Sakha

What Sakha does

Sakha Global Inc. (dba Sakha, sub-brand SakhaX) is a private US-based technology consulting and custom software development firm founded in 2005, headquartered at 304 Curtner Road, Fremont, California, with US offices and a software development center in Bangalore, India. The company operates with a stated 250+ resource team and has delivered 150+ customized software solutions and 100+ products worldwide spanning mobile (iOS/Android), Big Data, Machine Learning, Blockchain, AR/VR, IoT, and BPM/workflow technologies. Clients range from early-stage startups and SMBs to Fortune 500 enterprises and government organizations. Sakha is privately held with no disclosed external funding, is led by Founder & CEO Giri Nagaraja and Founder Director & COO Kumar Keshavamurthy, and is registered ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified.

The company's technical portfolio centers on applied AI systems engineering rather than foundation-model development. Sakha builds GenAI copilots, LangGraph-based agentic workflows, RAG pipelines grounded in enterprise knowledge, RASA conversational AI, Whisper-based ASR with dialect-specific Arabic acoustic models, YOLOv8 computer vision, ARIMA/SARIMA forecasting, and AI-assisted legacy code modernization using Claude Opus 4.6. Recent product launches in 2025 include RAI-CaaS (Responsible AI – Compliance as a Service, July 2025) embedding AI governance across the lifecycle, and ASYCUDA Customization Solutions (August 2025) for customs/trade facilitation. Sakha also operates the SakhaX Experience Center for human-centered design as a sub-brand, and holds an ongoing Pega Center of Excellence partnership for BPM delivery. Documented client deployments include the World's Largest Independent Investment Bank (AI contract review with 30× speed improvement at 1/8 cost), a Fortune 200 Fintech (Oracle-to-Hadoop analytics migration), Housing and Urban Development Corporation India (AI/IoT/blockchain energy platform), the City of Singapore (smart parking with Messenger bot), an India NBFC (AI credit app delivering 20% satisfaction lift, 30% faster processing, 25% cost reduction, 15% lower defaults), and the MBRIF Arabic speech technology client — among others across telecom, healthcare, retail, e-learning, and logistics.

Sakha's business model is professional services revenue — project-based custom software development, staff augmentation, and solution consulting — with engagements quoted on a custom basis (no public pricing). The go-to-market is consultative direct enterprise sales via US-based client-facing teams leveraging India-based engineering capacity. Notable track record includes building BuzzGain (a social media monitoring platform) that was acquired by Meltwater Group for $4 million in 2010, and winning the 2021 GITEX Future Stars' Supernova Challenge for Arabic speech technology.

Name

Sakha

Legal name

Sakha Global Inc.

Website

https://sakhaglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sakha Global is a US-headquartered custom software development and applied AI services firm founded in 2005, serving Fortune 500 enterprises, government bodies, and startups globally from US offices and a Bangalore, India development center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHACAI)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Enterprise AI solutions
• Big data analytics
• Blockchain development
• BPM workflow automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development Services: Project-based custom software development services including mobile app development, web applications, and enterprise solutions. Services span from proof of concept to product maturity, live deployments, product re-engineering, and multiple product releases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sakha is a technology consulting and custom software development firm that designs, builds, and deploys AI-powered applications, mobile apps, blockchain platforms, IoT solutions, and BPM/workflow systems. The company delivers end-to-end product engineering from proof of concept to market launch, including GenAI copilots, agentic workflows, RAG applications, conversational AI, and voice pipelines, serving enterprise clients, startups, and government organizations across the USA and India.

Product overview

Sakha is a technology consulting and software development company founded in 2005, offering a portfolio of AI-powered solutions and custom software development services. The core service portfolio consists of four main areas: AI Development (production-grade AI systems including GenAI copilots, agentic workflows, and RAG-powered applications), Product Development (end-to-end software product development from concept to market), Workflow Solutions (BPM and digital process automation), and Open Source Leverage (cost-optimised bespoke solutions). These core services are delivered alongside specialised offerings including Mobile App Development (iOS/Android), IoT Solutions, Blockchain Solutions, AR/VR Solutions, RAI-CaaS (Responsible AI Compliance as a Service), ASYCUDA Customization, and the SakhaX Experience Centre for human-centred design. Sakha's AI Solutions encompass fine-tuned LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, Llama, Qwen), RAG pipelines, LangGraph agentic workflows, RASA conversational AI, voice pipelines, and AI avatar systems. The Big Data & Analytics and Machine Learning solution areas span Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, MongoDB, Storm, Elasticsearch, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, and related frameworks. Client-specific products documented include BuzzGain (social media monitoring), AI-Enhanced Legal Intelligence, AI Finance & Forecasting Platform, Holistic Driver Behaviour Intelligence Platform, AI-Powered Arabic Speech Transcription Platform, Autonomous AI-Driven Email Outreach System, AI-Assisted Legacy Transformation Platform, NFT Blockchain Ecosystem, AI Contract Review Platform, Deep Learning Chatbot, Smart Parking App, Health & Wellness Platform, eLearning Platform, Restaurant Ordering Platform, and various other verticals. Sakha also operates SakhaX, its experience design studio, and serves clients across Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Education, E-commerce, and other domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SakhaX: Experience Center specializing in human-centred design where user research, interface craft, and brand identity come together.

Products and services

• AI Development Design and build of production-grade AI systems including GenAI copilots, agentic workflows using LangGraph, RAG pipelines, conversational AI (RASA), voice pipelines (ASR/TTS), and AI avatar systems, engineered to convert enterprise data into measurable business outcomes for enterprise and startup clients.
• Product Development Full-stack software product development from proof of concept to market launch, including capital conservation strategies, profitable product design, and go-to-market planning for startups and enterprise clients.
• BPM / Workflow Solutions End-to-end business process management and workflow automation including BPM, digital process automation, and process re-engineering using Pega and open-source tools, delivered through a dedicated Center of Excellence.
• Mobile App Development Native iOS and Android app design and development integrated with product strategy, covering concepting, wireframes, UI/UX design, end-to-end development, and App Store submission for enterprise and consumer-facing clients.
• IoT Solutions Internet of Things solutions enabling devices to interact, gather, store, and process data for productivity improvement, new revenue streams, enhanced security, and service transformation across enterprise verticals.
• Blockchain Solutions Blockchain-based technology adoption and integration services including shared ledger, distributed ledger, smart contracts, NFT platforms, and full blockchain ecosystem development for enterprise clients.
• AR/VR Solutions Augmented reality and virtual reality experience development combining subject matter experts, instructional designers, app developers, game designers, and UI/UX designers for educators and corporate entities.
• Big Data & Analytics Full-spectrum data acquisition, ingestion, transformation, NLP, and machine learning using Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, MongoDB, Hortonworks, Solr, Storm, Elasticsearch, OpenNLP, Python, and R.
• Machine Learning Solutions Business intelligence and machine-learning powered predictive models for revenue channel identification, cost savings, customer/employee retention, and business process optimization.
• RAI-CaaS (Responsible AI – Compliance as a Service) End-to-end responsible AI compliance service embedding ethics, governance, and regulatory compliance across the AI lifecycle, covering global AI regulatory intelligence, proactive roadmapping, integrated compliance frameworks, training, continuous monitoring, and quantitative fairness metrics.
• ASYCUDA Customization Solutions Tailored ASYCUDA (computerized customs management system) implementation including custom workflow design, enterprise system integration (SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle Netsuite), training, and ongoing support for customs operations.
• SakhaX Experience Center Human-centred design studio specialising in user research, interface craft, and brand identity, operating as a sub-brand of Sakha Global.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contract review speed increased 30-fold at 1/8th cost
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability16 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PegacoreTechnology or IntegrationSakha delivers significant business value to customers leveraging strong partnership with leading BPM product vendors, such as Pega. Dedicated Center of Excellence (CoE) with rich experience working with SMEs belonging to different product lines delivers innovative BPM solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EPAM Systems: EPAM is a custom software engineering and digital platform design firm with deep capabilities in data, AI, and platform engineering. Highly comparable to Sakha in its custom-delivery model with strong data/AI engineering practice, though at substantially larger scale.
• Mphasis: Mphasis is a mid-size India-origin IT services firm with a US enterprise client base and active investments in applied AI, cloud, and digital transformation. Closely comparable to Sakha in size tier, origin, and emerging-tech focus.
• Persistent Systems: Persistent Systems is an India-headquartered IT services firm with strong US enterprise presence and a growing AI/data engineering practice. Comparable to Sakha in its India-US hybrid delivery model and focus on enterprise digital and AI transformation.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that builds custom software with a strong emphasis on emerging tech, engineering culture, and enterprise digital transformation. Closely matches Sakha's positioning around bespoke AI/data engineering for sophisticated enterprise buyers.
• Globant: Globant is a digital and AI transformation services firm with deep focus on emerging technologies, custom software, and AI engineering for enterprise clients. Most comparable to Sakha in its mid-size boutique positioning around AI and product engineering, though materially larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Infosys: Infosys is one of the largest India-headquartered IT services firms, offering end-to-end digital, AI, and consulting services to global enterprises. Operates in the same custom-software and AI consulting space as Sakha but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): TCS is the largest India-headquartered IT services company, delivering consulting, AI, and digital transformation to Fortune 500 enterprises globally. Competes with Sakha in enterprise custom software and AI services but with materially larger delivery scale.
• Wipro: Wipro is a major global IT services and consulting firm with deep capabilities in AI, cloud, and digital engineering for enterprise clients. Competes with Sakha across enterprise custom software and AI services from a position of much greater scale.
• Accenture: Accenture is the world's largest IT services and consulting firm, with industry-leading AI and digital transformation practices serving global enterprises. Competes with Sakha in enterprise AI and custom software engagements, but at vastly greater scale, brand, and balance-sheet strength.
• Cognizant: Cognizant is a large global IT services firm with a strong US enterprise client base and significant AI/digital engineering practice. Operates in the same custom-software and AI transformation space as Sakha at substantially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/sakhatech?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/SakhaGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sakhatech-information-systems-pvt-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/sakhaglobal

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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