Lebanon-based legal technology startup Haqq has raised $3 million in a new funding round, marking a significant milestone for the country’s growing technology ecosystem and highlighting increasing investor interest in AI-powered solutions for the legal sector.
Founded to modernize how legal research, compliance, and documentation are handled, Haqq leverages artificial intelligence to help law firms, in-house legal teams, and businesses navigate complex legal frameworks more efficiently. The latest funding round will be used to scale the company’s technology platform, expand into new markets, and deepen its AI capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter.
The raise comes at a time when legal professionals globally are under pressure to reduce costs, improve turnaround times, and manage growing volumes of regulatory and contractual complexity. Traditional legal workflows—often manual, time-consuming, and document-heavy—have increasingly been viewed as ripe for disruption. Haqq positions itself as part of a new wave of legal tech companies aiming to automate repetitive tasks while supporting higher-quality legal analysis.
Haqq’s platform uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze legal texts, contracts, and regulations, enabling users to search, summarize, and compare documents more efficiently. By automating time-intensive processes such as document review and legal research, the company aims to allow lawyers to focus on strategic decision-making rather than administrative work.
While the company is headquartered in Lebanon, Haqq has designed its product with regional and international scalability in mind. The Middle East, in particular, presents a unique opportunity for legal AI solutions due to its mix of civil law, common law, and Sharia-based legal systems. Navigating these overlapping frameworks often requires specialized expertise, and AI-powered tools can help standardize and accelerate research across jurisdictions.
Investors in the latest round were not disclosed publicly, but sources indicate the funding attracted interest from regional venture capital firms and technology-focused investors seeking exposure to applied AI in professional services. Legal tech, once considered a niche segment, has gained momentum globally as advances in large language models and AI-driven analytics unlock new use cases.
For Lebanon’s startup ecosystem, the funding round carries symbolic weight. Despite prolonged economic challenges, Lebanese entrepreneurs have continued to build technology companies with regional and global ambitions. Haqq’s $3 million raise signals that international investors are still willing to back strong teams and scalable ideas emerging from the country, particularly in sectors aligned with global digital transformation trends.
The company plans to allocate part of the funding toward talent acquisition, particularly AI engineers and legal domain experts, as well as toward enhancing data security and compliance standards. Given the sensitive nature of legal data, trust and confidentiality remain central to Haqq’s value proposition. Strengthening infrastructure and governance will be critical as the platform scales and serves larger enterprise clients.
Industry analysts note that competition in legal AI is intensifying, with global players and startups alike racing to embed generative AI into legal workflows. However, regional specialization could give Haqq an edge, especially in markets where off-the-shelf global tools may lack jurisdiction-specific accuracy or language support.
Looking ahead, Haqq is expected to pursue partnerships with law firms, corporate legal departments, and potentially government-related entities as it expands its footprint. The company is also exploring opportunities to integrate its platform with existing enterprise software systems to become part of broader digital transformation initiatives.
The $3 million funding round positions Haqq to move from early-stage growth into a more scaled phase of development. As legal services continue to embrace automation and AI-driven intelligence, Haqq’s progress will be closely watched as an example of how startups from smaller markets can compete in high-value, knowledge-intensive industries.
In an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment, Haqq’s bet is that AI can serve not as a replacement for lawyers, but as a powerful tool that augments expertise—making legal services faster, more accessible, and more efficient across the region and beyond.
