BY Venture Partners backs ChatFeatured in $2 million pre-Seed round

UAE- and Lebanon-based BY Venture Partners has participated in an oversubscribed $2 million pre-Seed round for Canadian AI startup ChatFeatured, alongside Storytime Capital and Garage Capital, to support the development of AI-powered search optimisation tools. Founded in 2026 by Farris Nasr and Nithiiyan Skhanthan, ChatFeatured develops an AI search optimisation (Answer Engine Optimisation - AEO) platform that helps brands improve their visibility across AI-powered search platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity by identifying citation gaps and automating content creation....