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Synapse Analytics raises USD 13M Series A for AI decisioning platform

Abu Dhabi fintech will use the capital to expand its team and deploy AI infrastructure for regulated financial institutions across emerging markets.

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Synapse Analytics closes USD 13M Series A led by Partech#

Abu Dhabi-based Synapse Analytics raised USD 13 million in a Series A round led by Partech on an undisclosed date in 2025, bringing total funding to USD 17 million since its 2018 founding. Algebra Ventures and Silicon Badia participated in the round. The company will use the capital to expand its team, accelerate product development, and enter new markets across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

Platform deploys within client infrastructure to retain data control#

Synapse Analytics builds AI-powered decisioning infrastructure that financial institutions deploy within their own environments. The platform operates on-premises, in private or public cloud, sovereign cloud, or air-gapped settings. Banks, fintechs, non-banking financial institutions and telecommunications companies use it to automate decisions across onboarding, credit, fraud detection and anti-money laundering while retaining control over data and policies. Credit and risk teams can build, simulate, version and deploy policies directly, testing changes against historical data before implementation.

Founders target AI operating system for regulated finance#

Ahmed Abaza and Galal Elbeshbishy founded Synapse Analytics in 2018 as an agentic decisioning platform for regulated financial institutions. The company plans to develop what it describes as an AI operating system for finance, with intelligent agents working alongside credit and risk teams to refine policies, monitor portfolios and identify emerging risks. The platform allows institutions to introduce AI while meeting governance requirements in regulated financial services.

Expansion follows regional capital flow into AI infrastructure#

The Series A adds to capital flowing into AI infrastructure and financial technology across the region. Synapse Analytics is targeting markets beyond Abu Dhabi, with expansion planned across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The company's next phase will depend on converting its decisioning infrastructure into a scalable product for financial institutions in new markets and establishing the platform as a broader infrastructure layer for AI-powered financial decision-making.

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  1. waya.mediaWaya MediaUSD 13M Series A led by Partech, total funding USD 17M, participation from Algebra Ventures and Silicon Badia, founding date 2018, founders Ahmed Abaza and Galal Elbeshbishy, platform deployment options, target markets

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