Qadi, the Middle East’s first sovereign Regulatory Compliance Platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure. The collaboration will equip Qadi with the necessary cloud and AI capabilities to ensure full jurisdictional alignment and in-country data residency within the UAE, marking a significant step in the region’s legal tech evolution.
The move follows Qadi’s pre-seed funding round led by Incubayt earlier this year and positions the company for its next phase of growth by leveraging a secure and sovereign infrastructure.
Automating Compliance with AI Agents
Qadi’s platform introduces a novel approach to regulatory compliance by transforming local laws, regulations, and internal corporate policies into intelligent AI agents. These agents are designed to proactively integrate compliance checks into business workflows, automating tasks that are typically fragmented across various tools and departments.
Instead of simple document review, Qadi’s AI agents can execute end-to-end workflows. For instance, one set of agents can manage the initial review of contracts like NDAs and MSAs against local legal requirements and internal playbooks, while another can scan marketing assets to ensure compliance with regional financial promotion and advertising rules. This system is purpose-built for the unique legal and regulatory frameworks of the MENAT region.
Building on Sovereign Infrastructure
The partnership with Core42 provides the foundational infrastructure for Qadi’s operations. The platform’s workloads will run on Core42’s Sovereign Public Cloud, which is built on Microsoft Azure and managed by Core42’s Insight application. This guarantees that all data, AI training processes, and computing remain entirely within UAE national jurisdictions.
For legal and compliance teams, this ensures faster performance and efficient scaling with the critical assurance that sensitive information is protected under regional laws and enterprise-grade governance.
Mohamad El Charif, Founder of Qadi, said: “Partnering with Core42 gives us the infrastructure we need to operate confidently at scale. Qadi is doing something distinct. We aren’t just building a copilot; we’re building the engine for compliance automation. By bridging the gap between strategic legal advisory and AI, Qadi empowers the next generation of legal services in the region.”
Mohammed Retmi, Vice President of Sovereign Public Cloud at Core42, added: “The legal sector has long needed tools that reflect the region’s requirements. Working with Qadi allows us to offer our cloud and AI capabilities to a field that has unique sensitivities around data protection and compliance. It’s a partnership that aligns with our broader commitment to responsible, locally anchored AI.”
A Vision for Regional Legal Tech
With governments across the region advancing digital transformation initiatives, Qadi aims to provide a robust legal-tech foundation for this shift. By combining deep regional legal expertise with cutting-edge, sovereign AI, the platform is positioned to support the growing demand for AI-enabled services in both the public and private sectors. The recent investment from Incubayt is being channeled into enhancing the platform’s engineering and legal AI capabilities and expanding its regional partnerships ahead of a wider rollout.
About Qadi
Qadi is a sovereign regulatory compliance platform that turns local laws, regulations, and policies into AI agents that automate compliance for the region’s leading institutions.
About Core42
Core42, a G42 company, empowers individuals, enterprises, and nations to unlock the full potential of AI through its comprehensive enablement capabilities. As a leading provider of sovereign cloud, AI infrastructure, and services, its mission is to accelerate the achievements of others and help them reach their most ambitious goals.
Source: Zawya
