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The Emirates Intelligencer

An Independent Daily Bulletin on Artificial-Intelligence Investment, Adoption and Deployment. Published by otonomi.co

Vol. I., No. 111 Tuesday, November 10, 2026 From the Archive
Sovereign AI
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Singapore's Terra Invest Backs Abu Dhabi's AIREV in Strategic Sovereign AI Round

A funding round witnessed by the UAE Minister of Foreign Trade carries an Abu Dhabi agentic AI platform into Singapore-linked wealth management and healthcare ventures, extending the emirate's sovereign AI push into two of its most tightly regulated industries.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

AIREV, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered agentic artificial intelligence company behind the OnDemand platform, has announced the participation of Terra Invest, a Singapore-based investment firm, in a strategic funding round. The investment will support the company's expansion plans and the development of sovereign AI solutions, while opening new avenues for investment and technology collaboration between the UAE and Singapore. The agreement was signed by Muhammad Khalid, co-founder and chief executive of AIREV, and Krishan Rattan, founding partner of Terra Invest, in the presence of Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, who serves as chairman of AIREV.

Alongside the investment, AIREV and Terra Invest will launch joint initiatives with the investment firm's portfolio companies Kairos Wealth and Shookra, deploying agentic AI capabilities in financial services and healthcare with a strong focus on digital sovereignty, data protection and regulatory compliance. AIREV will integrate its platform into Kairos Wealth, an operating system for wealth management serving family offices and wealth managers, to develop applications across four areas: intelligent trading, portfolio management, financial advisory, and compliance and RegTech. In healthcare, the partnership includes Shookra One, a smart-ring programme powered by OnDemand that draws on biometric data, advanced diagnostics and physician-designed protocols.

Al Zeyoudi said the investment reflects the growing confidence of international investors in the UAE as a global hub for advanced technologies, and offers a model for partnerships that combine capital with innovation. Founded in Abu Dhabi in September 2023 and structured through an Abu Dhabi Global Market holding company, AIREV develops a no-code and low-code sovereign agentic AI operating system that serves more than four million users through over 300 specialised agents in more than 50 languages. The platform processed 6.8 trillion tokens in the second quarter of 2026, roughly a six-fold increase year-on-year, and can be deployed on-device, on-premise, in sovereign data centres or in the cloud. The UAE attracted $48.3 billion of foreign direct investment in 2025, ranking ninth worldwide.

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Regulatory Sandbox

Dubai Opens AI Sandbox to Clear the Path From Pilot to Production

The Dubai Future Foundation, through Sandbox Dubai, has launched the AI Sandbox to help local and international technology companies overcome the regulatory and policy barriers that keep artificial intelligence solutions stuck in experimentation. The initiative brings together startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, established technology companies and government entities including the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence to test AI-native solutions in real-world environments, with participants gaining access to technical, policy and commercial expertise alongside tailored regulatory guidance. Depending on the use case, participants may also explore regulatory exemptions, subject to approval by the relevant authorities. Applications remain open until December 18, 2026.

Khalifa Al Qama, chief of research, development and innovation at the Dubai Future Foundation, said the UAE has made significant progress in AI adoption but that the next priority is ensuring promising technologies move beyond testing into practical use. Eligible solutions must be at minimum viable product stage or beyond, demonstrate readiness for commercialisation and show potential to generate evidence that informs policy across sectors including education, healthcare, transport and mobility, logistics, tourism, media and government services. Sandbox Dubai sits within the first package of 100 transformative projects under the Dubai Economic Agenda D33.

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Agentic Adoption

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy Signs Alibaba Cloud MoU on Agentic AI

The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alibaba Cloud to support the adoption of agentic artificial intelligence technologies by Dubai's private sector through capability building and training, startup incubation and support, and enterprise adoption. The agreement was signed at the Dubai Business Forum in China, organised by Dubai Chambers in Shenzhen, by Saeed Al Gergawi, vice president of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, and Dr. Feifei Li, chief technology officer and president of international business at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. The memorandum supports the initiative launched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, to accelerate the private sector's transition towards agentic AI, a programme overseen by Dubai Chambers.

Cooperation focuses on three areas: agentic AI skills development through the Dubai Chambers Academy, including access to training content, certifications, technical workshops and train-the-trainer programmes; startup support through technical mentorship, technology credits, compute resources and software licences, connecting selected startups to Alibaba Cloud programmes and its network; and exploration of enterprise pilots and production deployments, with proven solutions showcased through the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. Alibaba Cloud has served private companies and public institutions in the UAE and the wider Middle East since 2016, with two data centres launched in the region.

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Further Dispatches
Energy AI

AIQ Courts Global Operators With Genesis, an AI-Native Operating System for Energy

AIQ, the Abu Dhabi-based AI orchestration specialist for the energy sector, has used ADIPEC 2026 to press its international expansion, with chief executive Dennis Jol telling the Emirates News Agency that the company has developed what it describes as the first and largest AI-native operating system for the energy sector. Known as Genesis, the system is designed for the terminology and operational context of energy operations, bringing together AI models, use cases and agents on a single platform so that users can verify the identities and activities of AI agents and govern their operations.

Jol said AIQ specialises in applied intelligence and has developed 200 AI use cases, each of which has demonstrated value. The company announced the first large-scale AI deployment of its kind in the energy sector in 2024 and unveiled Genesis this year as the first AI-native operating system for energy operations. It is now active in eight markets through pilot projects and is working with customers to scale up operations, including a first major deal outside the UAE struck a few months ago to deploy its solutions across more than one million cameras in India's oil and gas sector.

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Smart Infrastructure

DEWA and Dell Technologies Sign MoU on Grid and Cyber Resilience

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dell Technologies to explore cooperation on advanced technology solutions that enhance cyber resilience and business continuity, support the modernisation of the smart grid and substations, and expand the use of edge computing, artificial intelligence and data management. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and chief executive of DEWA, said the agreement reflects the authority's commitment to expanding partnerships with leading global technology companies that support cyber and operational resilience, advance the smart grid and leverage AI and data to improve operational efficiency.

The memorandum was signed by Hussain Lootah, executive vice president of transmission power at DEWA, and Walid Yehia, managing director for the South Gulf at Dell Technologies. Areas of cooperation include reference designs and pilot projects to modernise the smart grid, substations and grid operations, strengthening monitoring and control, enhancing operational recovery and maintaining compatibility with existing platforms, alongside advanced edge computing built on hardened infrastructure with centralised management of remote and field sites.

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