Abu Dhabi sovereign infrastructure startup Skipr raises $2 million
Zero-trust platform enables secure AI-to-AI communication across borders
#UAE #funding – Sovereign AI infrastructure startup Skipr Technologies, operating from Abu Dhabi’s global technology ecosystem Hub71, has closed a $2 million seed funding round to scale its sovereign AI trust and interoperability platform. Backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi and Mubadala, Skipr addresses a critical emerging challenge in enterprise and government AI deployment: enabling autonomous AI systems to communicate, coordinate and exchange data safely across organisations, clouds and national borders, whilst ensuring full sovereign control over data and decision-making.
SO WHAT? – As enterprise AI systems become increasingly autonomous and interconnected, the question of how they safely interact with one another is fast becoming one of the most pressing infrastructure challenges of the AI era. Skipr is one of a relatively small number of companies globally attempting to build this foundational trust layer. The company’s early traction with telecoms operators, AI laboratories and data centre partners suggests meaningful real-world demand for sovereign-grade AI interoperability infrastructure.
Here are some key points about Skipr:
Skipr Technologies has closed a $2 million seed funding round at a $10 million valuation, to expand and scale its sovereign AI interoperability platform for national and enterprise deployments.
Part of Abu Dhabi’s global technology ecosystem Hub71, Skipr is backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi and Mubadala Investment Company, providing the company with access to capital, strategic partners, regulators and a growing community of technology innovators.
Skipr’s platform addresses a foundational gap in AI infrastructure. Intelligent systems increasingly operate autonomously across organisations and borders, existing internet infrastructure and are often designed for human browsing and static APIs, versus secure, sovereign machine-to-machine AI coordination.
The company’s technology uses cryptographic identity, policy-driven routing and auditable interoperability to ensure that data, decisions and transactions between AI systems can be shared safely, transparently and in compliance with regulatory and national sovereignty requirements.
Skipr deploys ephemeral, zero-trust execution environments where verified AI agents can meet, transact and collaborate without creating persistent attack surfaces. This aims to replace legacy network infrastructure with purpose-built sovereign-grade AI communication layers.
The company already has live deployments of autonomous sovereign AI digital services at both national and enterprise scale, providing early validation of its technology and commercial model. The startup is working with telecom operators, AI and cybersecurity laboratories, and data centre partners.
Skipr operates within Hub71+ Digital Assets ecosystem, positioning the company within Abu Dhabi’s broader network of digital infrastructure innovators focused on globally relevant and regulatorily aligned technology solutions.
The company describes its mission as building the trusted intelligence layer of the next internet, enabling AI systems to operate securely, privately and under sovereign control across any organisational, cloud or national boundary.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]