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Jeff Bezos pitches Gulf sovereign wealth funds on $100B manufacturing automation fund

Mar 26, 2026

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5 min read

Jeff Bezos pitches Gulf sovereign wealth funds on $100B manufacturing automation fund

If it closes at that scale, the fund would rival SoftBank's $100 billion Vision Fund as the largest private investment vehicle ever assembled, and like the Vision Fund before it, its viability would depend heavily on Gulf sovereign capital.

Jamie Lane

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Qatar’s QIA backs Anthropic’s record $13B round at $183B valuation

Sep 3, 2025

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Qatar’s QIA backs Anthropic’s record $13B round at $183B valuation

The raise, led by Iconiq Capital with co-leads Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners, nearly triples Anthropic’s valuation from just six months ago.

Jamie Lane

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Mistral eyes $1B raise as Gulf ties deepen with Sanabil, Damac, and potential backing from Mubadala, MGX, and PIF

Aug 28, 2025

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Mistral eyes $1B raise as Gulf ties deepen with Sanabil, Damac, and potential backing from Mubadala, MGX, and PIF

The startup’s current Gulf investors include Saudi Arabia’s Sanabil and UAE’s Damac, with reported talks underway with Mubadala, Abu Dhabi’s new AI investment vehicle MGX, and potentially Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Jamie Lane

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QIA and Abu Dhabi IC back $600M Series F in Applied Intuition

Jun 19, 2025

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QIA and Abu Dhabi IC back $600M Series F in Applied Intuition

Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst invests exclusively in Endeavor-selected founders at Series A–C stages, co-investing alongside VCs like Prosus, STV, and General Atlantic.

Jamie Lane