Qadi
Category: AI in Legal
Qadi is developing the Middle East's first sovereign regulatory compliance platform for the AI era, using AI agents to automate compliance with local laws and regulations. Qadi was founded in 2025. The company is led by Mohamad El Charif. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: Undisclosed. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Incubayt.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
Value proposition
To transform how law firms and institutions in the Middle East manage legal and compliance workflows, enabling them to move faster and unlock growth by automating compliance determinations with AI agents.
Products and solutions
A platform that deconstructs local laws, regulations, and internal policies and encodes their rules into AI agents that can take actions and integrate compliance checks proactively into business workflows
Unique value
Qadi is the first platform in the Middle East to offer a sovereign regulatory compliance solution specifically designed for the AI era, with focus on local laws and regulations while ensuring data remains within the region.
Target customer
Law firms and financial institutions in the GCC countries
Industries served
Legal, Financial Services, Regulatory and Compliance
Technology advantage
The core technological advantage is the use of proprietary AI agents that can interpret and automate compliance with complex local regulations. The business advantage is the first-mover position in the Middle East's growing market for AI-powered legal and compliance solutions.
How they differentiate
Qadi differentiates itself by being the Middle East's first sovereign regulatory compliance platform, specifically designed for local regulations and ensuring data remains within the region. The company emphasizes using AI to automate and improve legal and compliance procedures.
Main competitors
Azakaw, EastNets
Key partnerships
No publicly disclosed partnerships
Notable customers
No publicly disclosed customers
Major milestones
Secured pre-seed funding led by Incubayt in December 2025, Emerged from stealth to launch the Middle East's first sovereign regulatory compliance platform for the AI era, Founded in 2025 by Mohamad El Charif
Growth metrics
Not publicly available
Market positioning
Qadi is positioning itself as a pioneering leader in the emerging AI-driven, sovereign RegTech market in the Middle East.
Geographic focus
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
Patents and IP
Not publicly available
About Mohamad El Charif
Previously a senior legal counsel at an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, and a lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York and London. He has also co-founded and scaled a number of startups in the legal services, logistics and F&B sectors.
Official website: https://www.qadi.ae/