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HUMAIN

PIF-majority AI company building full-stack AI — compute, models and the HUMAIN ONE marketplace.

What
No published startup programme; the company invests via its own deals.
Cost
Equity
Status
Active

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In detail

HUMAIN is a state-backed AI company (PIF majority, aramco minority) in Saudi Arabia. PIF-majority AI company building full-stack AI — compute, models and the HUMAIN ONE marketplace. HUMAIN Ventures made its first investment in a Saudi company with MOZN (2026). A $10B fund is reported but unconfirmed; no startup programme or open intake is published.

Amount
No published startup programme
Terms
Yes — equity
Sectors
AI, Cloud & Compute, Data Centers, Arabic LLMs, Applied AI
Status
Active

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Sources

Primary source · humain.com