UAE-based Yozo.ai has successfully closed a USD 1.7 million pre-seed funding round to advance its AI-powered marketing platform for e-commerce merchants. The round was co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with significant participation from Arzan VC, Oraseya Capital, Plus VC, Suhail Ventures, Glint Ventures, and M-Empire Angels.
AI-Powered Growth Engine
Founded in 2024, Yozo.ai is developing an AI growth agent designed to autonomously manage email, WhatsApp, and SMS marketing campaigns. The platform allows merchants to connect their online stores and approve campaigns, while the AI handles the complex execution of retntion and expansion marketing, aiming to close the gap between customer intent and actual purchase.
“Conversion and retention marketing involves endless moving parts—data, timing, segmentation, experimentation—far more than most teams can realistically manage,” explained Hossam Ali, Founder of Yozo.
Investor Confidence
The significant backing from prominent regional venture capital firms underscores the confidence in Yozo’s vision and its team’s ability to execute. The startup’s practical approach to integrating AI into essential e-commerce workflows has resonated with investors.
“Yozo’s team combines strong execution with a practical approach to embedding AI into everyday eCommerce workflows, and we believe they are well positioned to build a meaningful platform in this space. We’re pleased to support the team as they scale,” commented Issa Aghabi from Access Bridge Ventures.
Global Ambitions
With the new capital, Yozo.ai plans to accelerate its mission to become the default AI-native revenue engine for digital merchants worldwide. The company is set to expand beyond the Middle East, targeting global e-commerce markets where growth and retention teams are often expensive, difficult to hire, or burdened by manual processes.
About Yozo.ai
Yozo.ai is a UAE-based technology startup building an AI growth agent for e-commerce stores. Its platform automates communication marketing across email, WhatsApp, and SMS, enabling merchants to enhance customer retention and revenue with minimal manual intervention.
Source: Waya
