HAQQ Legal AI Secures $3M to Revolutionise Legal Operations with Smart Tech

Mohammed Fathy

Last updated 3-02-2026

3 min

HAQQ Legal AI raised USD 3m, led by Sowlutions Ventures, signalling confidence in the young legaltech firm.

Founded in 2022, it aims to replace “juggling tools” with one secure legal operating system.

Its AI chat and “eFirm” modules cover jurisdictions, case management and firm-specific workflows.

The funding will speed product development and expansion to firms, enterprises and public institutions.

Founders stress AI should “remove everyday friction”, not turn lawyers into machines.

Lebanon’s HAQQ Legal AI has secured USD 3 million in fresh funding, a notable vote of confidence for a young legaltech company trying to tidy up one of the messiest corners of professional services. The round was led by Sowlutions Ventures, with backing from HITEK Ventures, Corona Legal, IM FNDNG, Highworth, Razor Capital, SYMAX and the Hamady Trust.

Founded in 2022 by Antoine Kanaan and Abbas Kabalan, the startup is working on what it calls an AI-powered legal operating system. In simple terms, it wants to replace the long list of tools and subscriptions law firms juggle every day with a single, secure environment. That covers legal reasoning, drafting, document review and the not-so-glamorous practice management work that lawyers usually grumble about over coffee.

The platform brings together an AI chat feature that is aware of different jurisdictions, alongside an “eFirm” module that manages cases from start to finish. HAQQ says its system is built on structured legal ontologies and something it describes as firm-specific digital twins, meaning the software models how each organisation actually works rather than forcing everyone into the same mould. That detail matters, especially for firms dealing with strict governance rules and sensitive data.

I’ve lost count of how many founders around the region complain about lawyers drowning in paperwork instead of thinking strategically. So the idea of streamlining all of that in one place feels spot on. That said, legal AI is a tricky space, and I’m not a fan of tools that promise magic without respecting the profession’s nuances. HAQQ’s pitch, at least, sounds more grounded than most.

With the new capital, the company plans to speed up product development and roll out its platform more widely, targeting enterprise legal teams, law firms and even public legal institutions. The longer-term ambition is bigger still: helping build secure, transparent and AI-native justice systems around the world, which, well… I mean, that’s no small ask.

Maître Abbas Kabalan, co-founder and chief legal officer, summed up the philosophy behind the product by saying the goal is not to turn lawyers into machines, but to give them better tools so they can be more present and more human in their work, using AI to remove everyday friction. It’s a reassuring line, and one that many in the profession will be chuffed to bits to hear.

For readers at Arageek who’ve watched MENA startups battle tough markets and tighter budgets, this raise is another reminder that innovation can still push through. It’s not all plain sailing, and global expansion will be a bit of a faff, but I reckon HAQQ Legal AI’s focus on context and operations could be the diference between just another AI tool and something lawyers actually use.

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