Metal, an AI-native operating system for fundraising and venture capital, raised a $4.5 million seed round. Backers include a16z Speedrun, Y Combinator, and Oman-based Phaze Ventures.
AI startup Metal raised $4.5 million in seed capital led by a16z Speedrun, Y Combinator, and regional fund Phaze Ventures, with participation from Rebel Fund and Indus Valley Capital. The company was founded by Usman Gul, former co-founder of mass transit venture Airlift.
Metal builds autonomous AI agents that handle investor intelligence, matching, and back-office fundraising workflows for early-stage founders and venture funds.
Metal is Metal, an AI-native operating system for fundraising and venture capital, raised a $4.5 million seed round. Backers include a16z Speedrun, Y Combinator, and Oman-based Phaze Ventures, founded in Unknown.
Metal has raised $4.5M in disclosed funding to date according to the DXBStart company directory. Its most recent disclosed stage is Seed ($4.5M, Sep 2026).
The DXBStart company profile at dxbstart.com/company/metal aggregates every news story DXBStart has indexed about Metal, along with funding history, stage, status, and company details.
Get Dubai startup news delivered weekly.
