Islamabad: Pajic AI Lab, a dedicated research and innovation subsidiary of PAJIC Holding Ltd, on Friday announced the successful pre-seed funding of two homegrown AI startups specifically engineered for the Pakistani market.
The AI Startups are being setup to democratize access to advanced intelligence for Pakistani students and freelancers to address localized barriers to digital productivity.
The upcoming applications will provide students and the country’s fast-growing freelancer community with access to state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) and vibe-coding capabilities at a 60% to 70% cost reduction compared to international platforms.
The platforms directly tackle the long-standing financial and transactional hurdles faced by Pakistani users by integrating local payment pathways.
Users can subscribe and transact seamlessly in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) using local banking applications and digital wallets, bypassing foreign exchange surcharges and international credit card constraints.
This is the defining moment for Pakistan’s AI boom, and we have been deliberately preparing for it.
With substantial infrastructure investments already underway across GPU-based data centers, robust national policies backing AI initiatives, and global technology leaders like Google expanding their physical footprint in Pakistan, the foundational ecosystem is now firmly in place.
Speaking on the occasion, President and Chairman of PAJIC Holding Ltd Gill Fysal Gill said that both startups are built to deliver immediate value by equalizing access to intelligence at a fraction of international costs.
He commented that by removing payment friction through local PKR settlement, these tools will empower our youth, support digital creators, generate revenue, and directly drive economic growth over the next 3 to 5 years in alignment with the Government of Pakistan’s Digital 2030 framework. ”
The two startups are currently finalizing localized model fine-tuning and API integration, with full commercial deployment scheduled for 2026, he stated.
