Artikate Studio
AWS Partner · GCP Partner · Razorpay Partner

We Build What
Others Can't.

AI systems for India's defence institutions. National-scale enterprise platforms. Custom commerce that converts. Built by engineers who ship on time, every time.

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Mission-critical AI, in production

Air-gapped intelligence for defence, government & enterprise.

97.8%
Detection accuracy
1.4M+
Users on one platform
75 days
Brief → production

Production stack, trusted partners

AWS AWS Google Cloud PyTorch TensorFlow NVIDIA Next.js React Python Node.js FastAPI Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL Hugging Face Redis RazorpayAWS AWS Google Cloud PyTorch TensorFlow NVIDIA Next.js React Python Node.js FastAPI Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL Hugging Face Redis Razorpay
Artikate engineering team

Artikate at a Glance

A proven partner for hard engineering problems.

We deliver highly skilled AI engineers, data scientists, and cloud specialists who consistently solve hard problems and ship reliable systems — from a single AI module to entire mission-critical platforms.

4.9/5
Verified Client Rating
Clutch · DesignRush
93%
Net Promoter Score
Clients willing to refer us
100%
On-time Delivery
Across all engagements
7+
Countries Served
From India to the Middle East
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What We Build

Scale your projects with a team that feels in-house.

From a single AI module to entire platforms — expert development and strategic guidance for your most ambitious technical challenges.

AI & ML Systems
Defence · Enterprise · Government

AI & ML Systems

Custom AI from computer vision to sovereign LLMs. Production-grade AI for environments where commercial cloud APIs are not an option.

  • Computer vision & object detection
  • Sovereign LLM on-premise deployment
  • RAG pipelines over private data
  • MLOps, monitoring & retraining
AI Services
Enterprise Platforms
SaaS · Government · Fleet

Enterprise Platforms

National-scale systems managing millions of records and thousands of concurrent users. Built for reliability, security, and longevity.

  • Sports & athlete management
  • Fleet intelligence & GPS telemetry
  • Custom ERP & workflow automation
  • AI-powered analytics dashboards
Enterprise Services
Custom Commerce
Custom · Shopify · D2C

Custom Commerce

End-to-end commerce platforms built from scratch — and Shopify Plus stores for D2C brands. Engineered for launch-day traffic and conversion.

  • Custom-built commerce platforms
  • Shopify Plus & headless storefronts
  • High-traffic, secure payment flows
  • AI recommendations & conversational commerce
E-commerce Services

Our Work

Outcomes we've engineered.

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75d
AI document platform delivery

Project MINERVA — classified government AI delivered in 75 days from brief to production.

1.4M+
Athletes on Krida AI

99.97% uptime across 3 years. Selection process cut from 6 weeks to 4 days.

97.8%
Detection accuracy — Project ARGUS

Air-gapped multi-camera perimeter intelligence. 0.18% false positives at 40+ feeds.

41%
Fewer breakdowns — EMSPL Fleet

2,400 vehicles. Predictive maintenance AI. 24-month ongoing partnership.

48K
Concurrent users — GamesTheShop

Custom-built commerce platform (Python · Node · Next.js). 1.1s page load, zero launch-day downtime.

58%
Higher AOV — Neurobloom AI

AI conversational commerce. Personalised supplement stacks. UAE expansion in 4 months.

Client Testimonials

Engineering support that just works.

Artikate embedded with our team from day one. Their ability to understand our security constraints and still ship at pace was unlike anything we had experienced. MINERVA was our most ambitious project — delivered in 75 days.

Senior Director, Technology

Classified Government Client — India

Behind every major milestone for Krida AI is a technology win. Artikate built a platform that now manages 1.4 million athletes, and it has never gone down. They treat our product as their own.

Chief Product Officer

National Sports Federation — India

Real-time telemetry from 2,400 vehicles, predictive maintenance, offline-first apps — Artikate handled every dimension with depth and delivered an ROI we could measure in the first quarter.

Head of Technology

EMSPL — India

How We Deliver

How we deliver every sprint.

01
Day 1–3

A Pre-Kickoff Technical & Strategic Review

Every engagement begins with a deep-dive brief — not a sales call. We ask hard questions about security requirements, your existing stack, integration constraints, and what "done" actually means. By day three we have a shared, written understanding of the problem.

Deliverables

  • Constraint and risk mapping
  • Security and compliance review
  • Scope definition and agreement
  • Signed NDA and confidentiality protocol

Why Artikate

Ship faster. Staff reliably.

IST-Aligned Engineering

No timezone friction. Our engineers work Indian Standard Time and are reachable during your business hours — no overnight delays.

Defence-Grade Security Baseline

Every project starts security-first. Air-gapped deployments, zero-egress setups, and classified data handling are our everyday baseline.

2-Week Sprint Velocity

You see working software every fortnight. Issues surface early, priorities shift quickly, delivery stays predictable.

Scope Without Surprises

We manage velocity and budget in parallel. Fixed-price or T&M — transparent about trade-offs from day one. No surprise invoices.

Senior-Led Delivery

Every engagement has senior engineering oversight. You are not handed to juniors after the pitch.

Embedded Partnership Model

We are built for the long term. EMSPL is a 24-month engagement. We stay invested beyond the initial delivery.

Technologies

Built with the best stack.

Full tech stack

AI & ML

PyTorchTensorFlowYOLOv8xLlama 3 70BLangChainWhisper ASRHugging FaceOpenCV

Cloud & Infra

AWSAWSGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformDockerRedisAir-gapped

Frontend

Next.jsReactReact NativeTypeScriptTailwind CSSPWA

Backend

FastAPIDjangoNode.jsGraphQLPostgreSQLCelery

Insights from Our Blog

Engineering insights from our team.

AI EngineeringFeb 2025

How We Deployed a Sovereign LLM for a Classified Client in 75 Days

A technical deep-dive into on-premise Llama 3 70B deployment, GGUF quantisation, and RAG pipeline architecture in an air-gapped environment.

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MLOpsJan 2025

GPU Cluster Setup for Air-Gapped AI: Architecture Decisions That Matter

When you cannot rely on cloud GPU services, the infrastructure architecture becomes critical. Here is how we think about it.

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EnterpriseDec 2024

Building for 1.4 Million Users: What We Learned Scaling Krida AI

The architectural choices, database sharding decisions, and load-testing methodology behind serving 1.4M users reliably.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Artikate Studio was founded in India and has been building software since 2016. We are a deep-tech engineering firm focused on AI systems, government and defence platforms, enterprise software, and e-commerce. Our clients range from classified government bodies to national sports federations and D2C brands. We are AWS and GCP Certified Partners, Razorpay Technology Partners, and Red Hat Partners. Every engagement is handled by senior engineers — not juniors.

Our core strengths are: (1) AI-powered systems — computer vision, sovereign LLMs, RAG pipelines, agentic AI, and MLOps; (2) Defence and government platforms with air-gapped, LAN-only, and classified data requirements; (3) National-scale enterprise software — sports management, fleet intelligence, ERP; and (4) E-commerce — both custom-built commerce platforms (like GamesTheShop and World2Door) and Shopify Plus stores for D2C brands. We go deep, not wide.

Yes. A significant portion of our portfolio involves classified government and defence work. We operate under strict NDAs and are experienced with air-gapped deployments, LAN-only infrastructure, and sovereign LLM setups where no data leaves the client's premises. We do not name government clients publicly — they are referred to by codename (ARGUS, MINERVA, GARRISON, SENTINEL, SCRIBE).

Our fastest delivery was Project MINERVA — an AI document intelligence platform — in 75 days from brief to production. For a Shopify Plus store, typical delivery is 4–8 weeks. For enterprise platforms, we deliver an MVP in 6–10 weeks, then iterate. We agree a delivery plan before signing and track against it publicly in sprints.

We offer both fixed-price and time-and-materials (T&M) engagements. For well-scoped projects with clear deliverables, we prefer fixed-price with defined milestones. For longer-term partnerships, platform development, and government contracts, we typically use a dedicated team or T&M model. Pricing is transparent from day one — no surprise invoices.

Yes — always. We do not operate a marketplace or bench-based staffing model. Every engineer assigned to your project works exclusively on your engagement for its duration. You have a consistent team, not rotating contractors.

We build this flexibility into every engagement. Our bench protocol ensures additional engineers are always familiar with your codebase and can step in immediately. We can scale a team from 2 to 6 engineers within a sprint cycle without losing momentum.

We have a structured process — direct escalation to the founding team, a sprint retrospective, and if needed a partial team change. In 8 years, we have never abandoned an engagement. We stay until the product is right.

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