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Abu Dhabi's MGX Raises Nearly $50B for AI Investments

June 23, 2026 at 11:42 EDT

Funding & M&A
Infra & Chips

MGX, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm focused on AI, has raised about 50 billion USD for AI-related investments and infrastructure. The capital was gathered from regional sovereign wealth funds, global pension funds and large institutional investors, according to multiple outlets reporting on June 23, 2026.

June 23, 2026 · MGX

Abu Dhabi's MGX Raises ~$50B to Supercharge Its AI Bets

The state-backed AI investment firm has pulled in sovereign wealth funds, global pensions and big institutions — its first large-scale move to bring in outside capital rather than only export sovereign money abroad.

~$50B

Raised in current round

~$100B

Long-term AUM target

$10B

Planned investment per year

2024

Founded (~2 yrs ago)

Halfway to the goal

This single raise covers about half of MGX's long-term $100B asset target.

~$50B

Raised now

~$100B

AUM target

Where the money goes

Focus areas

AI infrastructure
Semiconductors
Core AI tech & applications

Existing positions

OpenAI xAI Anthropic Stargate

The strategic case

Seen as proof of the UAE's plan to make AI a pillar of economic diversification — differentiating through state-led agility and scale, and acting as a funding source for capital-hungry AI firms.

The open questions

The breakdown, timing and allocation of the raise remain undisclosed — and how the concentration of large state-led capital in the AI market will be judged is still unresolved.

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