Cairo-based artificial intelligence startup Nanovate has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round. The raise comes just nine months after the company officially began operations.
If you have a startup you want featured on TechArena, let us know through this contact form here.
Nanovate was founded by Nancy Madbouly and Ahmed Gamal, and is building Arabic-native voice and chat AI systems that help businesses automate customer engagement and internal workflows. The company’s technology supports 22 Arabic dialects. This makes it one of the few startups in the region developing end-to-end Arabic AI models.
Nanovate’s work has already attracted backing from MINT Incubator by EG Bank and Raya FutureTECH Accelerator, both of which have supported the company’s mission to make advanced AI accessible to Arabic-speaking users and businesses.
The team’s first product, Niva (Nanovate Intelligent Virtual Agent), enables companies to deploy AI-powered chat and voice agents for customer service.
Nanovate has developed its own large language models (LLMs) to power a suite of tools that combine speech recognition, emotion detection, sentiment analysis, and workflow automation. The company launched the beta version of its dashboard in September. This allowed businesses to create and customize AI chat and voice agents.
With the new investment, Nanovate plans to expand into Saudi Arabia and the UAE, while scaling its AI platform to serve more industries and deepen integrations with enterprise systems such as CRMs and ERPs. The company also intends to grow its technical and R&D teams to strengthen its Arabic AI models.
“This isn’t just another AI startup — it’s a movement to put Arabic at the center of global innovation,” said Ahmed Gamal, co-founder and CEO of Nanovate. “We’re building technology that understands us, speaks like us, and works for our region.”
For these and more stories, follow us on X (Formerly Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn and Telegram. You can also send us tips or reach out at [email protected].
Also Read: Kuunda Raises $7.5 Million Pre-Series A to Power Financial Inclusion Across Africa and MENA
