Ruya Partners Provides $15M Private Credit Facility to Accelerate Whiteshield’s Global AI Expansion
Ruya Partners Limited, the ADGM-based private credit firm focused on the GCC and wider MENA region, has announced a US$15 million senior secured private credit facility for Whiteshield Group, the AI-native policy intelligence company with principal operations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The financing, provided through funds managed by Ruya, will support the next phase of Whiteshield’s growth, enabling the company to expand its proprietary technologies developed for governments, multilateral institutions and corporates worldwide.
As artificial intelligence reshapes economies, labour markets and societies, Whiteshield enables governments to transition from traditional policymaking cycles to policy at the speed of compute, helping institutions respond more effectively to rapidly evolving challenges.
Founded in 2011, with principal operations in Dubai (DIFC) and Riyadh, Whiteshield has emerged as one of the pioneers in the sovereign intelligence sector by combining public policy expertise, proprietary data assets and AI systems to support governments through economic transformation.
Key achievements include:
- Reaching more than 20 million citizens through its platforms and policy interventions.
- Supporting over 550,000 students.
- Helping create 200,000 jobs.
- Driving trade interventions across 37 countries with a net positive impact on global trade.
Its technology portfolio includes QuantumEd, Quantum Leap, Quantum Navigator, and the sovereign intelligence engine XShield, supporting workforce transformation, economic development and sovereign decision intelligence.
Fadi Farra, CEO of Whiteshield, said:
"My partners and I built Whiteshield to help governments translate ambition into measurable outcomes for citizens. For decades, governments have invested in information systems. The next era is intelligence systems. Our ambition is to build the sovereign intelligence layer that enables nations to learn, decide and adapt at the speed of change. Ruya understood what we’re building from the first conversation, and structured their capital to back where we're going, not just where we are - a rare kind of backing in this region."
The transaction marks Ruya’s seventh investment from its flagship fund and its first investment in the sovereign intelligence sector, reinforcing the firm's strategy of backing founder-led businesses through flexible structured credit.
Rashid Siddiqi, Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Ruya, said:
“The companies we most want to finance share a common trait: they hold an advantage no competitor can replicate. For Whiteshield, that isn't the technology — it's the trust of the institutions it serves and demand rooted in real government priorities. Backing a business with a moat like that, with capital structured around how it actually grows, is precisely what we set out to do in a region that is rapidly transforming its economy.”
Omar AlYawer, Partner and Chief Capital Formation Officer at Ruya, added:
“This is what we mean when we say we think globally and invest locally. We bring institutional credit discipline — in sourcing, structuring and risk management — to the region’s most ambitious companies. For investors who have long gone abroad to find that discipline, our aim is to put it to work at home.”
The funding will be used to support Whiteshield’s continued technology development, platform deployment and international expansion. Financial terms beyond the announced facility were not disclosed.
