Whiteshield Secures $15 Mn Private Credit Funding from Ruya Partners

The funding will help the company expand its AI-powered sovereign intelligence platform, which is used by governments, multilateral organizations, and businesses to make better decisions.

"My partners and I built Whiteshield to help governments translate ambition into measurable outcomes for citizens," said Fadi Farra, CEO of Whiteshield. "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 companies we most want to finance share a common trait: they hold an advantage no competitor can replicate," said Rashid Siddiqi, Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Ruya. "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."

"This is what we mean when we say we think globally and invest locally," added Omar AlYawer, Partner and Chief Capital Formation Officer at Ruya. "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."

Founded in 2011 by Fadi Farra, Whiteshield develops AI-powered policy intelligence platforms that combine its own data, public policy expertise, and decision-support tools. These solutions help governments improve economic growth, develop skilled workforces, and make better policy decisions.

The new funding will be used to enhance Whiteshield's technology platform, launch more AI solutions, and support its global expansion. The investment is Ruya Partners' seventh deal through its flagship private credit fund and its first investment in the sovereign intelligence sector.