My dear friends, you all would have found goodie bags placed on all of your chairs. Now, I don't have any doubts that you've already explored that bag. But if you have, then you would have found a badge that spells Fractal. I'm going to invite all of you to take the next couple of seconds, grab that badge, and please wear it very, very proudly as we're almost all set to begin with the listing ceremony. Also a gentle reminder to kindly place your cell phones on the silent mode during the course of the ceremony. Thank you.
All right, everyone. And as you can see our leadership team joined by the managing director CEO NSC India Sri Ashish Kumar Chauhan are all joining us inside this beautiful atrium as we're all preparing to kick off with the official listing ceremony which we will begin very very shortly.
All right. So, let me quickly take the next couple of seconds and draw your attention to the goodie bag. Once again, the Fractal badges are waiting to be worn, everybody. So, take the next couple of seconds, wear those badges, and along with those badges, proudly dawn your smile because we are about to begin very, very shortly. Thank you.
I'd like to begin this morning by saying that the energy in the room is infectious. But you know, before we actually get to the summit of this wonderful listing ceremony, let's have a sneak peek of this energy that I'm talking about. So, Fractalites, if you're in the room, we've got to announce it to the building and possibly at least to the surrounding area here. So, can you please put your hands together? Yes. Make some noise. Yes, that is exactly what I'm talking about. Because my dear friends, I know you know this already, but it is my job to remind you that this is no ordinary morning. So, good morning everyone.
Once more, huh? I can't see try and bring the roof down because this is the beautiful NSC atrium. But let's take it from the top once again. Good morning. How are you this morning? I know, right? Great, excited, phenomenal. These are the words that strikingly occur to the mind. So, thank you for not just being here physically, but for bringing that energy and enthusiasm because that is what we thrive at here when we talk about a listing ceremony that is long awaited and in the making. We extend a very very warm welcome to each and every one of you. Thank you for being here. My name is Zenaia Fernandez and I am your host for this wonderful, very, very significant morning. And we're so pleased to have all of you here join us to commemorate the listing of Fractal's Equity Shares on the NSC and BSE.
And I want to draw your attention, actually I could already see from the wings a lot of you explore this beautiful atrium today. I mean look at it. It spells Fractal everywhere in the beautiful designs. I know most of you have explored the up and above photo opportunity that we have already. In case you've not, don't worry. We have a lot of time after the formal ceremony ends. And this beautiful wall here that depicts all forms and all shapes and everything that's available in nature already that spells Fractal using our wonderful AI. So AI team, you guys are all doing phenomenal. Thank you so much for bringing this atrium to life. And to begin this momentous ceremony, we're going to do it on a note of pride and unity. And all of us are going to witness something very special today. We're going to see the beauty of this country. You know, every time we rise and say the national anthem, we visualize it in our mind, right? But Fractalites, you have brought our mental imagination to life today on this beautiful screen using our very own Kido AI. So ladies and gentlemen, my dear friends, everyone please rise for the Indian National Anthem.
Please take your seat everyone. And I must say Fractalites, you know how to create a goosebump moment. That was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for bringing it alive. Stunning indeed. Well, ladies and gentlemen, let's begin by pausing for the next few seconds and reminding us of who we are and why we are here. You know, because milestones like these, they are a very important way of looking at the past with a certain gratitude of appreciating the present moment that we are in right now and being very excited and thrilled about the future and looking at it with a certain hope. And today this morning we are here to celebrate one such milestone for Fractal Analytics Limited. So let's remind ourselves that Fractal Analytics is a globally recognized enterprise artificial intelligence company. We were founded back in 2000 and we started with one and only one mission and that is to power human decision making through advanced AI and data-driven insights. And well that is exactly why today as a company we have been enabling large global enterprises to navigate their AI transformative journey right from ideation all the way to adoption with end-to-end AI solutions that integrate deep domain functional and technical expertise. We cater to diverse business functions across industries such as consumer packaged goods and retail technology, media, telecom, health, life sciences and even the BFSI sector. Now the company partners with over 100 global enterprises and we serve a majority of the magnificent seven technology companies. You want to clap for that everyone? Please feel free. I think this is absolutely amazing what we do and that is why we have been recognized as a leader by Forrester and Everest Group across multiple global assessments and Fractal my dear friends continues to strengthen its position as one of the world's most respected pure play enterprise AI companies.
Now we all know because we're a part of it that we are driven by continuous innovation R&D focus. We have been considered consistently recognized rather as a great place to work across several geographies and it's very evident in the room today. Co-founded by Mr. Srikanth Velamakanni and Mr. Pranay Agarwal we combine over two decades of leadership experience and our founders have very evidently enabled a culture of innovation of trust and that's how we've successfully positioned ourselves at the forefront my dear friends of global AI transformation. Now on this momentous occasion of the listing of the equity shares of Fractal I'd like to welcome various dignitaries who have joined us here to make this morning so much more special. Let's firstly welcome with a very warm round of applause Sri Ashish Kumar Chauhan the managing director and CEO NSC of India. Sir, thank you so much for joining us here this morning and making it so much more meaningful. We're also honored to have with us the team of Fractal Analytics. I'd like to request our founders to kindly stand and wave at everyone. This is that moment and let's make a lot of noise. Mr. Srikanth Velamakanni, co-founder, group CEO, executive vice chairman, Fractal Analytics Limited. Mr. Pranay Agarwal, co-founder and CEO of Fractal AI.
Now, you know, the days that lead up to this very significant moment are lined with some incredible partnerships. So we'd like to give a special a very hearty welcome to our book running lead managers who played a very integral part in the success of this IPO. Thank you very much. We have teams from Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited, Axis Capital Limited and Goldman Sachs India Securities Private Limited. Thank you once again.
Now I must admit that when I was invited to host the listing ceremony, I had some questions in mind, what is AI? How transformational is it really going to be from 2026 on? How are we changing the world? What is enterprise AI? What do we do at Fractal? Most importantly, how are we impacting the world by what we do? So ladies and gentlemen, before I invite our very first speaker for this morning, why don't we watch an AV which answers all these questions and inspires us for more. Let's take a look.
We are just getting started being the absolute keywords. Yes, my dear friends, we are the future and the future is here. It's time to commence this auspicious occasion just like we do it in our country by lighting the very beautiful auspicious ceremonial lamp. And as I did invite our dignitaries to do the honors, I'm going to invite all of you to take the next few seconds invoke whichever the higher power you believe in that this morning may be a brand new beginning for all of us at Fractal. I'd like to invite on stage managing director and CEO NSC Sri Ashish Kumar Chauhan, Mr. Srikanth and Miss Chetna, Mr. Pranay and Miss Rupa. Also joining us from our Fractal team is Ashwat and Satish. From Almo Capital we have Mr. Sasha, Mr. Gulu Mirchandani. From the TPG group we have Mr. Punit and Mr. Vivek and also joining us is Fractal's independent director, Miss Nam. Let's invite all of our dignitaries with a very warm round of applause.
Fractalites, may I invite you to put your hands together in one resounding round of applause, everybody, in unison as we officially kick off the listing ceremony of Fractal Analytics Limited's equity shares. Thank you to all of our dignitaries for doing the honors. You know the lighting of the ceremonial lamp is of course traditional and done as a ritual but it is very deeply rooted in symbolism. This is a lamp that symbolizes prosperity, welfare and positivity around us all. And so we truly believe that the light of this lamp will spread the light of knowledge around all of us as we commemorate this brand new beginning. And thank you to all of our dignitaries once again for lighting the lamp and for setting the tone for this brand new prosperous beginning for Fractal Analytics Limited. Well, ladies and gentlemen, hold on to your seats because it is time for me to invite our very first speaker to share his thoughts with us on this auspicious occasion. Managing director and CEO Axis Capital Limited. Please give it up for Mr. Atul Mehta.
When we were setting up Fractal in February 2000, we had two options. Incorporate as a private limited company or as a public limited company. We didn't truly understand the additional governance implications for a fledgling startup like Fractal at that time, but we decided to incorporate Fractal as a public limited company thinking that sooner or later we would do an IPO. No, that was somewhat foolish. But that's the kind of foolishness it takes to create something consequential. 26 years later, here we are. Today is a moment of gratitude to our early team who joined us when the path was unclear. That courage laid the foundation for everything that followed. As you know, AI models improve when they are wrong. Much the same way organizations improve when they listen. Our most important turning points came from uncomfortable feedback and hard conversations. That willingness to listen, to question, to learn, and to improve is what has shaped Fractal. To the thousands of Fractalites across the world who carry that culture forward, thank you for your belief.
To our clients who trusted us long before AI became mainstream. You took a chance on a young company with big ideas and little proof. You challenged us to innovate every day. We are deeply grateful for your trust. And to our investors. You placed faith in our vision, our discipline and our integrity. You backed your conviction with your capital and patience. Thank you for taking this journey with us.
So what changes today? As a public company, we are building a new muscle. When someone saves their hard-earned money and chooses Fractal, will they feel proud? Will they feel safe? Will they feel that they have made the right choice? Every decision we make from here on must pass that test too. We are entering this next chapter with a long-term horizon. Long-term does not mean ignoring the next quarter. It means believing that discipline compounds. It means building deep AI-driven even when payoff is not immediate. And it means building a sustainable business because building for the long term is a responsibility towards people, planet and shared prosperity. The world has entered the age of AI. But our mission remains the same. To power every human decision in the enterprise, not replace human judgment. Not automate away responsibility, but to augment human potential by bringing intelligence into the moments that matter. For 26 years, Fractal has quietly helped some of the world's most admired companies do exactly that. And yet, today is day one. Day one of building an institution for the next 100 years. Day one of serving clients with even greater impact. Day one of earning the trust of public shareholders and day one of shaping the future of intelligence. Moments like this belong to many. Thank you especially to the families of Fractalites including my own who have been the anchors that made it possible for us to dream and build. And to everyone joining us today as shareholders welcome. A fractal holds its pattern when at every scale. As the world zooms in on Fractal today, may the pattern continue to hold as we scale at every scale. Thank you.
Good morning. Thank you. Most of you don't know it is also Srikanth's birthday today. So happy birthday Srikanth. Okay, it is with immense pride and gratitude that I stand here representing Fractal. The initial idea behind Fractal was simple but ambitious. We believed that there was a big opportunity to apply mathematics and behavioral sciences to help organizations make better decisions. Over the years, this idea has been tested, refined, and validated through several years of sustained value delivery for our clients. Therefore, today's listing is not just a financial milestone. It is a recognition of many years of conviction and learning.
A fractal as Srikanth just said is a complex pattern that repeats itself at different scales and is often explained by a mathematical equation and Fractal Analytics is emblematic of that principle. Fractal has grown through repeated application of AI engineering and design to the most complex problems of our clients and I want to thank the people who made this possible. So firstly to all Fractalites, everyone who is at Fractal and everyone who has ever worked at Fractal, thank you for your commitment, your contributions and your belief that turned this idea into reality. And in equal measure, I want to thank the families of all the Fractalites, including mine, because you are the strength behind the strength of Fractal. And this moment belongs to all of you.
To our clients, I thank you for trusting us to deliver on your most important problems. You give us the purpose for our existence. To our partners, thank you for building along with us. If we must realize the true potential of AI, then we need to continue working together as we have done thus far. And to our investors, thank you for backing your belief with your capital and giving us the permission to build this organization.
Today we enter a new chapter and as we start this new chapter, it is day one at Fractal. It is day one of a new responsibility and a commitment that challenges us to operate with greater discipline, consistency, and transparency while staying focused on long-term value creation. We step into this next phase guided by our values. Always put the client first. Learn continuously. Disrupt thoughtfully but with speed. And always extend trust. And nowhere is the need for trust and transparency higher than in our field of artificial intelligence. At its full potential, AI will lead us to redefine what it means to be human. At Fractal, our mission is to deploy AI for enterprises, to help them make better decisions and take autonomous actions. We are deploying AI to help companies make better products for their customers, improve customer engagement, and increase operational effectiveness in everything from manufacturing to marketing. And as AI becomes more impactful, our responsibility to deploy AI transparently only increases. Going public gives us the platform to accelerate this mission to invest further in AI innovations, to invest in our people and in the AI technologies that will shape the next generation of intelligent enterprises. So let me conclude by saying once more that today we celebrate the incredible accomplishments of thousands of individuals who made this moment possible. And today we also recognize that it is day one once again at Fractal. My deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for being a part of this journey. And a question for all Fractalites. Are you ready for day one? Once again, are you ready for day one after 26 years? All right then. A very warm welcome and a very exciting welcome to everyone to day one at Fractal. Thank you.
