Abu Dhabi-Based Startup Skipr Closes USD 2 Million Seed Round at USD 10 Million Valuation to Build Sovereign AI Infrastructure

Abu Dhabi-based Skipr has closed a USD 2 million seed funding round at a USD 10 million valuation, the company announced on February 27, 2026. Operating out of Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s technology ecosystem, Skipr said it will use the capital to scale its sovereign AI infrastructure for governments and large enterprises, positioning the startup as an infrastructure provider for organisations moving toward AI-ready, cross-jurisdiction digital environments.

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“This funding accelerates our work on what we believe is a foundational layer for the AI era,” said Andreas Hartl, CEO at Skipr Technologies. “As AI systems become autonomous and interconnected, secure AI-to-AI interoperability under sovereign control is no longer optional. We are building the trust infrastructure nations and enterprises need to deploy AI safely, confidently, and at scale.”

Context and details

Skipr aims to address a practical problem emerging as AI systems take on more autonomous roles across organisations, cloud platforms and national borders: how disparate AI systems can communicate, coordinate and exchange data while remaining under the control of the owning authority. The company’s solution provides a secure channel for AI-to-AI interactions that keeps governments and enterprises in full control of information and decision-making processes.

According to the announcement, Skipr is already engaged with telecoms operators, AI and cybersecurity laboratories, and data centre partners to deploy its technology at national and enterprise scale. Early deployments, the company said, are intended to demonstrate its ability to service sovereign-grade use cases where regulatory compliance and auditability are critical.

• Cryptographic identity — to establish verifiable identities for systems and services;
• Policy-driven routing — to enforce rules for where and how data and decisions can flow;
• Auditable interoperability — to create records of transactions, data exchanges and decisions for compliance and oversight.

Skipr is part of the Hub71+ Digital Assets specialist ecosystem, which the company says connects technology firms with regulators, investors and strategic partners in Abu Dhabi focused on building digital infrastructure with global relevance. The company’s focus on sovereign-grade capabilities targets governments and large enterprises that require strict controls over cross-jurisdictional AI interactions.

Outlook

With the USD 2 million seed round, Skipr plans to accelerate development of what it terms a “foundational layer for the AI era,” expanding deployments and partnerships to scale its infrastructure offerings. By focusing on cryptographic identity, policy enforcement and auditable interoperability, Skipr aims to enable trusted interactions between AI tools across different networks while meeting regulatory and national requirements. How quickly the startup can translate early partnerships with telecoms, labs and data centre operators into broader national or enterprise rollouts will determine its role in the emerging market for sovereign AI infrastructure.