Dubai, UAE – August 2026: Takumi AI, the Dubai-based AI consultancy focused on brand transformation and growth, has won the AI Category at the Inc. Arabia Legends of Tomorrow Awards 2026
The award recognises Takumi AI’s work in building practical AI solutions for marketing, creativity, customer experience and brand growth – less than 12 months after the company began operations.
In its first year, Takumi AI has worked with brands including Emirates NBD, Centrepoint (Landmark Group), Vision Bank and R&B Fashion (Apparel Group) alongside a growing portfolio of organisations across GCC , India & Europe
The company’s work spans AI visibility programmes for financial institutions, AI-powered content systems, marketing automation, CX transformation, creative intelligence and agentic marketing platforms.
Takumi AI has also launched proprietary solutions and frameworks including Word on the Street, its AI-powered consumer sentiment audit platform; the GEO Authority Engine, designed to help brands improve how they are discovered and recommended across AI answer engines; Lift Local, a platform for AI-led local marketing visibility; and CRAFT, its framework for AI filmmaking and Gen AI Creative production.
“This award means a great deal because Takumi was still only a belief a year ago,” said Mohit Lodha, Founder and CEO of Takumi AI.
“We started without a legacy name, giant backing or decades of proof — just conviction and a slightly unreasonable belief that a home-grown company from this region could help shape what comes next in AI for marketing.”
“This recognition belongs to the clients who trusted us early, the partners and advisors who backed the vision, and the Takumi team that has turned that vision into real work and measurable outcomes.”
From AI tools to AI operating models
Takumi AI was built to address a growing gap in the marketing industry. Many brands are experimenting with AI, but few have fully redesigned how their teams plan, create, optimise and engage customers around it.
The consultancy operates at the intersection of business strategy, creativity, MarTech and applied AI, with five core focus areas:
- Generative creative strategy and content automation
- Agentic AI for marketing workflows and operations
- AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimisation strategy
- AI-driven performance strategy and intelligence
- AI-powered creative intelligence
Rather than treating AI as a disconnected innovation layer, Takumi AI helps brands embed it into marketing workflows, creative production, customer engagement, performance optimisation and decision-making.
The company is headquartered in Dubai and is part of the DIFC Innovation Hub and Dubai AI Campus ecosystem.
“We are still at the very beginning – perhaps 1% of where we ultimately want to go,” Lodha added.
“Our ambition is not simply to build another AI venture. It is to build a company from this region that can influence how AI is used across marketing, creativity and customer experience globally.”
Following the award win, Takumi AI plans to expand its proprietary product portfolio, deepen its capabilities in agentic marketing and Generative Engine Optimisation, and scale its presence across the GCC and selected international markets.
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