Mphasis Acquires 26% Stake in Aokah to Power AI-Driven GCC Transformation

Mphasis, (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an Information Technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, announced that Mphasis Corporation, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, on July 10th 2025, has acquired a 26% preferred equity stake in Aokah a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) company designed to help enterprises set up, scale, and optimize next-gen Global Capability Centers (GCCs), to drive speed, intelligence, and efficiency. Through this strategic investment, Mphasis is poised to offer global enterprises who are looking to set-up/optimize GCCs, a Human-Led, AI-Powered end-to-end lifecycle support services and transformative solutions, thus building high-performing GCCs that drive innovation, resilience, and long-term business impact.

Aokah drives outcome certainty with a category-defining platform that unifies real-time data insights, intelligent automation, and strategic wisdom in an execution hub that stakeholders can access anytime, anywhere. At its core are five foundational engines:

• Program Wisdom: Protects initiatives against delay and drift
• Geo Wisdom: Finds the best-fit city and location for scale and resilience
• Talent Wisdom: Surfaces the right talent at the right time
• Ecosystem Wisdom: Orchestrates high-trust vendor ecosystems with built-in compliance and fallback options
• Delivery Wisdom: Oversees operations and realizes outcomes

“Combining Mphasis’ technology and scale with Aokah’s AI, human insight, and execution orchestration, removes friction from global transformation and delivery initiatives, helping organizations operate with greater agility and precision. Their platform supports every stage of the GCC lifecycle, from identifying optimal locations using real-time, data-driven insights to building a future-ready workforce with AI-powered talent intelligence. By integrating AI innovation with our domain and delivery strengths, we aim to help enterprises unlock greater value in their GCC journey,” said Nitin Rakesh, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director, Mphasis.

“Aokah offers a smarter, faster, and risk-averse path to multiply an enterprise’s efforts to expand, transform, and optimize their global operations and GCCs. We are thrilled to have Mphasis as our early investors and partners as we build a world-class platform to help Global Operations and GCCs move to orchestrated execution at AI-speed, enable seamless integration across enterprise and partner ecosystems, and automate governance to drive efficiency and scalability,” said Atul Vashistha, Chairman and CEO, Aokah.