Turn an idea into a product
You have an idea, or a gap no off-the-shelf tool fills.
We plan it with you, design it, build it and launch it: customer apps, booking platforms, marketplaces, SaaS and online stores.
IdeaPrototypeMVPLaunchScale
Software · AI · Automation
Build something new. Make what you run work better.
Operanda designs and builds custom software, AI assistants and automation around how your business actually works. Then we stay, improving it every month.
LHELahoreEngineering and AI
DXBDubaiClients and partnerships
KAJKajaaniClient experience, Europe
Deadlines we handle
The clock is already running.
Tax rules in Pakistan and the UAE now require connected invoicing. We connect your systems before a deadline costs you.
- PunjabPRA E-IMS receiptsFines from Rs 400,000 to Rs 1,000,000In force since 10 Aug 2026Live nowGet PRA billing
- PakistanFBR digital invoicingRegistrations suspended since late Sep 2026Suspensions under wayLive nowConnect to FBR
- UAE · AED 50m+E-invoicing go-liveProvider deadline passed on 30 Oct 20261 Jan 202760days leftCheck readiness
- UAE · all othersAppoint a providerGo live on 1 Jul 202731 Mar 2027149days leftCheck readiness
Start here
What we fix first
Compliance deadlines and money leaks are the fastest wins. Each one has a clear scope and a starting price.
Punjab
Bills PRA accepts, orders without the app commission
E-IMS receipts, plus WhatsApp and web ordering that keeps what the delivery apps take.
from Rs 15,000 + Rs 4,000 a monthPakistanFBR digital invoicing
Custom, older and multi-branch systems connected through PRAL.
from PKR 100,000UAEUAE e-invoicing readiness
Systems checked, data fixed and providers shortlisted in ten working days.
from AED 3,500DubaiReal estate lead agent
Every portal and WhatsApp lead answered within a minute.
30-day pilotDubai · LahoreWhatsApp front desk for clinics
Bookings and reminders at any hour, away from medical records.
from AED 2,500AnywhereAI search visibility
See what ChatGPT and Google's AI say, then get named.
Free snapshotAccountantsPartner program
Refer clients who need FBR, PRA or UAE e-invoicing, and earn on every one.
15% of first-year feesAgenciesWhite-label AI engineering
AI features built under your brand in fixed two-week sprints, billed in USD.
from $3,000 a sprintFree tool
Can someone send email pretending to be you?
Type your domain and find out in ten seconds. We check your email security and DNS in your own browser, and nothing is stored.
Two ways we help
Starting from zero, or already running?
Some businesses need a product that doesn't exist yet. Others need what they already have to work better. Most need a bit of each.
Upgrade the business you run
Your business runs on spreadsheets, chats and manual work.
We learn how it really works, then add AI assistants, automation, dashboards and integrations that fit your process.
WhatsApp assistantsAutomated follow-upsForecasts from your dataPOS & accounting sync
Grow together. Both paths end the same way: we stay after launch with support, monitoring and monthly improvements.
What we build
One team for your whole digital stack
New products from scratch
Web and mobile apps, platforms, marketplaces and SaaS, from first sketch to launch day.
AI assistants & agents
Assistants that answer customers, take orders, qualify leads and complete multi-step tasks on WhatsApp, web or inside your tools.
Workflow automation
Invoices, follow-ups, reports and data entry run themselves, with approvals where they matter.
Custom business software
Portals and internal tools shaped around your process, not someone else's.
Predictive models
Machine-learning models trained on your own data to forecast demand, predict churn, score leads and flag anomalies.
Data insights & dashboards
Scattered data cleaned, connected and turned into dashboards that show what's working and what isn't.
Integrations
POS, payments, accounting, Shopify, CRMs and WhatsApp connected, so data moves without copy-paste.
Document & vision AI
Read invoices, receipts, prescriptions, forms and number plates automatically.
Voice & speech AI
Speech-to-text tuned for Urdu and English, call transcription and voice into your dashboards.
Cloud, DevOps & MLOps
Deployment, monitoring and CI/CD on AWS and Kubernetes, so your systems stay up and your models stay current.
Product & UI design
Screens your team and customers understand on day one, designed and tested before we build.
Support & growth
Monitoring, fixes, updates and monthly improvements from one team that knows your system.
Industries
Built for how your industry works
Every business runs on operations. Pick yours to see where we usually start.
Less waste. Faster orders. Clearer profit.
WhatsApp ordering assistant
Takes orders and answers menu questions 24/7.
Stock & waste tracking
Know what's running low and what's being thrown away.
Demand forecasting
Prep the right amount each day from your own sales history.
Menu profit analysis
See which dishes really make money after ingredient costs.
Never lose a lead to a slow reply.
Lead qualification assistant
Replies instantly and asks budget, area and timeline.
Automatic follow-ups
Reminders and messages so no buyer goes cold.
Public-records automation
Permits and property records collected, enriched and delivered as scheduled reports.
Document processing
Key details pulled out of forms and agreements automatically.
In our lab: number-plate recognition for society gates and parking.
Stock in sync. Customers answered.
Multi-store inventory sync
One stock count across shops, warehouse and online store.
Reorder alerts & forecasting
Know what to restock before it runs out.
Customer support assistant
Order status, returns and product questions, answered instantly.
Sales dashboard
Best sellers, slow movers and margins at a glance.
More time for patients. Less paperwork.
Online booking & reminders
Fewer no-shows with automatic WhatsApp or SMS reminders.
Prescription & form reading
AI that reads handwritten prescriptions and forms.
Digital patient intake
Forms filled before the visit, straight into records.
Billing & daily reports
Revenue and pending payments without spreadsheets.
Faster reviews. Fewer manual checks.
Document extraction
Statements, forms and reports read into structured data.
Appraisal & report review
LLM review with deterministic checks against your criteria.
Interfaces for loan teams
Screens designed around how reviewers really work.
Written reports
Every finding written out as a PDF and JSON report.
Turn knowledge into training that scales.
Quizzes from your material
Upload a course, SOP or manual; get quizzes automatically.
AI study assistant
Learners ask questions and get answers grounded in your content.
Progress tracking
XP, levels and reports that show who is learning what.
Early-warning predictions
Spot learners who may fall behind from their early results.
Every job tracked. Every client updated.
Dispatch & job tracking
Assign jobs, track progress and log proof of delivery.
Automatic client updates
SMS or WhatsApp updates without anyone picking up a phone.
Client portal
Customers check status and history themselves.
Invoicing on completion
Invoices go out the moment a job is marked done.
Less admin. More billable work.
Document & contract review
Risky clauses flagged and explained in plain language.
Knowledge assistant
Ask questions across your files and get sourced answers.
Client portal
Documents, status and invoices in one place for clients.
Scheduling & reminders
Meetings and deadlines that manage themselves.
From idea to paying customers.
Product planning & prototypes
Turn the idea into screens you can test with real users.
MVP build
A working first version, built to grow.
Accounts, payments & subscriptions
Sign-up, billing and usage credits that just work.
Launch & iterate
Ship, measure and improve, release after release.
Proof
Systems our team has built
Production AI, automation and software, shown the way they run. Client names stay private.
Built by our team
Urdu speech-to-text
Whisper fine-tuned for Urdu, feeding live dashboards through REST APIs.
Built by our team
Handwriting into data
Vision-language AI that reads handwritten prescriptions. A separate OCR model of ours runs in production at a lending platform.
Built by our team
Appraisal review engine
LLM review plus deterministic maths against USPAP and FIRREA criteria, with written reports.
Built by our team
Pipelines that run alone
Three production systems that extract, validate and enrich records, with retries and failure recovery.
Built by our team
Agentic AI workbench
An AI assistant that uses real tools with permissions and a full activity log.
In our lab
LLM-based autoscaling
Research on Kubernetes scaling and performance-aware scheduling, with OpenTelemetry observability.
Animated illustrations with sample data, not client data. Systems built by members of our team, including work delivered in other roles.
See all our workHow we work
We learn first. Then we build.
Four steps, and the last one loops back to the first. Your business keeps changing, so the software that runs it keeps improving too.
Step 1Discover
- 1
Discover
We learn your business, or your idea: how work flows, who it serves, where time and money leak.
You get: A process map and a shortlist of opportunities
- 2
Design
We decide together what to build first, based on what saves the most time or makes the most money.
You get: A clear plan, scope and timeline
- 3
Build
Short cycles with working software you can see and test every week.
You get: Weekly demos, then launch
- 4
Grow
We stay: support, monitoring and monthly improvements. Then back to step 1 for the next win.
You get: A monthly report and improvement plan
The team
You talk to the people who build it
Eight people in Lahore, Dubai and Finland. No account managers between you and the work. Engineers and specialists join by project, so you only pay for what your work needs.
Leadership
Shehroz Ali
Founder & CEOLahoreSets direction and leads AI engineering.
Qaisar Irshad
Co-founder & COODubaiRuns operations and leads clients and partnerships in the UAE.
Department heads
Ayan Ahmad
Head of Client ExperienceFinlandLooks after how clients experience working with us.
Mahrukh Saeed
Head of Design & Applied AILahoreLeads product design and document AI.
Sania Khalid
Head of Cloud & DevOpsLahoreKeeps systems deployed, monitored and healthy.
Engineering
Haris Mirza
AI/ML EngineerLahoreSpeech, forecasting and computer vision.
Muhammad Eihaab
Full-stack EngineerLahoreWeb, mobile and AI products, end to end.
Saad ur Rehman
Automation EngineerLahoreData pipelines that run unattended.
8people across three countries
15+products and AI systems built by our team
3,000+automated tests on our flagship AI system
3research manuscripts on AI evaluation
Reviews
Our reviews will come from real clients. Be one of the first.
We're a new company, so we don't show reviews we haven't earned. Our first five clients get 20% off their first project. In return, we ask for honest feedback and permission to publish a short case study once the work is live, marked as a founding-client project.
Ask about founding-client termsWhat you can check today
- Try the restaurant demo: billing, receipt, WhatsApp order and dashboard.
- Run the free scan on your own domain and see how we work.
- Our FBR and PRA connectors are built from the official specifications: FBR's DI API v1.12 and PRA's fiscal-device spec 1.2.
- Free tools: the PRA checklist and the UAE readiness self-check.
- The team's real work, and their public profiles on the team page.
FAQ
Questions we often hear
Do I need to be technical to work with you?
No. Tell us how your business works in your own words. We handle the technical side and explain every decision in plain language.
Do you build new products or improve existing businesses?
Both. Some clients come with an idea and no software yet. Others already run a business and want it to work better. Many need a bit of each.
How long does a project take?
Small automations often take days. Larger products take weeks to a few months. Either way, you see working progress every week.
How much does it cost?
It depends on what we build. Our solutions show starting prices. After the free discovery call we send a clear proposal and quote for the first phase, so you know the cost before anything starts.
Who owns the code and the data?
Your data is always yours. Ownership and licensing of the software are set out clearly in every proposal before work begins.
Where is your team?
In Lahore, Dubai and Finland, working with businesses anywhere. Between us, our working hours cover Pakistan, the Gulf and Europe.
What happens after launch?
We stay. Our growth partnership covers support, monitoring and monthly improvements, so your software keeps up as your business changes.
Can you help with FBR, PRA or UAE e-invoicing?
Yes. We connect billing systems to FBR digital invoicing and PRA's E-IMS, and prepare UAE businesses for e-invoicing. See what we fix first.
Contact
Tell us what you run, or what you want to build
The first call is free and takes 30 minutes. You'll leave with clear next steps, whether or not you work with us.
hello@operandalabs.com
Lahore · Dubai · Finland · working worldwide