Explore the Fast Company Middle East’s Most Innovative Companies 2025 list, featuring 56 winning entries reshaping businesses and industries. We’ve selected the companies making the most significant impact with their initiatives across 24 categories, including the most innovative AI and data science, sustainability, energy, finance & fintech, and women-backed companies.

Innovation thrives on emerging technologies, transforming complex challenges into actionable solutions. These companies have embraced cutting-edge tools to redefine operations, products, and customer experiences, generating measurable impacts and establishing themselves as the next wave of industry leaders.

CPX

For advancing cyber resilience and securing the UAE’s digital future

CPX delivers end-to-end protection, helping organizations innovate securely and build long-term resilience. Its integrated approach spans threat detection, prevention, and recovery, powered by AI-driven insights, automation, and sovereign cloud infrastructure. The company’s top-tier Security Operations Center ensures round-the-clock monitoring and rapid response for clients across government and enterprise sectors. Through strategic acquisitions, such as SpiderSilk and TSI Tech, CPX has expanded its capabilities in cyber defense, critical infrastructure protection, and smart city security. Its leadership in developing the UAE’s National Security Operations Center, in partnership with the UAE Cybersecurity Council, underscores its national impact. By combining local expertise with global best practices, CPX continues to set new benchmarks for cybersecurity maturity and collaboration, strengthening the digital foundations of industries while contributing to a secure and sustainable technological future.

Lockheed Martin

For AI-driven defense and sustainable security

Lockheed Martin has strengthened its position as a global leader in technology. Through the Center for Innovation and Security Solutions in Abu Dhabi, the company has trained over 250 students and developed technologies, including an AI-powered aircraft inspection tool now deployed in US operations. In Saudi Arabia, Lockheed Martin achieved in-Kingdom production of THAAD components and launched the first C-130 maintenance and repair center, driving industrial localization and workforce empowerment. It integrates AI, digital engineering, and autonomous systems to deliver adaptive, sustainable defense solutions. By embedding innovation into local ecosystems, Lockheed Martin is accelerating technological independence and nurturing regional talent.