Gamechangers: TheAIAccelerator.co's Nidhima Kohli
The founder of TheAIAccelerator.co has been named one of Inc. Arabia’s Gamechangers for 2025—a list that recognizes leaders driving the artificial intelligence revolution in the MENA region.
With a career that spans artificial intelligence (AI), entrepreneurship, and investment across multiple geographies, Nidhima Kohli is an entrepreneur who is building for the future. Having moved to the GCC just three years ago, she hit the ground running, launching a US$250 million fashion AI fund in Saudi Arabia, and more recently, TheAIAccelerator.co, a program designed to upskill talent and equip them for the age of AI.
Critically, TheAIAccelerator.co aims to address one of the region’s biggest challenges: the shortage of practical, accessible AI skills among both business leaders and emerging talent. “Despite significant investments and ambitious national strategies, many organizations still struggle to bridge the gap between AI’s potential and real-world adoption due to a lack of hands-on expertise, organizational barriers, and resistance to change,” Kohli says. “TheAIAccelerator. co directly tackles this by providing startup founders, leaders at large corporates, and even mothers returning to the workforce with actionable, easy-to-implement AI tools that drive immediate business value—without requiring a technical background.”
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According to Kohli, the benefits of upskilling will uniquely position the GCC—a region that is betting big on AI—to become a leader in driving AI adoption. “What excites me most is that as more individuals and organizations in the GCC adopt AI, we will see a ripple effect of increased productivity, new business models, and a more inclusive workforce,” she says. “The region is uniquely positioned to leapfrog traditional barriers, thanks to its investment in talent development and its collaborative, forward-thinking mindset. By making AI accessible and actionable for everyone—from mothers returning to work to executives at leading firms—the GCC is not only preparing its economies for the future, but also setting a global example for inclusive, scalable AI adoption.”
Pictured in the lead image is the founder of TheAIAccelerator.co, Nidhima Kohli. Courtesy of TheAIAccelerator.co.
Nidhima Kohli was one of the artificial intelligence (AI) innovators celebrated in Gamechangers, a special feature built for Inc. Arabia's April/May 2025 issue. For the full list of Gamechangers, please click here.
