Daleel, an AI-native real estate intelligence platform, has officially launched in Dubai with a $3 million pre-seed funding round. Unveiled at PropTech Connect Dubai under the Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) Real Estate Evolution Space (REES) programme, the platform aims to tackle one of the industry’s most persistent challenges: bias in property advice.
A Data-First Guide For a $100B Market
Founded by former Dubai broker Ilan Cohen and AI specialist Ely Weichsel, Daleel positions itself as a data-first alternative to opinion-driven property guidance. The platform integrates verified government transaction data from the DLD with conversational artificial intelligence, allowing agents, investors, and buyers to receive institutional-grade insights by asking natural-language questions.
The idea was born from Cohen’s firsthand experience in Dubai’s real estate market, where he found existing tools inefficient and time-consuming.
“I was wasting a lot of time when I wanted to search for a property, whether to buy or to rent,” he said. “I would go on listing platforms, compare price per square foot, understand rentals, floor plans, views, then cross-check everything against DLD data from other platforms. After that, I still had to run financial and investment analysis before sending anything to a client.”
This cumbersome process limited his ability to scale, capping his client capacity. This led him to ask his co-founder a critical question: could AI sit on top of a unified data layer and answer complex real estate questions instantly? The result is Daleel, which translates to “guide” in Arabic.
Removing Bias By Design
A core principle of Daleel is its commitment to neutrality. The platform is engineered to present objective data without offering recommendations, leaving the final decision entirely to the user.
“When you create an AI, you decide its profile,” Cohen explained. “And our AI will never tell you ‘invest there’ or ‘do this’. It will only show you whatever is true in the market from your research, and you take the decision.”
This design is a deliberate move away from traditional brokerage models where advice can be shaped by incentives rather than impartial data. Cohen emphasized that the platform will not be influenced by paid listings or prioritisation.
“That’s exactly what we never want to do,” he stated. “You cannot create a strong real estate market if investments are made on bias.”
Early Conviction and GCC Expansion
The platform’s clear mission resonated with investors early on, helping secure the $3 million pre-seed round even before a live product was available. One of the startup’s largest backers is a significant Dubai property investor who had previously worked with Cohen.
“He understood the meaning and said, ‘I want it,’” Cohen recalled. “He trusted that if this could come to market, it could be revolutionary.”
With a successful launch in Dubai, Daleel is planning a phased expansion across the GCC. The roadmap includes Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah, followed by a strategic entry into Saudi Arabia.
“Saudi is at a big inflection point,” Cohen noted. “They are opening to international investors, and at the beginning it’s always hard because there is no data base. The chance they have is to create the market on a healthy base, and this is what we are ready to bring.”
While the platform operates on a freemium model for individuals, its primary commercial focus is B2B. Daleel offers white-label solutions for brokerages, developers, and family offices, allowing them to embed proprietary data and sales frameworks within a custom-branded AI interface.
About Daleel
Daleel is an AI-native real estate intelligence platform designed to provide unbiased, data-driven insights for Dubai’s property market. By leveraging conversational AI and verified data from the Dubai Land Department (DLD), the platform allows users to ask complex questions and receive factual answers, removing the bias often found in traditional property advice. It serves agents, brokers, investors, and buyers seeking clarity and efficiency in their real estate decisions.
Source: Gulf Business
