What Pace Technologies does

Pace Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd is a privately held, Pakistan-headquartered technology firm founded in 2014 that builds AI/ML-powered health information systems for government health ministries and international organizations. The company specializes in Management Information Systems (MIS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Business Intelligence, and mobile applications, with the bulk of its portfolio centered on immunization management, disease surveillance, vital events registration, and health data analytics. Core products include EPI MIS (a comprehensive immunization platform covering human resources, vaccination coverage, vaccine inventory, RED/REC microplanning, and cold chain), CERV (Android child and woman registration app), COVIM (COVID-19 vaccine inventory system deployed nationally in Pakistan for 220M population), VENS (WHO-aligned Vital Events Notification System), SITA (UNFPA's semantic AI querying engine for Nepal), MaHTAS (AI-based systematic review for WHO/Malaysia), DHIS-2 implementations, MPDSR, LHW Digital Diary, TIP-MIS, and EDMS, with integrations to NADRA, NIMS, vLMIS, IRIS, ANACOD3, and WHO ICD-10/11.

Pace Technologies generates revenue primarily through project-based contracts with ministries of health and international organizations (WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF), supplemented by ongoing maintenance, support subscriptions, and custom software development. The company reports 50+ clients and 100+ completed projects. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting government procurement processes and multilateral organization project bidding, with no resellers or intermediaries. It maintains offices in Islamabad (HQ at World Trade Center, plus a DHA-II office), Leicester (UK), and Fort Washington, Maryland (USA), and has delivered projects across Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. Leadership consists of founder/CEO Dr Sohail Iqbal and co-founder/CTO Mata Ur Rehman, supported by Directors of R&D and Technical, with a total team of 28 employees. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors.

Name

Pace Technologies

Legal name

Pace Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd

Website

https://pacetec.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pace Technologies is a Pakistan-based AI/ML health IT firm founded in 2014 that builds immunization management systems, disease surveillance tools, and AI analytics platforms for government health ministries and UN organizations including WHO, UNFPA, and UNICEF across multiple countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Information Systems

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Health, Health Information Systems & Data Programs (BPADAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Data, Vital Statistics & Population Health Informatics (BPAIAJAM), Data, Surveillance & Digital Public Goods Partnerships for Global Health (HLAJAOAN)

Keywords

• Health information systems
• Public health software
• Vaccine management systems
• Disease surveillance software
• AI health analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government IT Solutions & Consulting: Delivers customized AI/ML-powered management information systems, software development, and technology consulting services to government health ministries and international organizations. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with ministries of health and related government agencies for system development, implementation, and ongoing support.
2. Software Development & Integration: Provides end-to-end web and mobile application development services including custom CMS development, API integration, and cloud migration. Services are priced through project quotes based on complexity and scope of implementation.
3. Ongoing Maintenance & Support: Offers continuous maintenance, updates, security monitoring, bug fixes, and feature enhancements for deployed systems. Provides 24/7 support services to government clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pace Technologies develops and delivers AI/ML-powered health information management systems, mobile applications, and analytics platforms for government health ministries and international organizations. Its core offering centers on a portfolio of integrated products—EPI MIS, COVIM, DHIS, VENS, CERV, SITA, MaHTAS, and others—covering immunization management, vaccine logistics, disease surveillance, vital events registration, maternal and child health, and evidence-based decision support. Revenue is generated through project-based enterprise contracts with ministries of health and ongoing maintenance subscriptions.

Product overview

Pace Technologies is a technology company offering specialized AI/ML and IT solutions primarily focused on healthcare systems and public health management. Their portfolio includes a unified platform architecture centered on health information management systems with multiple integrated modules. Core products include EPI MIS (comprehensive immunization management), COVIM (vaccine inventory), DHIS implementations, and various mobile applications (CERV, LHW Digital Diary, eSurv) that connect to the central platform. AI capabilities are embedded across their offerings through NLP, predictive analytics, and generative AI for health decision support, data analysis, and process automation. The company also delivers web development, cloud computing, and data science services alongside their health-focused product suite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPI MIS (Expanded Program on Immunization Management Information System) Comprehensive health management information system covering all EPI program activities including human resource management, EPI centers, population targets, vaccination coverage, vaccine inventory, VPD surveillance, RED/REC microplanning, and cold chain equipment management.
• CERV (Child Electronic Registration & Vaccination) Android Application Android mobile application for child and woman electronic registration and vaccination, integrated with EPI MIS, supporting fixed centers, outreach services, mobile teams, and health houses with online/offline capability, fingerprint scanner, and QR code reader.
• COVIM (COVID-19 Vaccine Inventory Management System) End-to-end vaccine data visibility system for COVID-19 vaccine storage, distribution, and supply chain management including cold chain equipment, consumption reporting, and AEFI reporting, integrated with NADRA via REST APIs.
• VENS (Vital Events Notification System) WHO digital solution for Vital Event Notification System facilitating notification of birth, deaths, and still births with configurable administrative units, dynamic forms, ICD-10/ICD-11 coding, and analytical dashboards, integrated with IRIS and ANACOD3.
• SITA (Semantic Intelligent Querying Engine) Domain-aware semantic querying engine for UNFPA that transforms raw information into actionable insights using NLP, data retrieval, analysis, and visualization for population and health datasets.
• MaHTAS (AI-based Systematic Review System) AI-based systematic review system for Ministry of Health Malaysia in partnership with WHO that automates the systematic review process for public health decision-making on COVID-19 and other health topics.
• EDMS (Electronic Data Management System) Electronic document management system for primary healthcare facilities enabling centralized document access, workflow automation, and integration with FHITS, LHW Digital Diary, and CERV.
• LHW Digital Diary (Lady Health Worker) Android Application Android application for Lady Health Workers to electronically register family members, track pregnant women and child growth, and manage family planning and logistics with central database synchronization.
• DHIS (District Health Information System) Implementation Digital health data platform for collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting health-related information from health facilities to district and provincial levels with real-time monitoring, implemented for Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan health departments.
• eSurv (Real-time VPD Surveillance) Mobile App Real-time vaccine-preventable disease surveillance mobile app with online/offline reporting, case investigation, configurable diseases, EPID search, and lab result submission capability.
• TIP-MIS (Trafficking In Persons Management Information System) Web-based management information system for registration, protection, and tracking of trafficking in persons cases with role-based access for DEO, Managers, and System Admin.
• MPDSR (Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response) Web-based surveillance and response tool for maternal and perinatal deaths with dashboards, SDG 3.1/3.2 tracking, and analytical capabilities.
• CMI-MIS (Chief Minister's Special Initiative for Mother and Child Health) Online management information system for CMI program reporting, managing beneficiary, visit, stock, and daily transaction records with analytical dashboards.
• Supportive Supervision Mobile App Mobile application for monitors interlinked with RED/REC Microplanning Module of EPI MIS, recording GPS coordinates and capturing images during checklist completion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 220 Million population coverage for vaccine management in Pakistan
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WHO (World Health Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO serves as a key strategic partner and project commissioner. Pace Technologies implements WHO-recommended health information systems including DHIS enhancements, Vital Events Notification System, VPD Surveillance, and supportive supervision tools. Projects are implemented across multiple countries under WHO technical guidance and supervision.
• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFPA partners with Pace Technologies for data transformation and AI-based solutions in population and health domains. Currently implementing projects with Ministry of Planning Nepal under UNFPA guidance for unlocking datasets with artificial intelligence.
• UNICEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF supports DHIS-2 implementation in Sindh province alongside other partners to expand province-wide digital health data coverage.
• Pathfinder InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting DHIS-2 implementation expansion in Sindh province for improved health data platform coverage.
• NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority), PakistancoreTechnology or IntegrationCOVIM system integrates with NADRA national database through REST-based APIs on private VPN. This integration enables identity verification for vaccination records and population-level tracking.
• TRF+ (The Rockland Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRF+ supported development of CERV mobile application starting January 2018. Provided funding and technical guidance for child and woman electronic registration system.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ona Data: Ona builds mobile data collection and digital workflow platforms (including Ona Data) used across global health and development programs. Like PaceTech, it targets government and NGO programs in LMICs with field data collection and dashboarding capabilities.
• HISP Centre / University of Oslo (DHIS2): HISP at the University of Oslo develops and maintains DHIS2, the open-source health information system platform that Pace Technologies implements and customizes for Pakistan, Nepal, and other countries. HISP is both a partner and a competitive implementer in national DHIS deployments.
• OpenMRS: OpenMRS is a widely-deployed open-source electronic medical record platform for LMICs. It is comparable to PaceTech's clinical and patient-level modules (EDMS, MPDSR) and competes for the same ministry-led EMR/MIS implementation contracts.
• eHealth Africa: eHealth Africa designs and supports health information systems, surveillance, and digital health logistics for government and humanitarian programs in West Africa. It is a direct peer in custom national-scale health MIS and surveillance implementations.
• Dimagi: Dimagi builds CommCare, a widely-deployed mobile data collection and case management platform used by community health workers in LMICs. It directly competes with PaceTech's CERV, LHW Digital Diary, and eSurv mobile applications for frontline health worker and surveillance use cases.
• Medic (formerly Medic Mobile): Medic provides open-source digital health tools (CHT - Community Health Toolkit) for community health workflows in LMICs. It is a direct peer in the mobile health data collection and CHW support space where PaceTech operates with CERV and LHW Digital Diary.
• Bahmni: Bahmni is an open-source hospital and clinical information system used in LMICs, with implementations across India, Africa, and Southeast Asia. It is a direct peer in the open-source health MIS space where PaceTech's CMI-MIS, EDMS, and EPI MIS products compete.

Broad incumbents

• IQVIA (formerly IMS Health): IQVIA provides healthcare data analytics, real-world evidence, and global health systems technology. While far broader, it competes with PaceTech in AI-enabled health data analytics (e.g., MaHTAS-style systematic reviews) and large-scale health informatics for public-sector clients.
• Persistent Systems: Persistent Systems is a large IT services firm with a public-sector and global health practice that delivers digital health modernization for governments and donor agencies. It competes with PaceTech for larger health IT modernization contracts where scale and breadth are required.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy with deep public-health and digital-health practices (often partnering with WHO, Gates Foundation, and UN agencies). It is a broad incumbent comparable to PaceTech on the consulting and custom-platform delivery side.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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