MOZN
An enterprise AI company that fights fraud and money laundering and matches names across Arabic and English
MOZN is a Saudi enterprise AI company founded in Riyadh in 2017. Its core product is FOCAL, for fighting fraud and money laundering, and it says it has more than 150 customers.
What does MOZN do?
MOZN was founded in Riyadh in 2017 by Dr. Mohammed Alhussein and Dr. Khalid Al-Ghonaim. It offers FOCAL, a platform for fraud detection and anti-money laundering with an engine that matches Arabic and Latin names, and OSOS, an Arabic generative AI platform for enterprises. It raised a $10 million Series A in 2022, and in August 2026 received a strategic investment from Humain. Its valuation has not been disclosed.
Products
A unified platform for fighting fraud and money laundering: customer verification, sanctions list screening, and real-time transaction monitoring, with an engine that matches Arabic and Latin names
An Arabic generative AI platform for enterprise knowledge, including chat with documents and chat with data
Key features
- Arabic and English name matching to reduce false alerts
- Screening against more than 1,300 sanctions and politically exposed person lists
- Real-time transaction monitoring and fraud detection
- AI agents that summarize cases and investigate fraud
- Deployed in the cloud or on the customer's premises
- In August 2026 MOZN received a strategic investment, with undisclosed value, from Humain, which is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF). It is Humain's first investment in a Saudi company
- MOZN's valuation has not been disclosed, and it is not on the list of Saudi unicorns
The documentary
Its founder's name can be written three ways in English, and that is exactly the problem MOZN was built on.
Follow the channel so you don’t miss itFunding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic | August 2026 | Undisclosed | HUMAIN | HUMAIN | Source |
| Series A | February 2022 | $10M | Raed Ventures | Raed Ventures, Shorooq Partners, VentureSouq, Sukna Ventures | Source |
Key investors
Founders
Common questions about MOZN
When was MOZN founded?
MOZN was founded in Riyadh in 2017 by Dr. Mohammed Alhussein and Dr. Khalid Al-Ghonaim.
What is MOZN's core product?
FOCAL, a platform for fraud detection and anti-money laundering that matches Arabic and English names against more than 1,300 sanctions lists.
How much funding has MOZN raised?
It announced a $10 million Series A in 2022 led by Raed Ventures, then a strategic investment of undisclosed value from Humain in August 2026.
Is MOZN a unicorn?
No. MOZN's valuation has not been disclosed, and it does not appear on the list of Saudi unicorns.