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Venture Capital · October 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Abu Dhabi’s MGX Closes a $49 Billion AI Fund

The July 1 close exceeded the fund's initial $45 billion target.

Abu Dhabi’s MGX Closes a $49 Billion AI Fund

MGX, the Abu Dhabi investor and backer of OpenAI and Anthropic, closed one of the biggest AI funds ever at $49 billion, CNBC reported on July 1. The close was above its initial $45 billion target.

Sovereign-backed capital is now a major source of funding for AI infrastructure and labs, which changes who sets the pace in the sector and where its governance questions arise.

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Source: CNBC

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