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 UAE-based fintech and agritech startup Maalexi has successfully closed an oversubscribed funding round of $2.8 million. The round was led by Saudi Arabia's Tawuniya, with participation from UAE-based venture capital firm Global Ventures, alongside a group of angel investors from the Middle East and the United States. This capital injection sets the stage for the company's upcoming Series A investment round.

Maalexi is currently developing what it describes as the world's first globally regulated exchange for agricultural Real-World Assets (RWA). The platform aims to enhance transparency, standardization, and verification of cross-border agricultural trade by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies.

Fahad Bin Muammar, Chief Investment Officer at Tawuniya, stated that the company invests in solutions that bolster financial infrastructure and improve market efficiency. He noted that Maalexi's platform has developed a risk-centric model that bridges traditional agricultural trade with digital asset infrastructure, thereby enhancing transparency, efficiency, and expanding access to global markets.

Dr. Azam Pasha, Co-founder and CEO of Maalexi, described the funding round as a significant milestone in the company’s journey. He added that Tawuniya's leadership in this round reflects growing institutional investor confidence in the platform's capacity to modernize global agricultural trade infrastructure.

Dr. Pasha explained that over the past three years, the company has successfully proven that physical agricultural trade can be verified, standardized, and executed at significantly lower risk levels. Maalexi is now building a regulated exchange layer on top of this established operational foundation.