AI Stock-Analytics Chatbot BridgeWise Expands Into Dubai

BridgeWise, a startup whose AI chatbot provides stock investment advice, is expanding into the Gulf region with an office in Dubai that will serve as its regional headquarters.

Emirates NBD PJSC, Dubai’s largest lender, invested in the artificial intelligence company’s $21 million fundraisinground last year, alongside the Swiss and Brazilian stock exchanges, BridgeWise said.

BridgeWise signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on April 11.

Source: BridgeWise

Although BridgeWise has received an operational license from the Dubai International Financial Centre, it is not permitted to offer buy or sell recommendations in the United Arab Emirates. Instead, it’ll assign stocks a rating of up to five stars. The chatbot received ...