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G42

Abu Dhabi-headquartered AI and cloud holding building large language models, sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure across MENA, Asia and Europe.

Updated 8 November 2026 · Emirates Startups index

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G42 is the UAE’s flagship AI champion, owning Inception (Jais LLM), Core42, Khazna data centres and major partnerships with Microsoft, OpenAI and Cerebras. The single most important anchor for AI talent and infrastructure in the region.

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Group HQ in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi; backed by Mubadala and Microsoft. Anchors UAE AI strategy.

Sectorsaas
Stagegrowth
FundingStrategic (Mubadala, Microsoft USD 1.5bn)
Employees5,000+
Founded2018