UAE-based Tarjama, the leading provider of Arabic-first language and AI solutions, has secured $15 million in Series A funding, led by Global Ventures.
Other participants in the round included Wamda Capital, TA Ventures, Phaze Capital, Golden Gate Ventures, and Endeavor Catalyst.
The new funding will fast-track the development and rollout of Arabic.AI, Tarjama’s agentic AI ecosystem built for complex business workflows across the Middle East and North Africa.
At its core is Pronoia V2, a proprietary large language model (LLM) optimized for Arabic – culturally fluent, task-specific, and outperforming global counterparts in Arabic-language tasks.
A Regional AI Powerhouse with Global Reach
Founded in 2009 by Nour Al Hassan, Tarjama has grown from a regional translation firm into a global AI leader, with a footprint in 30+ markets, translation capacity in 50+ languages, and deep expertise in 22 Arabic dialects.
It has processed over 2 billion words and amassed one of the largest proprietary Arabic datasets globally.
Tarjama’s transformation into a profitable AI company comes as the MENA region’s $3 trillion economy rapidly digitizes. The platform is uniquely positioned to meet the Arabic-speaking world’s rising demand for enterprise-grade, secure, and efficient AI systems.
“Arabic has long been underserved by global AI models,” said Nour Al Hassan, Founder and CEO. “Our LLM, Pronoia, is purpose-built to change that. It can turn tasks that took a day into minutes, and do it with contextual and cultural precision.
With this funding, we’re ready to scale a comprehensive Arabic AI ecosystem.”
Backed to Lead the Agentic AI Future
Pronoia has already outperformed GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3, and Cohere on Arabic benchmarks, and comes with built-in enterprise security features.
The model is part of Tarjama’s broader push into AI agents that can autonomously execute workflows across industries, from government services to consulting and media.
“We’re proud to back Tarjama and support their vision of AI built for Arabic,” said Said Murad, Senior Partner at Global Ventures.
“Tarjama’s cultural edge, technical depth, and profitable business model position it to lead the AI transformation of the region.”
What’s Next for Tarjama
The company plans to double its research and engineering teams, expand its sovereign infrastructure, and launch a new AI Academy to train enterprise and government professionals in deploying advanced Arabic AI tools.
As MENA’s appetite for AI grows, Tarjama is placing itself at the center of the region’s transformation, from language barriers to seamless, intelligent automation.
