MBgroup

What MBgroup does

MB Group is a privately held, founder-controlled technology holding company headquartered at 29 Throgmorton Street, London. Founded in 1988 by Dr. Mamdouh Barakat, the firm operates twelve-plus wholly-owned subsidiary brands across financial risk management software (MB Risk Management / MBRM), artificial intelligence and supercomputing (MB Ai), agricultural technology (MB AgriTech), medical technology (MB Medical), and adjacent verticals including MB Fashion, MB Legal, MB Financial, and MB Software. The company employs 13 people, has never taken external venture or private equity capital, and operates as a bootstrapped, founder-owned entity. The company's product portfolio spans the MB Ai Supercomputer (petaflop-class, 600,000+ cores, petabyte-class storage with 250+ GB/s bandwidth), MB SNiP Screen genetic testing covering 160+ traits and conditions, atmospheric water harvesting and hydroponic farming systems, and risk management add-ins and toolkits deployed at global financial institutions. Revenue mechanics combine one-time software licensing and professional services (consultancy and training) for the MBRM franchise, supplemented by what appear to be sub-scale or pre-revenue activities in AgriTech, Medical, and AI infrastructure commercialization. Forward expansion signals center on scaling the supercomputer to 2 million cores, broadening the medical and AgriTech verticals, and building an in-house capital-markets capability through MBRM Capital, MBRM Private Equity, and MBRM Deal Arrangement Service.

Name

MBgroup

Legal name

MB Group

Website

https://mbgroup.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MB Group is a London-based, founder-controlled technology holding company operating wholly-owned subsidiaries in financial risk management software, AI supercomputing, agricultural technology, and medical technology, with 13 employees and a 35-year operating history.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Risk Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Management Buyouts (MBO/MBI) & Sponsor-Led Transactions Advisory (FSAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Management Buyout / Management Buy-In (MBO/MBI) (FSANABAL)

Keywords

• Financial risk management
• Supercomputing infrastructure
• Agricultural technology
• Medical technology
• Artificial intelligence applications

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. MBRM Risk Management Software: Financial risk management software solutions including add-ins and toolkits for global institutions. Pioneer of the financial add-in and toolkit market segment.
2. Consultancy Services: Risk management consulting services provided to institutions
3. Training Services: Risk management training services since 1988

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

MB Group is a multi-domain technology conglomerate that develops and sells proprietary software, technology infrastructure, and services through wholly owned subsidiaries. Its core offerings include financial risk management add-ins and toolkits (MBRM) for global institutions, a petaflop-class supercomputer (MB Ai) for AI and Big Data Analytics, sustainable agriculture technology (MB AgriTech) spanning hydroponics and atmospheric water harvesting, and medical technology (MB Medical) including genetic screening, plus consultancy and training services.

Product overview

MB Group is a diversified technology investment company operating multiple distinct business units across AI/supercomputing, financial risk management, AgriTech, medical technology, and various industry verticals. The core technology infrastructure is the MB Ai Supercomputer providing petaflop-class processing for AI applications. The flagship financial product is MB Risk Management (MBRM), established in 1988 as a pioneer in financial add-ins and risk management toolkits. MB AgriTech focuses on sustainable agriculture through hydroponics, aquaponics, and AI-optimized farming systems. MB Medical operates genetic screening (MB SNiP Screen), medical device campaigns, and healthcare research initiatives. Additional verticals include MB Fashion, MB Financial, MB Legal, and MB Software. The various sub-brands and products operate as related but largely independent divisions united under the MB Group umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MB SNiP Screen: Genetic screening technology that uses leading edge technology to screen genetic material for hundreds of genetic markers associated with over 160 traits and conditions
• MB Ai Supercomputer

Products and services

• MB Risk Management (MBRM) Pioneering risk management solutions providing software, consultancy, and training services since 1988, focused on financial add-ins and toolkits for global risk management at the largest institutions worldwide.
• MB Ai Supercomputer Petaflop-class supercomputing infrastructure delivering over 600,000 cores across 300+ computational nodes, with petabyte-class storage and 20+ million IOPS, designed to power AI and Big Data Analytics applications for various industries.
• MB AgriTech Scalable AgriTech division developing sustainable living solutions including hydroponic farming techniques, aquaponics, seawater farming, atmospheric water harvesting, and solar-powered agricultural systems for arid land reversal of desertification.
• MB SNiP Screen Genetic screening technology that uses leading edge technology to screen genetic material for hundreds of genetic markers associated with over 160 traits and conditions, targeting medical institutions, researchers, and healthcare providers.
• MB Ai Artificial intelligence division of MB Group that develops supercomputer-backed AI and Big Data Analytics applications powered by FinTech expertise from MB Risk Management.
• MB Software Software division of MB Group covering various technology products including the UNIVERSAL ADD-INS integration platform and Financial Systems Software (FSS) product line.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 160 traits and conditions detectable through MB SNiP Screen genetic screening

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg L.P. Provides the Bloomberg Terminal used by the world's largest financial institutions for analytics, risk management, and decision support. Overlaps with MBRM's analytical add-in/toolkit positioning across a much broader platform.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Through its Cray division, HPE is one of the leading global vendors of petaflop-class supercomputing systems, directly comparable to the MB Ai Supercomputer product offering.
• IBM: Operates one of the world's largest HPC/cloud footprints (IBM Power, watsonx) and competes with MB Ai Supercomputer in serving AI and analytics workloads for large enterprises.
• Wolters Kluwer: Provides OneSumX and other regulatory reporting and financial risk management solutions to banks and insurers. Competes with MBRM in the financial risk software category, but as part of a much larger professional information portfolio.

Direct peers

• Murex: Provider of trading, risk management, and post-trade solutions to banks and asset managers globally. Competes head-to-head with MBRM in serving large financial institutions with risk analytics software.
• MSCI: Global leader in risk analytics and decision-support tools for financial institutions, including the RiskMetrics product line – the most direct large-scale competitor to MBRM's financial risk management software franchise.
• SAS Institute: Long-established analytics and risk management software vendor with depth in financial services risk. Comparable to MBRM in customer base (global financial institutions) and product category (analytical software for risk/quant work).

Emerging players

• Palantir Technologies: AI-driven data analytics platform with a Foundry offering for enterprise (including financial services) customers. Overlaps with MB Ai's positioning of supercomputer-backed AI and Big Data analytics for institutions.
• AeroFarms: Well-funded vertical farming company using controlled-environment agriculture and AI-driven optimisation. Closest comparable to MB AgriTech's organic indoor vertical hydroponic farming and AI-driven crop optimisation activities.
• 23andMe: Consumer-facing genetic screening company that tests for a broad panel of traits, conditions, and ancestry. Closest category comparable to MB SNiP Screen, which screens for 160+ genetic traits and conditions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mbgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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