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UNIFONIC

Location : Egypt Founded : 2006 Founders : Ahmed Hamdan ( CEO ), Hasson Hamdan ( CTO ) Total funding : US $ 146m

The leading Communications Platform as a Service ( CPaaS ) provider in the Middle East , SoftBank-backed Unifonic offers a cloud communications platform enabling businesses to communicate with consumers across various channels . The Saudi startup recently acquired Turkish AI-driven conversational automation firm Sestek , as it looks to expand its suite of customer engagement products and geographic reach . Since its last raise of US $ 125m in 2021 , Unifonic has been scaling the platform across regional emerging markets , opening an office in Pakistan . As part of the Saudi Unicorns Program , Unifonic is committed to pioneering innovative solutions that drive the Kingdom ’ s competitive technology ecosystem further .

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