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UAE Sovereign AI Firm ‘Dream’ Raises $260 Million, Valuation Climbs to $3 Billion

Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cyber defence company Dream has secured $260 million in new funding co-led by Bicycle Capital and Group 11, lifting its valuation to $3 billion as investor appetite grows for sovereign-controlled AI infrastructure in the Gulf.
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