1001
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About
1001 is a GCC- and London-based AI startup building “sovereign AI operating systems” for critical infrastructure — helping operators in energy, ports, and industrial sectors predict issues, automate decisions, and optimize operations while retaining local ownership and governance of their AI systems 123. The company was founded in 2025 by Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh 12. The Series A came roughly eight months after the company’s seed round 2.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Series A | $30M | Lux Capital | Sanabil Investments, 9Yards, Hanabi Capital, General Catalyst, CIV, Chris Ré, Karim Atiyeh, Kareem Amin, Russell Kaplan, Shayan Shafii, Daniel Garber, Junaid Hussain 1234 |
Existing backers General Catalyst, CIV, and Stanford AI researcher Chris Ré all increased their commitments in the Series A 12.
What Investors Say
“They are proving that frontier AI for critical infrastructure can be built, owned and governed locally, rather than imported from abroad.” — Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital, quoted in Khaleej Times, July 2, 2026 1
What Founders Say
“Business leaders here don’t just want pilots. They want sovereign systems that deliver measurable results and make thousands of real-time decisions they can trust.” — Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh, Founder & CEO, 1001, quoted in the Series A announcement, June 30, 2026 23
“The GCC runs some of the world’s most important infrastructure… This is the work we’ve set out to do, and this round lets us go deeper.” — Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh, Founder & CEO, 1001, quoted in Khaleej Times, July 2, 2026 1
Sources
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Khaleej Times, “1001 raises $30 million to build sovereign AI for GCC’s critical infrastructure,” July 2, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/1001-raises-30-million-to-build-sovereign-ai-for-gccs-critical-infrastructure↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Wamda, “1001 closes $30 million Series A to build sovereign AI in GCC,” June 30, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.wamda.com/2026/06/1001-closes-30-million-series-a-build-sovereign-ai-gcc↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Zawya, “1001 raises $30mln to build sovereign AI for GCC’s critical infrastructure,” June 30, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/1001-raises-30mln-to-build-sovereign-ai-for-gccs-critical-infrastructure-fd3s5i9m↩↩↩
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WAYA, “1001 Raises USD 30M Series A to Build Sovereign AI for GCC’s Critical Infrastructure,” June 30, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://waya.media/1001-raises-usd-30m-series-a-to-build-sovereign-ai-for-gccs-critical-infrastructure/↩