In a significant boost for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh’s startup, 1001 AI, has successfully raised $9 million in seed funding to revolutionize critical industries through artificial intelligence. With a focus on sectors such as aviation, logistics, and oil and gas, 1001 AI aims to tackle inefficiencies that cost billions in the Gulf alone. Abu-Ghazaleh, a former Scale AI executive, is leveraging his experience to create an AI-native operating system designed to enhance decision-making in these high-stakes environments.