Brookfield Asset Management and Qatar Investment Authority have announced a $20 billion joint venture focused on AI infrastructure, marking a major milestone for the region’s technology investment landscape.
Building the backbone for AI in Qatar and beyond
The partnership aims to develop high-performance compute infrastructure, including AI data centers and integrated compute facilities across Qatar and selected international markets. The venture is part of a broader $100 billion global AI infrastructure program launched by Brookfield.
Strategic significance for the region’s AI ambitions
For Qatar, the JV aligns with national goals to strengthen AI and digital infrastructure, potentially transforming the country into a regional hub for compute-heavy AI workloads. For Brookfield, the deal marks its first major AI infrastructure investment in the Middle East, combining global infrastructure expertise with local sovereign backing.
What this means for global AI infrastructure markets
With demand for AI compute skyrocketing worldwide, investments like this signal that the Middle East is not just a consumer of AI technologies but a potential provider of foundational infrastructure. The venture could attract global AI firms, data-driven enterprises, and research organisations seeking high-performance compute capacity in a stable, sovereign-backed jurisdiction.
Editor’s Note — The Startups MENA Team
At Startups MENA, we focus on the narratives that define how the Middle East builds its next-generation workforce and innovation economy. The UAE’s new initiative to train 10,000 youth and create 30,000 jobs is more than a development program—it’s a blueprint for how a nation future-proofs its human capital. By merging education, entrepreneurship, and digital innovation, this campaign moves beyond traditional job creation and lays the groundwork for an ecosystem where young Emiratis are founders, builders, and contributors to a self-sustaining economy.
— The Startups MENA Editorial Team
