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Mozn
Forward-deployed AI teams and FOCAL financial crime software for banks, insurers and public bodies in the Gulf
Mozn builds AI for high-stakes decisions in banks, insurers, fintechs and public sector bodies, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Its pods of engineers, data scientists and change managers work inside client organisations and deploy on premise, in private cloud or air-gapped setups. Its FOCAL product covers KYC, AML and fraud and HUMAIN, a PIF company, made a strategic investment in August 2026 and is co-developing products with it.
- Type of firm
- Forward-deployed engineering
- Known for
- Sovereign AI deployments for banks and public sector
- Based in
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Founded
- 2017
- Funding
- Strategic investor (Strategic investment)
- Total raised
- $10M+
- Ownership
- VC-backed · Raed Ventures, Shorooq Partners, VentureSouq, Sukna Ventures and HUMAIN
- Status
- Active
- Generalist or specialist
- Specialist
- Industries
- Financial services, Public sector and defence
- Built on
- Google Cloud
- Own product
- Yes: FOCAL by MOZN; OSOS by MOZN
- Delivery model
- Embedded team, Runs it after launch, Advice and strategy
- Founders
- Mohammed Alhussein, Khaled Al-Ghoneim, Abdullah Alsaeed, Malik Alyousef
- Website
- mozn.ai
Funding and deals
- 2026-08: Strategic investment, not disclosed, led by HUMAIN
- 2023-02: Series A, $10M, led by Raed Ventures
Investors
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