Abu Dhabi-listed applied AI company Presight has named the 12 international companies joining the second cohort of its AI Accelerator, selected from a pool of 376 global applicants. The program’s high caliber was evident even before the final selection, with the initial 33-company shortlist boasting a collective valuation of over $2.1 billion and having already raised more than $341 million in capital.
Quick Facts
- 12 startups selected for Cohort II
- 376 applications received from 62 countries
- Shortlist valuation topped a combined $2.1 billion
- Selected firms span seven different countries
A High-Stakes Selection
The competitive selection process underscores Abu Dhabi’s growing pull as a global AI hub. The initial shortlist of 33 companies had not only raised significant capital but also generated over $28 million in contracted annual recurring revenue, attracting backing from major international investors like Samsung Ventures, AMD, LG, Airbus Ventures, and Franklin Templeton.
The final 12 were chosen by an eight-member jury that included representatives from the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, MBZUAI, Presight’s parent company G42, and Singapore’s K3 Ventures.
Meet the Global Cohort
The selected companies represent a diverse range of AI applications, from AI safety and satellite monitoring to health tech and data center infrastructure. The cohort includes startups from South Korea, Germany, the US, the UK, Singapore, Kazakhstan, and the UAE.
- AIM Intelligence (South Korea): AI safety and security company.
- AIRMO (Germany / Lux. / UAE): Satellite monitoring of methane emissions.
- AITRICS (South Korea): Clinical early-warning AI for hospitals.
- Dtonic (South Korea): Edge computing for real-time operational intelligence.
- Featherless AI (USA): Serverless AI inference and flexible fine-tuning.
- FlyNex (Germany): Automated, drone-based infrastructure inspection platform.
- FortyGuard (UAE): AI-powered temperature intelligence for business.
- MangoBoost (South Korea / USA): HW-SW codesigned infrastructure for data centers.
- rahd·AI (UK): AI analytics for the energy sector’s decommissioning processes.
- TheStage AI (USA): Automated AI model acceleration.
- Transparently.AI (Singapore): Forensic-finance AI for detecting accounting fraud.
- Trust Exam (Kazakhstan): AI proctoring and exam security.
Access to the G42 Ecosystem
Participants will gain access to the technical and strategic expertise of both Presight and its majority owner, Abu Dhabi’s G42. The program also offers engagement with an international advisory board chaired by Presight Chairman Mansoor Al Mansoori and potential investment from Presight’s venture capital arm.
“By bringing leading AI innovators from around the world to Abu Dhabi, the AI ecosystem we are building grows more powerful with every cohort, and we are reinforcing the UAE’s position as a home for applied and sovereign AI,” said Thomas Pramotedham, Chief Executive Officer of Presight. “Through the Presight AI Accelerator, we will enable these companies to scale faster while delivering solutions with real-world impact.”
A Bootcamp will be held in the coming months to connect the cohort with commercial opportunities across the UAE.
About Presight
Presight is an ADX-listed public company, majority-owned by Abu Dhabi–based G42, and a global leader in applied AI for intelligent systems. Operating across infrastructure, capital, and societal systems, Presight builds and deploys AI-enabled platforms that embed operational intelligence into complex environments at national and enterprise scale. Its systems operate within secure and regulated frameworks, ensuring resilience, accountability, and long-term performance.
Source: Middle East AI News
