factory Floor
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Riyadh, Nommas.ai is focused on building the “AI brain” of manufacturing. The company’s technology transforms standard manufacturing plants into cognitive, self-optimizing operations. By integrating real-time intelligence into factory workflows, the platform enables industrial facilities to significantly improve production quality, reduce operational downtime, and elevate overall efficiency.
The award serves as a validation of Nommas.ai’s approach to “making factories cognitive.” In an era where Industry 4.0 is becoming a standard for global competitiveness, the company’s data-driven solutions are helping manufacturers transition from manual oversight to automated, predictive decision-making.
Accelerating Growth Through Strategic Partnerships
Nommas.ai is a key part of the NextEra portfolio, a deep-tech partnership program established between King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Technology Development Program (NTDP). This strategic backing has been instrumental in the startup’s ability to scale breakthrough technologies across the industrial sector.
The NextEra program is designed to empower high-potential startups by providing the necessary resources and ecosystem support to develop complex deep-tech solutions. Nommas.ai’s success at the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Awards demonstrates the tangible impact of these collaborative national programs in nurturing local talent and exporting high-level technical innovation to the broader Middle East market.
About Nommas.ai
Nommas.ai is a Riyadh-based deep-tech company revolutionizing the manufacturing sector with Industrial AI. By building a “factory brain” that turns traditional plants into cognitive, self-optimizing operations, the company helps industrial clients improve quality and efficiency through real-time data intelligence. Backed by the KAUST and NTDP NextEra program, Nommas.ai is at the forefront of the region’s industrial digital transformation.
Source: KAUST Innovation
