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Boosting AI Marketplace Democratization with a Fundraising Strategy for UAE Expansion

The client operates a platform that democratizes AI by giving companies access to AI built by its data-scientist community, hosting competitions and using blockchain for fair reward distribution.

Industry
Artificial Intelligence · Marketplace
Region
UAE · Japan
Duration
2 months
AI Marketplace Fundraise

The challenge

Develop an impactful fundraising narrative to boost investor confidence and secure funding from local VCs for UAE expansion.

How we delivered

The approach

  1. 01

    Investment hypothesis and teaser

    • Outlined company activities, market positioning, funding requirements, and expansion targets.
    • Conducted competitive analysis and assessed market needs.
  2. 02

    Investment pitch deck and funding strategy

    • Built a narrative around AI democratization with a 3-year roadmap of quarterly goals.
    • Identified partners and clients and highlighted founding-team credentials and customer traction.
    • Showcased financial projections.
  3. 03

    Financial valuation and modeling

    • Researched revenue assumptions and analyzed income streams (competitions, job boards, marketplaces).
    • Evaluated profitability metrics and visualized CY2023 P&L data.
Outcome

The result

Successfully pitched to numerous UAE investors, achieving the goal of expanding into the GCC region.

3
year roadmap with quarterly goals

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AI Marketplace Fundraise