A UAE-wide map of the AI market from a company that is on it
The UAE wants agentic AI in half of its government services by 2028. Most of the builders sit in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The UAE government’s framework for agentic AI aims to put AI agents into 50% of government sectors, services and operations by 2028. Abu Dhabi has its own plan on top: the Government Digital Strategy 2025-2027 commits AED 13 bn to become an AI-native government, with more than 100 AI use cases across more than 40 entities. Dubai grades its AI providers through the Dubai AI Seal. So the buyers are mostly government, and the question is who can deliver to them.
This page maps the AI companies across the UAE by what they build, from the national champions in Abu Dhabi to the integrators in Dubai, and says where 10ⁿ Tech fits. For the Dubai market in detail, read AI companies in Dubai.
Written by 10ⁿ Tech. We list ourselves first where we fit the need, and say where others fit better. Nobody paid to be on this page.
AI companies in the UAE: the shortlist by need
| If you need | Call first | Why |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents for a federal or emirate entity, with a human approval before anything is written | 10ⁿ Tech | Dubai AI Seal holder; a case-management demo that passed 30 of 30 tests in Arabic and English |
| An Arabic and English assistant with the data kept in the UAE | 10ⁿ Tech | A bilingual avatar built from in-region parts on Azure UAE North |
| A private LLM on your own GPUs | 10ⁿ Tech | On-premise AI sized to the rack, from DGX Spark to sixteen H200s |
| Sovereign cloud and AI compute at national scale | Core42 | States 70-plus organisations and 15-plus government agencies served |
| Arabic large language models and agentic products from G42 | Inception42 | Publishes the Jais Arabic models |
| A platform to run a sovereign GPU cloud | Open Innovation AI | States 50-plus sovereign and enterprise sites |
| An AI workspace on the Falcon models for government | ai71 | Built in Abu Dhabi; lists TDRA and the UAE Public Prosecution among the organisations that trust it |
| A national analytics programme | Presight | States AED 3.03 bn revenue in FY25 |
| An AI factory on NVIDIA hardware | Aleria | Sovereign AI factories with NVIDIA and DDN, per Khaleej Times in August 2026 |
| AI agents for a mid-size company | HYVE AI Labs | Dubai; states 120-plus projects since 2017 |
What the buyers want
Federal entities work to the agentic AI framework: agents in half of government sectors, services and operations by 2028. That turns AI from a pilot budget into a delivery target, and it favours suppliers who can show an agent working inside an approval process.
Abu Dhabi entities work to the 2025-2027 strategy: more than 100 use cases across more than 40 entities, and more than 95% of 30,000-plus civil servants trained in AI. The national champions (Core42, Presight, AIQ, ai71) sit close to these programmes.
Dubai entities got 22 Chief AI Officers in 2024, and since October 2025 Dubai Finance has urged them to buy AI services from Dubai AI Seal holders. See who holds the Seal.
AI companies across the UAE
From each company’s own website and press coverage, checked on 29 October 2026. Numbers are as each company states them. We found no AI integrator in Sharjah or Ras Al Khaimah with a named government customer; if you are one, tell us and we will add you.
10ⁿ Tech (Dubai Knowledge Park, delivering across the UAE)
AI agents and platforms for government and enterprise, with the infrastructure under the same roof: on Azure UAE North with the deployment type that keeps inference in the country, or on the customer’s own GPUs. A Dubai AI Seal holder since 22 October 2026. More: the Agentic AI Platform, AI agents for government in the UAE and on-premise AI in the UAE.
Abu Dhabi: compute, models and national programmes
- Core42 (Abu Dhabi, part of G42). Sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, including a Sovereign Public Cloud on Azure with UAE controls and the Compass API layer. States 70-plus organisations, 800-plus engineers and 15-plus government agencies.
- Inception42 (Abu Dhabi, part of G42). G42’s agentic products and the Jais Arabic models; states 32 models. Older reports describe Inception folded into Core42, and its current site runs as Inception42.
- Presight (Abu Dhabi, ADX-listed). Big-data and AI analytics for government, energy and cities, with an agentic platform; states AED 3.03 bn revenue in FY25 and operations in 17-plus countries. AIQ, its energy AI subsidiary, works with ADNOC.
- ai71 (Abu Dhabi). An AI workspace with agents and 4,000-plus data connectors, built on TII’s Falcon models and launched in November 2023 by ATRC.
Abu Dhabi: sovereign AI platforms
- Open Innovation AI (Abu Dhabi). Software to run sovereign GPU clouds: orchestration, AI security and an agent platform. States 50-plus sovereign and enterprise sites.
- Aleria (Abu Dhabi). Sovereign AI factories on NVIDIA and DDN, and AI packages for SMEs sold with e& UAE, per Khaleej Times in August 2026.
Dubai
HYVE AI Labs for agents at mid-size companies, DataBorn for a large delivery bench in banking and telecom analytics, TierOne for GPU hardware, and the development shops. Details in AI companies in Dubai.
Frequently asked questions
Which AI companies are based in Abu Dhabi?
Core42 and Inception42 within G42, Presight and its energy subsidiary AIQ, ai71 on the Falcon models, Open Innovation AI for sovereign GPU cloud software, and Aleria for AI factories. Most serve government and national industry.
What is the UAE’s target for agentic AI in government?
The federal framework aims for AI agents in 50% of government sectors, services and operations by 2028, according to the UAE government portal.
Which UAE companies build AI agents for government?
10ⁿ Tech builds agents with the approval step inside the tool and holds the Dubai AI Seal; at national scale Core42, Presight and ai71 run or supply large programmes. See AI agents for government in the UAE.
Can an AI system in the UAE keep data in the country?
Yes, on a sovereign cloud, on a UAE cloud region with the right deployment type, or on your own GPUs. See on-premise AI in the UAE.
Company descriptions are drawn from each firm’s own website, checked on 29 October 2026, and from Khaleej Times (3 August 2026) for Aleria. Programme facts from u.ae (updated 30 September 2026) and the Abu Dhabi Media Office (30 September 2025).
