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Ilan Cohen, left, with Daleel co-founder Ely Weichsel

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROGRESS

Ilan Cohen

Co-founder

Daleel

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

The work behind the name.

Ilan Cohen co-founded Daleel after working as a Dubai property broker. A Gulf Business interview explains how property-research workflows informed the platform.[1]

Research checked 2026-11-01. This is an editorial profile assembled from the sources below. No interview or quotation is implied.

THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

How the story unfolds.

A broker’s research problem becomes a product brief

Ilan Cohen's account of Daleel begins with his work as a Dubai property broker. In a Gulf Business interview, he describes the time spent assembling information from listings, transaction records and financial analysis. Together with AI specialist Ely Weichsel, he developed the platform around a more connected research process. That origin grounds its technology in a specific professional workflow.[1]

COMPANY CONNECTIONS

Part of the ecosystem.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

Sources.

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    Daleel co-founder on AI-native property intelligenceGulf Business · independent source · checked 2026-11-01