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UAE-Based CNTXT AI Tops Dh1.1 Billion in Committed Revenue

The UAE-based AI company has also opened its first US office in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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UAE-Based CNTXT AI Tops Dh1.1 Billion in Committed Revenue

UAE-based data and artificial intelligence company CNTXT AI has surpassed Dh1.1 billion ($300 million) in committed revenue and opened its first US office in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Founded in 2024, the company says demand is being driven by US hyperscalers, AI developers and large enterprises. The Bay Area office will serve American government agencies and businesses seeking AI infrastructure and expertise for deployments in Middle Eastern markets.

CNTXT AI raised a $60 million Series A round in June 2026 and has since acquired enterprise AI company Actualize and launched three commercial product areas. The company says it currently works with more than 250 government and enterprise customers.

Its operations span data products for AI training and evaluation, AI models and physical AI training. Its Arabic speech model, Munsit, was trained on more than 110,000 hours of speech covering over 25 dialects and has attracted more than 300,000 users, according to the company.

CNTXT AI also operates robotics training facilities and a real-world data network covering more than 300 use cases. The company has filed a US patent application related to preventing what it describes as “diversity collapse” in physical AI training data.

Following its US expansion, CNTXT AI plans to appoint a Senior Vice President of Revenue and Vice President of Marketing in the country and build a commercial team of between 15 and 25 people during its first year.

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