BY Venture Partners, based in the UAE and Lebanon, participated in an oversubscribed $2 million pre-Seed round for Canadian AI startup ChatFeatured, alongside Storytime Capital and Garage Capital. Founded in 2026 by Farris Nasr and Nithiiyan Skhanthan, ChatFeatured develops an Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) platform that helps brands improve visibility across AI-powered search platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity by identifying citation gaps and automating content creation. The fresh capital will be used to expand the company's team, accelerate go-to-market efforts, and develop autonomous AI agents for marketing teams. The company said it has expanded into five countries within six months of launch and has been growing by more than 40% month-on-month.