UAE's Qadi Raises Pre-Seed for Its Middle East AI Compliance Platform

Dubai-based Qadi has raised pre-seed funding to develop the Middle East’s first sovereign regulatory-compliance platform for the AI era — technology designed to convert local laws and regulations into machine-interpretable systems that can evaluate and enforce compliance. The startup is positioning itself as an infrastructure layer for governance as AI adoption accelerates across the region.

The platform will use AI agents to process legislation, regulatory frameworks and policy documents, enabling organisations to run automated compliance checks rather than relying solely on manual legal review. According to the announcement, this approach aims to reduce administrative workload, shorten approval timelines and minimise human error.

Following the raise, Qadi plans to accelerate product development and begin pilots with government bodies and regulated private-sector partners. The company says demand for regulatory-technology infrastructure is growing as Middle Eastern governments update laws to govern artificial intelligence, data security and emerging digital services.

The funding places Qadi among a growing cohort of regional RegTech players building tools tailored to local legislation and governance processes. The company says its goal is to create a scalable framework for sovereign-grade digital governance — translating legal text into enforceable logic that can be applied consistently across jurisdictions and institutions.