{
  "id": 10657786,
  "title": "Mubadala ties up with US firm Together AI for UAE investment opportunities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/mubadala-ties-up-with-us-firm-together-ai-for-uae-investment",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:29:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/29/mubadala-ties-up-with-us-firm-together-ai-for-uae-investment-opportunities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company has teamed up with US-based Together AI to investigate investment possibilities in the UAE's artificial intelligence sector and infrastructure. The collaboration aims to identify and support initiatives that advance AI development and deployment within the Arab world's second-largest economy, according to Mubadala's statement on Tuesday. This partnership aligns with Abu Dhabi's broader strategy of building sovereign AI capabilities and enhancing its status as an international hub for innovation, while also boosting the nation's technical expertise.\n\nUnder this agreement, Together AI will establish a base in Abu Dhabi, which will bring its inference and research capabilities closer to developers working on AI applications across the UAE and the broader region. Ali Al Mheiri, executive director of diversified assets at Mubadala's UAE Investments platform, emphasized that the collaboration would bolster a crucial component of the AI ecosystem and enhance access to the necessary infrastructure. Mubadala's involvement in this venture follows its $100 million investment in Together AI's Series C funding round, which took place in July alongside other prominent technology and financial investors.\n\nThe UAE has been actively pursuing its National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031, which aims to position the country as a global leader in AI by integrating advanced AI into government, business, and daily life. Over the past decade, the country has witnessed the emergence of numerous AI startups, partnerships, and investments from industry giants such as Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI. Earlier this year, the UAE also joined forces with the United States to develop an AI campus in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to generate 5 gigawatts of capacity for AI data centers.\n\nMubadala, on the other hand, has been actively expanding its global investments portfolio, with a particular focus on sectors such as renewables, mobility, advanced technology, AI, and life sciences. The sovereign investor's $385 billion portfolio is spread across six continents and encompasses various asset classes. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, Together AI is an AI platform designed for inference, model shaping, and accelerated compute. Its research-optimized capabilities empower developers and enterprises to build and operate applications utilizing open and custom AI models.\n\nVipul Ved Prakash, the founder and CEO of Together AI, explained that the demand for open-source AI is surpassing the available computing power to support it. Consequently, Together AI is scaling its infrastructure globally, and Mubadala's partnership is precisely the kind of ally that can help them achieve this objective efficiently.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company is partnering with US-based Together AI to explore investment opportunities in artificial intelligence ecosystem and infrastructure in the UAE. As part of the deal, the two companies will work together to identify opportunities that support the “development and deployment of AI” in the Arab world’s second-largest economy, Mubadala said…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mubadala Investment Company partners with Together AI for UAE AI investments.",
    "Together AI to set up base in Abu Dhabi for inference and research.",
    "Collaboration aligns with UAE's AI 2031 strategy and sovereign AI goals."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Mubadala ties up with US firm Together AI for UAE investment opportunities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/mubadala-ties-up-with-us-firm-together-ai-for-uae-investment-10661435",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:29:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}