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Where is Harmattan AI from?

Harmattan AI comes from France. It was founded in Paris, France in 2024.[2],[3],[1],[7] It is owned by Harmattan AI SAS, headquartered in France.[1],[2]

Origin

France

Founded 2024 in Paris

Owner today

France

Harmattan AI SAS

Key facts

Country of origin
France[1],[2],[4],[5]
Founded
2024, Paris[2],[3],[1],[7]
Founders
Mouad M'Ghari and Martin de Gourcuff
Current owner
Harmattan AI SAS[1],[2]
Owner headquarters
Paris, France
Ownership
Owned
Type
Brand — autonomous defence systems
Category
AI

Good to know

  • Harmattan AI is a French company, registered and headquartered in Paris, but it has strong Moroccan roots: its co-founder and CEO, Mouad M'Ghari, was born in Rabat. In June 2026 it signed a strategic partnership with Morocco's Royal Armed Forces to manufacture autonomous defence systems in Morocco, set up an AI defence research and development centre there and work with Moroccan universities. Its Moroccan team in Rabat is developing a new fixed-wing drone.
  • Mouad M'Ghari was born in Rabat, Morocco, in 2000 and grew up in the Paris region; he studied at École polytechnique, École normale supérieure and MIT. Martin de Gourcuff previously worked at the French tech companies Parrot and Withings. The company was launched in April 2024; its legal entity, Harmattan AI SAS, was registered in July 2023. It shares its name with the harmattan, the dry wind that blows from the Sahara over West Africa.
  • Harmattan AI is privately held and backed by venture and strategic investors. Dassault Aviation led its $200 million Series B in January 2026, at a $1.4 billion valuation. Shareholdings are not published.
  • Head office at 1 rue du Mail, Paris. Harmattan AI also lists Morocco, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States among its locations.
Origin is not where products are made. Harmattan AI’s origin is where the brand was created. Its products may be designed, manufactured or assembled in other countries. How we define origin.

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Sources

  1. [1]HARMATTAN AI (SIREN 978 035 392) — Annuaire des Entreprises (French government), SAS created 19 July 2023; head office 1 rue du Mail, 75002 Paris; président Mouad M'Ghari; read via the register's public search API (checked 2026-10-22)
  2. [2]Défense : Harmattan AI lève 200 millions de dollars, Dassault Aviation au capital — Next, 12 January 2026: founded in April 2024 by Mouad M'ghari and Martin de Gourcuff (formerly of Parrot and Withings); based in Paris; $200 million Series B led by Dassault Aviation at a $1.4 billion valuation (checked 2026-10-22)
  3. [3]À 25 ans, ce Marocain entre dans les 500 plus grandes fortunes de France — Bladi.net, 4 August 2026: Mouad M'Ghari, co-founder of Harmattan AI, born in Rabat in 2000 and raised in the Paris region; École polytechnique, ENS and MIT (checked 2026-10-22)
  4. [4]Morocco partners with Harmattan AI to strengthen defense technology capabilities — Le360, 29 June 2026: strategic partnership with the Royal Armed Forces covering manufacturing in Morocco, an AI defence R&D centre in Morocco and partnerships with Moroccan universities (checked 2026-10-22)
  5. [5]Conçu à Rabat, testé dans le sud : un nouveau drone militaire prend forme au Maroc — Bladi.net, 29 August 2026: Harmattan AI's Moroccan team in Rabat is developing a fixed-wing drone, with flight tests in southern Morocco (checked 2026-10-22)
  6. [6]Company — Harmattan AI, Locations: France, Morocco, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States (checked 2026-10-22)
  7. [7]Harmattan — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
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