We are building the security stack for networks that cannot connect to the cloud.
Sagheer Labs was founded on a simple observation: the world's most sensitive networks — defense systems, power grids, financial clearinghouses — are legally prohibited from using modern AI security tools because those tools require cloud connectivity.
We believe this is a solvable problem. Edge AI hardware has matured to the point where large-language-model inference, behavioral threat detection, and automated incident response can all happen on a single rack-mounted appliance. No egress. No cloud dependency. No compromises on capability.
Our mission is to bring the full power of modern AI security to air-gapped and regulated environments, without ever asking those networks to surrender their data sovereignty.
Co-Founder & Co-CTO — GTM, Systems Architecture, Sales
Spent a year at Kai Dubai shipping production AI voice agents for real estate lead generation, taking models from Jupyter notebooks to live customer calls. Now studies cybersecurity at Curtin University. Has trained multiple custom AI models for side projects. Bridges technology and deployment.
LinkedInCo-Founder & Co-CTO — AI/ML Research, Detection Pipeline
Completed a year-long cybersecurity course and actively researches adversarial AI and edge inference. Focuses on machine learning and network protocols. Has built neural networks, broken them, and hardened them. Brings the AI/ML depth to the detection pipeline.
LinkedIn15+ CISO interviews confirmed the air-gap AI gap. Documented willingness to pay $75K+ for an inline self-hosted appliance.
Three-layer system architecture with FPGA, AI inference cluster, and LLM workflow engine finalized.
Federated intelligence mesh protocol documented. Patent application in preparation.
Active outreach to UAE-based regulated entities in energy, defense, and critical infrastructure.
Building behavioral detection engine for testing against real and simulated network traffic.
Single-rack MVP deployment with a design partner. Production traffic testing and benchmark publication (Q4 2026).
Abu Dhabi is our launch market and our proving ground. The UAE National Cybersecurity Strategy explicitly prioritizes domestic technology procurement. ADNOC, TDRA, and UAE defense entities require on-premise security with zero external data exposure. A successful deployment here becomes the reference credential for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the UK, and the US defense industrial base.
We are applying to Hub71's Access Programme to accelerate our go-to-market with direct access to corporate and government partners who are structurally unreachable to independent founders.