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Uplift AI

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Founded 2024Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

We build Voice Models for regional languages (like Urdu, Bengali, Greek etc) and make them available through simple APIs and SDKs.

Developers use us to create Voice-first digital experiences (eg. Voice eCommerce, Voice Banking, Voice AI Tutors etc).

We gather our own data, develop our own labelling tools, train our own models, and design our own voice infra. This fully integrated approach enables us to offer the best models and the best developer experience for regional languages.

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People who would previously never use certain digital services (like online ordering), actually use the service when they are given an intuitive Voice based interface.

We believe that Voice Interfaces will onboard 100s of millions of new users onto digital services; and double the addressable market for technology companies.

Uplift AI will provide the best models to create these Voice Interfaces for 60% of the world's population that only speaks their regional language and represents 42 trillion dollars in GDP.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Product & workflow

Use Pakistan's best AI calling platform to automate appointment booking, lead qualification, and routine customer service.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-11-05

Founders & team

Hammad Malik

Founder/CEO

CEO at Uplift AI. Building Voice Models for regional languages. Previously developed voice technology at Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa for about 9 years. Cornell University alumni.

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Zaid Qureshi

Founder/CTO

CTO at Uplift AI. Building Voice Models for regional languages. Previously: Designed AWS Bedrock Guardrails.

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3team members reported
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Founded 2024 · Source

Origins

Hammad left Apple and took a year off to figure out what he wanted to do with the next decade of his career.\ First month: finished netflix :) \ Then he spent two months reviewing 20 years of voice tech research papers in chronological order… and somewhere in there realized that there is an opportunity to make amazing voice models for smaller languages — faster than big tech.

Founder account As recorded 2026-09-15

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Maturity: Launched · 3 of 6 areas documented

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The company website offers product access through a trial, free start, app download, purchase, or onboarding with existing-account login. Customer adoption is not established by this evidence.

Company website: home Checked 2026-11-05

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