Ai Center of Excellence

What Ai Center of Excellence does

Ai Center of Excellence is the AI-focused operating subsidiary of Excelledia Ventures, a privately held UK-headquartered technology venture builder founded in 2018 by Muhamed Farooque. The company delivers a portfolio of AI-powered products and services spanning enterprise compliance (isorobot), KPI analytics (CEO Analytix), innovation prototyping (Dezign Space), business planning (Xiro), learning management (Lee), and leadership coaching (Chief Officer Group). Its core AI Center of Excellence offering bundles an AI Academy, Assessment Center, Business Incubation Hub, Employability Programme, and Research, Development & Innovation Labs targeted at governments, corporations, SMEs, educational institutions, working professionals, and start-ups.

The technology stack combines machine learning, deep learning, NLP, robotic process automation, computer vision (including YOLO-based object detection for video analytics and fire detection), predictive analytics with Remaining Useful Life calculations, recommendation engines, anomaly detection, and chatbot/Bot AI capabilities. Modalities covered include text, structured data, image, video, and audio. The company positions itself as a comprehensive AI ecosystem combining education, prototyping, consulting, and proprietary product deployment under a unified AI Factory methodology.

Commercially, Ai Center of Excellence sells through collaborative partnerships, direct consulting engagements, and the broader Excelledia Ventures partner network across multiple regions, including the UK, UAE, India, Qatar, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored per engagement; named customer references include ADNOC, ACCA MAC Qatar, and the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of the UAE. The company reports a cumulative 2,000+ satisfied clients and 10+ years of expertise, though no revenue, funding, or financial metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

Ai Center of Excellence

Legal name

Excelledia Ventures

Website

https://excellediaventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ai Center of Excellence is the AI arm of UK-based Excelledia Ventures, delivering an integrated ecosystem of AI-powered platforms (isorobot, CEO Analytix, Xiro, Lee, Dezign Space, Chief Officer Group) plus AI Academy, consulting, and incubation services for governments, enterprises, SMEs, educators, and start-ups across the UK, Middle East, India, and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting & Enterprise Solutions

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA), Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH), AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF)

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence consulting
• AI education programs
• Enterprise AI solutions
• Predictive analytics platform
• Digital transformation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ai Center of Excellence delivers an integrated AI ecosystem combining an AI Factory for use-case ideation, prototyping and scaling; an AI Academy for webinars, events and structured AI training; and AI Consulting for organisations of all sizes seeking to implement AI solutions. The offering also includes proprietary AI platforms such as Data Smart Solutions, Anomaly Detection, 4 Sight Predictive Analytics, Customer 360, Recommendation Engines and Bot AI, targeting governments, enterprises, SMEs, educational institutions and start-ups.

Product overview

Ai Center of Excellence operates as part of Excelledia Ventures' portfolio of AI-powered business solutions. The core offering is the AI Center of Excellence itself, which provides AI Academy, Assessment Center, Business Incubation Hub, Employability Programme, and Research, Development & Innovation Labs. This is complemented by a suite of specialized products: isorobot (enterprise management system for ISO standards and compliance), CEO Analytix (KPI dashboard with predictive AI), Dezign Space (innovation prototyping platform), Xiro (AI-enabled business planning), Lee (learning management system), and Chief Officer Group (leadership coaching platform). Together, these products form an integrated ecosystem addressing enterprise compliance, analytics, innovation, learning, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Center of Excellence Ecosystem A flagship AI ecosystem that delivers AI Academy (webinars, events, training programs), Assessment Center, Business Incubation Hub, Employability Programme and Research, Development & Innovation Labs. Targets students, working professionals, governments, enterprises and start-ups seeking AI awareness, education and implementation.
• isorobot An AI-enabled enterprise management system that centralizes management of ISO standards, legal and regulatory frameworks, and business excellence frameworks with preloaded best-practice libraries of checklists and assessments.
• CEO Analytix An AI-optimized KPI dashboard platform providing real-time data visualization, mobile-optimized reporting and predictive AI insights for monitoring business performance and key metrics.
• Dezign Space A collaborative digital innovation platform for prototyping and testing ideas, embedding innovation inside organizations through a structured process from ideation to launch and scaling.
• Xiro An AI-infused business planning platform for entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs offering conversational data capture, AI-enabled business planning tools and investor-ready business plan creation.
• Lee (LMS) An all-in-one learning management system that converts offline lectures into online courses, enabling knowledge sharing, course monetization and global distribution of educational content.
• Chief Officer Group An AI-powered business planner, innovation engine and personalized leadership coaching platform designed to help leaders balance professional and personal life while driving business growth.
• AI Consulting Services AI consulting engagements that help organisations identify use cases, develop business cases, prototype solutions and implement AI across business and management processes.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Infosys: Global systems integrator with a substantial applied AI and automation practice — competes on enterprise AI transformation and consulting with a much larger delivery footprint.
• Accenture: Global professional services firm with extensive AI, automation, and digital transformation practices — competes in the same enterprise AI consulting space at a vastly larger scale.
• Cognizant: Global IT services and consulting firm with a large AI and digital transformation practice — competes for the same enterprise and applied AI engagements from a vastly larger platform.
• EY-NS AI and Analytics: Big Four advisory with applied AI and analytics services — directly comparable in enterprise AI consulting, GRC, and digital transformation offerings.
• Deloitte AI: Big Four advisory firm with a major AI and analytics consulting practice — competes on enterprise AI strategy, GRC, and transformation engagements.

Direct peers

• Fractal Analytics: Pure-play AI and analytics services firm delivering applied AI solutions, decision sciences, and forecasting for global enterprises — directly comparable in applied AI consulting and analytics offerings.
• Tiger Analytics: AI and analytics services company providing data science, ML engineering, and MLOps to mid-market and enterprise clients — closely comparable in applied AI services and predictive analytics focus.
• Course5 Intelligence: AI, analytics, and digital solutions company delivering applied AI for enterprise decision-making — comparable in applied AI services and analytics offerings.
• Latentview Analytics: Digital analytics and AI services firm serving global enterprises with data engineering, ML, and AI consulting — comparable in AI services delivery model and enterprise customer base.
• AbsolutData: AI and analytics services firm focused on marketing and sales analytics, predictive models, and AI-driven decisioning — comparable in mid-market AI services delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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