February 11, 2025 — WideBot AI, a company specializing in the development of AI products, solutions, and models, has secured $3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round.

WideBot closed this funding round with the leadership of Keheilan Asset Management, supported by Saudi-based Al Wafra II, alongside direct investment firm Enza Capital.

Other notable participants in this round include DisrupTech Ventures, Den VC, and SparkLabs Ventures.

Expanding AI Models Development

WideBot has announced that the newly secured funding will be used to accelerate the company’s expansion in AI product development, particularly for its proprietary AI model, AQL, within Saudi Arabia. AQL is the first-ever AI model hosted on local cloud servers in the Kingdom, ensuring compliance with Saudi regulations, unlike other AI systems that rely on foreign cloud infrastructures.

Hosting AI models on local cloud servers in Saudi Arabia enhances data security, protecting user data and AI models. This ensures national data sovereignty, secures access to critical information, and strengthens user privacy—ultimately offering greater protection for citizens and reinforcing the state’s control over its data infrastructure.

Furthermore, WideBot AI emphasized that this investment will enhance its capabilities to develop more AI-powered solutions and models to support governments and enterprises in the Arab region. These solutions aim to streamline operations, increase productivity, optimize workforce efficiency, and significantly reduce operational costs.

Arabic-Centric AI: From Riyadh to the Arab World

Mohamed Nabil, CEO and Co-Founder of WideBot AI, expressed his gratitude to investors for supporting the company’s expansion in the Saudi market. He affirmed that this funding would enable WideBot AI to accelerate the development of advanced AI solutions that align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

Nabil stated: “We believe AI is a fundamental driver of economic and social growth in the Kingdom. Our mission is to develop AI that embodies our culture and identity while respecting our privacy—AI that originates from Riyadh and extends to the entire Arab world.”

He further emphasized: “This investment will help us fast-track the development of specialized AI solutions that contribute to achieving Vision 2030 goals, such as economic diversification, job creation, and enhanced government efficiency. We are proud to be part of this digital transformation.”

Salah Khashoggi, Chairman of Al Wafra Al Thania Firm, highlighted that this investment aligns with the company’s commitment to supporting transformative tech firms in Saudi Arabia, particularly those in AI and fintech. He noted that the Keheilan Deep Tech Fund plays a vital role in financing innovative startups that contribute to Vision 2030.

Strengthening Investment in Deep Tech

Dr. Ahmed Abdelhamid, CEO of Keheilan Asset Management, commented: “We firmly believe that the future of economic development in the region hinges on supporting deep technology companies. The synergy between technical and financial efforts will reinforce national sovereignty over our technological infrastructure.”

He also expressed confidence in WideBot AI’s ability to pioneer a new era of AI in the Arab world, saying: “For the first time, we have an Arabic-centric AI model, entirely built in our language. This ensures that our institutions’ and nations’ data remain secure while allowing us to move forward confidently into the future. WideBot AI will be a cornerstone in shaping the future of Arabic-language AI models globally.”

Dr. Abdelhamid concluded: “We are confident that this investment will drive further growth and success, positively impacting Saudi Arabia’s digital economy and the wider Arab region.”

The First AI Model Ever Hosted on Local Cloud Servers within Saudi Arabia

It is worth mentioning that WideBot AI announced, earlier, the launch of the first and most accurate large language model (LLM) in the Arabic language, which understands its various dialects and all Arab accents, under the name “AQL LLM”.

The company indicated that AQL is the most accurate large language model (LLM) in the Arabic language, outperforming all other large language models, after it was tested through a wide range of AI performance criteria in a comprehensive evaluation process, surpassing all competing models in every major metric.

In a separate statement, WideBot AI announced that AQL, as a large language model (LLM), has become the first AI model to be hosted on local cloud servers within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which supports the work of governments and enterprises in the Kingdom through the speed of performance, providing the necessary protection for data, understanding the unique Saudi identity and culture, as well as complying with local Saudi regulations and systems governing the work and use of artificial intelligence.

AI Solutions and Products that Meet Governments’ and Enterprises’ Needs

WideBot AI is an AI-driven company that develops cutting-edge products and solutions designed to assist governments and enterprises in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world in accelerating digital transformation, streamlining operations, reducing costs, and overcoming business challenges. By leveraging AI, WideBot AI helps organizations gain deep insights to facilitate and expedite decision-making.

Over the years, WideBot AI has successfully served over 350 enterprise clients, government entities, and central banks, including the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the Royal Protocol, and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Additionally, the company has provided AI solutions to Egypt’s Tax Authority and the Central Agency for Organization and Administration, as well as numerous institutions in the healthcare and telecommunications sectors across the UAE, Oman, Libya, and Morocco.

With a footprint spanning more than 12 countries, WideBot AI has reached over 200 million Arabic-speaking users, solidifying its position as a leader in AI innovation tailored to the Arab world.

The cutting-edge RAG model empowers organizations to unlock the power of their documents

WideBot.ai, a leading global provider of AI-powered products, solutions, and technologies, today announced the launch of its latest innovation, the AI Knowledge Assistant, a cutting-edge Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) model. Designed to revolutionize how governments and enterprises interact with their documents, the AI Knowledge Assistant combines advanced AI capabilities with practical business needs, streamlining workflows, boosting productivity, and unlocking valuable insights.

RAG is a pioneering technology that elevates the capabilities of large language models by dynamically retrieving relevant information from internal and proprietary data sources and seamlessly integrating it into the model’s responses or output.

“In today’s data-driven world, organizations struggle to effectively manage and leverage the vast amount of information trapped within their documents,” said Mohamed Nabil, CEO of WideBot.ai. “The AI Knowledge Assistant solves this challenge by providing an intuitive and intelligent interface for users to access and analyze critical information.”

Key Features of the AI Knowledge Assistant, WideBot.ai’s RAG Model

The AI Knowledge Assistant is a core feature in WideBot’s platform that enables governments and enterprises to interact intelligently with their documents. It uses advanced RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) technology to help in:

• Powerful Search and Retrieval: Leveraging advanced natural language processing (NLP) techniques, the AI Knowledge Assistant enables users to find relevant documents, regardless of complexity or location easily.
• Intelligent Summarization: The AI Knowledge Assistant can automatically generate concise and informative summaries of documents, saving users valuable time and effort.
• Enhanced Question Answering: Go beyond simple keyword searches with the AI Knowledge Assistant’s ability to answer complex questions directly from the content of your documents.
• Streamlined Workflows: content of your documents.
  Streamlined Workflows: The AI Knowledge Assistant integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, empowering users to access and analyze information within their daily tasks.
• Advanced Analytics & Monitoring: Real-time metrics, token usage tracking, and comprehensive session analytics enable businesses to monitor performance and optimize usage effectively.

In addition to its robust functionality, the AI Knowledge Assistant is designed to adapt to on-premise and cloud environments. It caters to sensitive sectors like government and banking with compliance-ready encryption standards. Its modular architecture ensures seamless updates and integration with existing workflows.

Why Choose WideBot.ai’s AI Knowledge Assistant?

The benefits of WideBot.ai’s AI Knowledge Assistant extend far beyond improved document management:

• Powerful Search and Retrieval: Leveraging advanced natural language processing (NLP) techniques, the AI Knowledge Assistant enables users to find relevant documents, regardless of complexity or location easily.
• Increased Productivity: Users can spend less time searching for information and more time focusing on strategic initiatives.
• Reduced Costs: The AI Knowledge Assistant can help organizations streamline operations and minimize the time and resources spent on manual document processing.
• Improved Decision-Making: The AI Knowledge Assistant empowers data-driven decision-making across the organization by providing faster access to critical insights.
• Enhanced Innovation: The AI Knowledge Assistant fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration, leading to new ideas and innovations.

“The AI Knowledge Assistant represents a significant leap forward in document intelligence,” said Mohamed Moustafa, CTO of WideBot.ai. “We are confident that this innovative solution will empower organizations to unlock the true potential of their information assets and achieve remarkable results.”

Why Choose WideBot.ai’s AI Knowledge Assistant?

The benefits of WideBot.ai’s AI Knowledge Assistant extend far beyond improved document management:

• Increased Productivity: Users can spend less time searching for information and more time focusing on strategic initiatives.
• Reduced Costs: The AI Knowledge Assistant can help organizations streamline operations and minimize the time and resources spent on manual document processing.
• Improved Decision-Making: The AI Knowledge Assistant empowers data-driven decision-making across the organization by providing faster access to critical insights.
• Enhanced Innovation: The AI Knowledge Assistant fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration, leading to new ideas and innovations.

“The AI Knowledge Assistant represents a significant leap forward in document intelligence,” said Mohamed Moustafa, CTO of WideBot.ai. “We are confident that this innovative solution will empower organizations to unlock the true potential of their information assets and achieve remarkable results.”

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WideBot.ai is a global provider of AI-powered products, solutions, and technologies. We help Governments and Enterprises accelerate digital transformation, streamline operations, reduce costs, solve business challenges, and gain decision-making insights. Our game-changing AI solutions are designed to empower businesses to work smarter, not harder.

💡The AI Knowledge Assistant is now available to enterprises worldwide via WideBot’s AI platform. Visit WideBot.ai for more information or to request a demo.

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In recent years, the artificial intelligence (AI) field has seen significant growth, particularly in the domain of Natural Language Processing (NLP). However, despite the advancements made in developing large language models (LLMs) for global languages like English, Chinese, and Spanish, the Arab world has faced a persistent challenge: a severe lack of accurate, reliable, and culturally nuanced LLMs that can cater to the unique linguistic features of the Arabic language.

Arabic, spoken by over 400 million people, is a rich, complex, and diverse language with distinct dialects, intricate grammar, and a wide range of literary and cultural nuances. Unfortunately, many existing AI models underperform when tasked with understanding and generating Arabic text. This gap has left a vacuum in industries such as media, education, customer service, finance, and even healthcare, where language-specific AI tools can transform digital engagement.

The lack of accurate LLMs has stifled innovation and hindered businesses from fully leveraging the potential of AI-driven solutions in the Arab world. Today, WideBot seeks to address this challenge head-on with the launch of AQL-7B, a revolutionary LLM designed specifically for the Arabic language.
In this article, we will unveil our most capable model to date, AQL-7B. Let’s get started!

Introducing AQL-7B: WideBot’s Latest Innovation

WideBot AI, a pioneer in enterprise solutions in the Middle East, has long understood the unique challenges of developing AI solutions for Arabic. As a company, WideBot has consistently worked to bridge the AI gap in the Arabic-speaking market, and with the release of AQL-7B, they aim to redefine what’s possible in Arabic NLP. In this article, we will unveil our most capable model to date, AQL-7B. Let’s get started!

AQL-7B is a cutting-edge Large Language Model built using 7 billion parameters, designed to understand and generate high-quality Arabic content across various dialects and contexts. While global LLMs like GPT-4 or Google’s BERT have made significant progress in general language processing, they fall short when it comes to capturing the intricacies of Arabic.

Key features of AQL-7B include:

1. Unmatched Performance

AQL-7B outshines other Arabic AI models in various leaderboard benchmark datasets such as MMLU, ARC Challenge, PIQA, and RACE. Despite having only 7 billion parameters, AQL-7B competes directly with models over 10 times its size, proving its efficiency and prowess.

2. Compact & Efficient

Designed for speed and cost-efficiency, AQL-7B delivers high performance without requiring expensive infrastructure, making advanced AI accessible to a wide range of users and businesses.

3. Multilingual Capabilities

Beyond Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and dialects, AQL-7B supports over 30 languages, including:

• Middle East: Persian, Hebrew, Turkish.
• Western Europe: German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch.
• Eastern & Central Europe: Russian, Czech, Polish.
• Southern Asia: Hindi, Bengali, Urdu.
• Eastern Asia:Japanese, Korean.
• South-Eastern Asia: Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Lao, Burmese, Cebuano, Khmer, Tagalog.

AQL-7B Evaluation: The Benchmark Leader in Arabic AI

The performance of any LLM is critical in determining its impact, and AQL-7B has set a new standard for Arabic language models. AQL-7B was tested across a wide range of Arabic AI performance benchmarks in a comprehensive evaluation process, outperforming existing models in every key metric.

AQL-7B Model evaluation on Arabic LLMs leaderboard datasets:

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Some of the notable benchmarks where AQL-7B excelled include

• Arabic Gigaword: AQL-7B achieved remarkable accuracy in understanding and generating news-related content, surpassing previous models in both fluency and relevance.
• Arabic Dialect Benchmark (ARBENCH): A unique challenge for any LLM, Arabic dialects present significant variations in vocabulary and structure. AQL-7B scored highest in recognizing and responding to different dialects, particularly in conversational AI and customer support scenarios.
• Arabic Question Answering (ARQA): In this critical benchmark, which evaluates the model’s ability to understand and generate accurate answers to complex questions, AQL-7B demonstrated superior performance, making it highly reliable for information retrieval tasks.
• Sentiment Analysis: AQL-7B’s ability to accurately gauge sentiment, whether positive, negative, or neutral, especially in social media contexts, sets it apart from previous models that struggled with the subtlety of emotions in Arabic.

By achieving the highest scores in these benchmarks, AQL-7B has proven itself as the leading Arabic LLM, establishing a new benchmark for others in the industry.

How is AQL-7B Revolutionizing Arabic LLM Landscape?

The release of AQL-7B marks a significant shift in the Arabic AI landscape. Here’s why businesses, developers, and researchers should consider adopting AQL-7B:

1. Arabic-Centric Design

Most AI models available today are built with a primary focus on the English language and then adapted for other languages, including Arabic. This “adaptation” often leads to subpar performance in languages that have unique syntactic and semantic features, such as Arabic. In contrast, AQL-7B was specifically designed from the ground up for Arabic, ensuring that the model captures the full complexity of the language.

2. Enhanced Business Potential

Whether in customer service, content creation, marketing, or social media management, Arabic-speaking businesses have long sought a reliable tool to engage their audience meaningfully. AQL-7B’s conversational capabilities make it the perfect tool for chatbots, virtual assistants, and other AI-driven customer interaction tools, enabling businesses to interact in a culturally relevant and grammatically correct manner.

3. Multi-Dialect Support

Arabic is not a monolithic language; its dialects vary widely across the Arab-speaking world. Whether it’s a chatbot serving customers in Morocco or a content recommendation system for users in Saudi Arabia, AQL-7B can seamlessly transition between MSA and dialects like Maghrebi, Egyptian, or Gulf Arabic. This versatility is crucial for businesses that want to cater to regional variations without compromising on communication quality.

4. Increased Accessibility

One of the broader goals of developing AQL-7B is to democratize access to high-quality Arabic NLP tools. Researchers, small businesses, and developers can now access a top-tier Arabic LLM without having to rely on poorly adapted foreign models. AQL-7B opens new possibilities for tech startups in the region to build innovative AI applications tailored to local needs.

5. Superior Model Evaluation

In rigorous testing against other prominent LLMs, AQL-7B excelled across key performance indicators, demonstrating leading accuracy and consistency.

Who & How Benefit From AQL-7B?

The excitement surrounding AQL-7B goes beyond its technical achievements; it’s also about the possibilities it creates for businesses and developers. Here’s how you can get started with AQL-7B:

1. For Businesses

Companies can integrate AQL-7B into their operations using WideBot’s API. Whether you’re building a chatbot, automating customer service, or generating content, AQL-7B offers seamless integration with your existing systems. By using AQL-7B, businesses can ensure that their AI interactions are culturally relevant, grammatically correct, and contextually accurate in Arabic.

2. For Developers

WideBot provides access to AQL-7B through developer-friendly APIs and toolkits. This allows developers to easily incorporate the model into their applications, whether for research, product development, or academic purposes. WideBot also offers extensive documentation and tutorials, making it easy to get started with deploying Arabic NLP solutions.

3. For Researchers

For those in academia or AI research, AQL-7B offers a groundbreaking tool to further the study of Arabic language processing. Its performance across a range of benchmarks makes it ideal for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in NLP research. Access to AQL-7B allows researchers to explore new frontiers in Arabic linguistic studies, from sentiment analysis to machine translation and beyond.

Conclusion: AQL-7B and the Future of Arabic AI

The release of AQL-7B by WideBot represents a transformative moment in the field of Arabic AI. As the most advanced Arabic LLM to date, AQL-7B has the potential to revolutionize industries by providing businesses, developers, and researchers with an accurate, contextually aware, and versatile tool that addresses the longstanding challenges of Arabic NLP.

With its superior performance in key benchmarks and its capacity to handle Arabic’s linguistic complexity, AQL-7B not only fills a critical gap in the market but also paves the way for a new era of AI innovation in the Arab world. Whether you’re a business looking to enhance customer interactions or a researcher pushing the boundaries of language technology, AQL-7B is the solution you’ve been waiting for.

Now is the time to embrace the future of Arabic AI. Start exploring the possibilities with AQL-7B today and take your Arabic language projects to the next level.

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