Enterprise AI firm Velents has closed a funding round of US$1.5 million and simultaneously unveiled its flagship product, Agent.sa, described as the region’s first fully Arabic‑speaking autonomous AI employee.
Founded by Mohamed Gaber and Abdulaziz Almuhaydib, Velents began as a recruitment‑tech startup before repositioning in 2023 toward enterprise AI solutions across customer service, sales, and operational automation. The company is headquartered in Egypt and supported by a joint Egyptian‑Saudi team.
The US$1.5 million round was backed by angel investors, including senior executives from global technology and consulting firms such as Google and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Velents says the funds will be used to scale product deployment in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and to prepare for a larger funding round in early 2026.
Agent.sa is built to function as a digital employee fluent in Arabic and regional dialects, capable of handling voice and chat interactions, managing tasks across platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Instagram, executing data analysis, and integrating with more than 20 enterprise systems, including CRMs and payment gateways.
Velents emphasises that the product is not merely a chatbot but an AI colleague ready to work alongside human teams. The company highlights data localisation and compliance: client data in Saudi Arabia remains stored in‑kingdom, and in Egypt, data remains within national borders.
The announcement underscores growing investor interest in Arabic‑language and Middle East‑specific AI solutions, addressing a gap in the region for models that natively support dialects and local workflows. Velents positions itself as a first mover in what it calls “AI‑native digital employees” for Arabic‑speaking enterprises.
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