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Skipr, a technology startup focused on secure AI infrastructure, has closed a USD 2 million seed funding round at a USD 10 million valuation. The company operates out of Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s technology ecosystem, and will use the funding to scale its sovereign AI infrastructure for governments and large enterprises.
As AI systems take on more autonomous roles across organisations, cloud platforms, and national borders, a practical problem has emerged around how these systems can work together safely. Skipr addresses this by giving AI systems a secure way to communicate, coordinate, and exchange data, while keeping governments and enterprises in full control of their information and decision-making processes.
Skipr is already working with telecoms operators, AI and cybersecurity laboratories, and data centre partners to deploy its technology at national and enterprise scale. These early deployments position the company as a provider of infrastructure for organisations moving towards AI-ready, cross-jurisdiction digital environments.
The company’s technology is built for sovereign-grade use cases. It allows organisations to connect systems, deploy applications, and enable trusted interactions between AI tools across different networks. It uses cryptographic identity, policy-driven routing, and auditable interoperability to ensure that data, decisions, and transactions can be shared in a way that is secure, transparent, and compliant with regulatory and national requirements.
“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.”
Skipr is part of the Hub71+ Digital Assets specialist ecosystem, which connects technology companies with regulators, investors, and strategic partners in Abu Dhabi focused on building digital infrastructure with global relevance.
