Markopolo.ai, a startup co-founded by Tasfia Tasbin and Rubaiyat Farhan, is developing autonomous AI marketing teammates and has successfully secured $2 million in seed funding led by Saudi-based Joa Capital. This funding round also saw participation from Team Ignite Partners and strategic angel investors.

Founded in 2022, Markopolo.ai aims to revolutionize marketing by shifting from traditional toolkits to unified, AI-powered platforms. The company's goal is to create AI employees that collaborate with marketing and sales teams, automating repetitive tasks to allow teams to focus on strategic, high-impact work.

Markopolo.ai offers a modular AI agent suite designed for modern consumer businesses, which includes:

• Mark: An AI media buying agent that autonomously manages and optimizes campaigns across platforms like Meta, Google, TikTok, and Yahoo Japan.
• Nabiq: A scalable AI sales agent capable of executing millions of personalized, cross-channel conversational campaigns.
• DeepDive: A real-time social listening and engagement engine that interprets public consumer data to enable targeted outreach.

These AI agents work together to help brands drive growth, improve engagement, and gain actionable insights.

Markopolo.ai is also strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia, supported by the Kingdom's National Technology Development Program (NTDP) to relocate its headquarters there under the 'Relocate Program'. The company has been accepted into Taqadam Cohort 8 2025 by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), receiving a USD 140K grant. Additionally, Markopolo.ai won the AI Oasis Hackathon at LEAP 2024 in Riyadh, reflecting its commitment to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals in digital transformation, AI, and innovation.

Tasfia Tasbin, CEO of Markopolo.ai, stated that the seed round will enable the company to expand across the MENA region, empowering businesses to enhance growth. Yousef Alyousefi, CEO of Joa Capital, praised Markopolo.ai for its globally scalable, deeply technical solutions and its AI-first platform, aligning with Saudi Arabia's strategic priorities.

Markopolo ai inc., incorporated in the USA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Bangladesh, has rapidly expanded its global presence to over 40 countries.