Biography
About Ahmadreza Samadi
Ahmadreza Samadi is a Dubai-based technology entrepreneur, Co-Founder & Technical Lead of Appraiva, which builds AI real estate intelligence, and Co-Founder & CEO of Royal Abraj Group.

Technology entrepreneur based in Dubai.
Co-Founder & Technical Lead, Appraiva. Appraiva is a US company in Cleveland, Ohio; he works remotely from Dubai. It builds AI tools that help real estate investors and developers find distressed and off-market properties through imagery analysis and enriched property data.
Co-Founder & CEO, Royal Abraj Group, Dubai. The group covers property brokerage and documents-clearing services; he leads its digital strategy and technology.
Enterprise data engineering and machine learning.
Data Engineer at Oxfam Novib, September 2022–June 2023, building Azure data infrastructure for CRM migration and analytics.
Predictive customer segmentation at MCI.
I build AI that helps people make better property decisions, and I run a property business in Dubai, so I know where the AI must stop.
At a glance — October 2026
As of October 2026, the following facts describe Ahmadreza Samadi’s current roles and approved background.
- Appraiva
- Co-Founder & Technical Lead since October 2023. Appraiva is based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States; he works remotely from Dubai. It builds AI tools for investors and developers to find distressed and off-market properties through imagery analysis and enriched property data.
- Royal Abraj Group
- Co-Founder & CEO since 2022. The Dubai group covers property brokerage and documents-clearing services; he leads its digital strategy and technology.
- Based in
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Background
- Enterprise data engineering and machine learning; Azure data infrastructure for CRM migration and analytics at Oxfam Novib; predictive customer segmentation at MCI.
- Education
- Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering, specialization in Data, Shahid Beheshti University, 2019–2021.
Other people share the name Ahmad Samadi; this is the official site of the Dubai-based technology entrepreneur.
Questions about Ahmadreza Samadi
Who is Ahmadreza Samadi?
Ahmadreza Samadi is a Dubai-based technology entrepreneur, Co-Founder & Technical Lead of Appraiva, which builds AI real estate intelligence, and Co-Founder & CEO of Royal Abraj Group. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering, specialization in Data, from Shahid Beheshti University, 2019–2021.
What does Appraiva do?
Ahmadreza Samadi has been Co-Founder & Technical Lead of Appraiva since October 2023. Appraiva builds AI tools that help real estate investors and developers find distressed and off-market properties through imagery analysis and enriched property data. His responsibilities connect property matching, enrichment, search, AI and cloud architecture.
What is his role at Royal Abraj Group?
Ahmadreza Samadi has been Co-Founder & CEO of Royal Abraj Group in Dubai since 2022. The group covers property brokerage and documents-clearing services. He leads digital strategy and technology, with system responsibilities spanning websites, CRM workflows, a customer portal and internal tools.
Where is he based?
Ahmadreza Samadi is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works remotely as Co-Founder & Technical Lead of Appraiva, a US company based in Cleveland, Ohio. His second role is Co-Founder & CEO of Royal Abraj Group, the Dubai business where he leads digital strategy and technology.
What does he write about?
Ahmadreza Samadi writes about AI property valuation, rent versus owning, human review in AI-assisted real estate decisions, and Dubai property costs and data. His signature idea is “Start with the decision.” His public work includes property studies, calculators and a decision-first guide.
How can I contact him?
Ahmadreza Samadi’s personal email is [email protected]. His biography, press resources and selected work are available on his website, a-samadi.com. The biography identifies the Dubai-based technology entrepreneur and links the official profiles associated with his work at Appraiva and Royal Abraj Group.
Known for
Three ideas connect my work.
AI for property decisions
Where AI helps with property valuation and investment decisions, and where human review must stay.
Decision-first guide
Turn an AI idea into one clear decision, an evidence plan and a useful first experiment.
Building in Dubai
Ahmadreza Samadi is Co-Founder & CEO of Royal Abraj Group in Dubai, a role held since 2022. The group covers property brokerage and documents-clearing services. He leads its digital strategy and technology, including websites, CRM workflows, a customer portal and internal tools.
What I believe
Signature ideas
English resources
Work in public
My topics
Career and background
Co-Founder & Technical Lead, Appraiva. Appraiva is a US company in Cleveland, Ohio; he works remotely from Dubai. It builds AI tools that help real estate investors and developers find distressed and off-market properties through imagery analysis and enriched property data.
Co-Founder & CEO, Royal Abraj Group, Dubai. The group covers property brokerage and documents-clearing services; he leads its digital strategy and technology.
- Enterprise data engineering and machine learning.
- Azure data infrastructure for CRM migration and analytics at Oxfam Novib.
- Predictive customer segmentation at MCI.
Education
Ahmadreza Samadi holds a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering, specialization in Data, from Shahid Beheshti University, 2019–2021.
For introductions
A biography, portrait and logo for professional introductions, event listings, and partner profiles.
Ahmadreza Samadi online
These are my official public profiles, where you can find my professional background, company roles and technical work.
- Ahmadreza Samadi on LinkedIn
Professional experience and selected work. - Ahmadreza Samadi on Crunchbase
Founder background and my roles at Appraiva and Royal Abraj Group. - Ahmadreza Samadi on GitHub
My technical profile and public repositories, under ahmadreza-smdi. - Ahmadreza Samadi on Product Hunt
My founder profile on Product Hunt. - Ahmadreza Samadi on Peerlist
My professional profile and projects. - Ahmadreza Samadi on DEV Community
My DEV Community profile. - Ahmadreza Samadi on Wellfound
My professional profile on Wellfound; sign in for full details. - Ahmadreza Samadi on Instagram · @ahmadreza_smdi
My public Instagram profile for notes on AI, products and building businesses. - Ahmadreza Samadi on YouTube
Explainer films by Ahmadreza Samadi.
Start with my Instagram introduction, or read my LinkedIn post about building AI for property decisions at Appraiva.
Public role sources
Appraiva’s founder page · Royal Abraj Group’s leadership page describe the company work and roles referenced here.
Selected work and writing
Ahmadreza Samadi’s selected work connects AI for property decisions, rental cash flow, Dubai purchase costs and the evidence needed before building an AI workflow.
- Appraiva: turning property imagery into decision support
- My role at Royal Abraj Group: digital strategy and technology
- Oxfam Novib: a data foundation for CRM and analytics
- Start with the decision, then build the AI
- AI agent safety: boundaries before actions
- All articles and technology explainers by Ahmadreza Samadi
Public tools and data
AI-assisted projects with documented methods and limits. These resources do not establish customer adoption or business results.
- AI workflow cost ledger — Testing an AI workflow? Start with cost per caller-accepted result; the workbook and worked examples are fictional.
- ACS2024 metro rent burden — Comparing rent pressure across metros? Start with the ACS2024 CSV, chart, method and limits; this is not a property-level estimate.
GitHub resources in English.
Selected work — AI for property decisions, supported by product engineering, data systems and public tools.