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High Tech Series A Founded 2021

Intella

Intella provides an AI-based Arabic speech intelligence platform that builds proprietary Arabic language models from the ground up rather than adapting global models, achieving 95.73% accuracy in dialectal Arabic speech-to-text across 25+ Arabic dialects with 98% intent recognition. The company offers four core products: Ziila, an AI voice agent powered by industry-specific Small Language Models (SLMs) that manages…

📍 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Generative AI,

Funding snapshot

Last roundSeries A
Amount$12M
Date2 September 2025
Total raised$17M
Team size94

About

Intella provides an AI-based Arabic speech intelligence platform that builds proprietary Arabic language models from the ground up rather than adapting global models, achieving 95.73% accuracy in dialectal Arabic speech-to-text across 25+ Arabic dialects with 98% intent recognition. The company offers four core products: Ziila, an AI voice agent powered by industry-specific Small Language Models (SLMs) that manages complex inbound and outbound voice journeys with human-like behavior and native Arabic understanding; intellaCX, a conversation intelligence analytics engine that analyzes 100% of customer interactions to detect sentiment patterns and friction points, eliminating the 97% blind spot of traditional call center monitoring; intellaMX, an Arabic media translation system providing automated translating and subtitling that respects regional dialectal nuances for global broadcasters; and intellaVX, the foundational speech-to-text engine delivering noise-robust, real-world enterprise accuracy. Intella's architecture features a tiered LLM/SLM stack engineered for complete dialectal mastery, 100% interaction coverage for compliance and automated performance scoring, and sovereign data residency with on-premise or private cloud deployment for high-security environments. The platform serves industries including banking, telecom, government, media, market research, insurance, healthcare, e-commerce, ed-tech, automotive, and real estate. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Intella has raised $16.9M in Series A funding from investors including Falak Startups, Egypt Ventures, Beyond Capital Partners, HALA Ventures, Wa'ed Ventures, Sanabil Investments, INSEAD Angels Asia, Prosus, 500 Global, HearstLab, and PROSPER.

Business model

Customer Service Software > Contact Center > Workforce Optimization > Performance Management,

Speech and Voice Recognition > Applications > Speech to Text

Institutional investors

Falak Startups Egypt Ventures Beyond Capital Partners HALA Ventures Wa'ed Ventures Sanabil Investments INSEAD Angels Asia Prosus 500 Global Idrisi Ventures HearstLab PROSPER

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