Yozo.ai, an Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates–based e-commerce AI startup, has raised $1.7 million in pre-Seed funding.
Investors
The round was co-led by Access Bridge Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with participation from Arzan VC, Oraseya Capital, Plus VC, Suhail Ventures, Glint Ventures, and M-Empire Angels.
Access Bridge Ventures (ABV) is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, specializing in backing high-growth technology startups across the MENAP region (Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan). Launched in 2021, ABV focuses on scalable, tech-enabled sectors including fintech, healthtech, edtech, enterprise SaaS, and e-commerce.
Disruptech Ventures is an Egyptian venture capital firm focused on early-stage fintech and fintech-enabled digital services. Founded in 2021, the firm manages a $36 million fund that provides first-money seed capital to startups in fintech and digital infrastructure.
Yozo.ai Use of Funds
The funding will support product development, expand the engineering team, and drive international expansion beyond the MENA region.
About Yozo.ai
Founded in 2025 by Hossam Ali, Yozo.ai is building an AI growth agent that autonomously manages retention and conversion marketing across email, WhatsApp, and SMS for e-commerce merchants. The platform enables merchants to connect their sales channels, approve campaigns, and allow the AI agent to execute, test, and optimize growth workflows without manual intervention. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Yozo aims to help merchants capture revenue often left unrealized due to fragmented tools, manual execution, or limited internal capacity.
Funding Details
Company: Yozo.ai
Raised: $1.7M
Round: Pre-seed
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investors: Access Bridge Ventures, Disruptech Ventures
Additional Investors: Arzan VC, Oraseya Capital, Plus VC, Suhail Ventures, Glint Ventures, M-Empire Angels
Company Website: https://yozo.ai/
Software Category: AI / E-commerce / Marketing Automation
Source: https://www.wamda.com/2026/01/yozoai-secures-1-7-million-build-ai-native-revenue-engine-e-commerce-merchants