About IA-nao
AI, for you.
Our challenge
Move AI from discourse to impact
AI is everywhere in conversations, but many organizations remain stuck between experiments, fragmented data and scaling issues. IA-nao turns that momentum into practical, efficient use cases adapted to African realities.
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Vision 2030
Efficient, democratic and intuitive AI
Our ambition is to bring Data and AI out of labs and into farms, pharmacies, supermarkets, workshops, factories, hospitals, schools and administrations.
Simple laptops
Smartphones
IoT
Sensors
Connected cameras
Field terminals
Medical devices
Embedded systems
Our Vision
Vision 2030.
Vision 2030.
Efficient, democratic, intuitive AI.
IA-nao starts from a simple challenge: many talk about AI, but too few organizations move from experimentation to real usage, then to lasting impact.
Our ambition is to make AI work on accessible tools: ordinary laptops, smartphones, IoT objects, sensors, field terminals and embedded systems.
"Nao" means "for you" in Malagasy. IA-nao is AI designed for you: useful, close to business teams and adapted to African realities.
Our difference
- 100% dedicated to AI: our only craft
- Proprietary solutions, no API resale
- End-to-end expertise: data → production
- Optimized costs from Madagascar
- Time zone aligned with Europe / Africa
Origin
Madagascar → World
IA-nao starts from a simple belief: Madagascar can produce efficient, proprietary AI systems for Africa and the world.
Observation
A market gap
Many IT players. No 100% AI specialist able to go from data to production.
Name
AI, for you
"Nao" anchors our promise: AI for you, built for your data and your reality.
Ambition
From Madagascar
Create a French-speaking AI lab connected to Africa, Europe and the world.
May 2026
IOAI 2026 Summit
Two official keynote speakers at the International IOAI Summit at Radisson Blu (Mita Rakotoniaina & Yannick Raharijaona) under the patronage of the African Union and MNDPT: championing sovereign, frugal AI built from Madagascar.
2026
Swiss Alliance with Geekworkers
Strategic partnership with leading Swiss digital agency Geekworkers (geekworkers.ch), uniting Swiss precision with Malagasy AI engineering.
October 2026
RJP 2026: Scaling Up
Keynote panel in Tech & Digital Hall with the Managing Director of Atos Madagascar and CEO of Rise.work, organized by JPM.
Notoriety, Keynotes & Strategic Alliances
On the ground: keynote talks and landmark partnerships
From panel debates alongside Madagascar’s top corporate leaders to our strategic technological alliance with Switzerland: IA-nao establishes itself as the leading AI force.
RJP 2026 Conference · Oct 8-9, 2026
Hall 1 — Tech & Digitalization
Exclusive Video Interview
Technology as a lever for scaling up: AI, automation, ERP — where to start?
Organized by JPM (Jeune Patronat de Madagascar) · Le Patio Ivato, Antananarivo · Scaling Up (Le Passage à l’Échelle)
Guest speaker to guide business executives on the practical integration of AI, ERP systems and intelligent automation into day-to-day operations.
High-profile panel:
MR
Mita RAKOTONIAINA
IA-nao Founder
ML Engineer, AI Strategy Consultant & IA-nao Founder
MR
Marc RAJAOBELINA
Atos Madagascar
Managing Director of Atos Madagascar & Indian Ocean
CM
Christophe MONTAGNE LONGUE
Rise.work
Founder & CEO of Rise.work
Alongside major sponsors & partners: BNI Madagascar, Sobatra Groupe, TotalEnergies, PAMF, ACEP, Sanlam, Allianz, BMOI, GEM, CCI France Madagascar, CJD.
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Two Official IA-nao Keynote Speakers at the International AI Summit
“Sovereign, frugal and impact-driven AI for Madagascar and Africa”
Mita Rakotoniaina (Co-founder & CEO) and Yannick Raharijaona (AI Engineering at IA-nao & Founder of Falcon-mind.ai) were selected as official keynote speakers at the IOAI 2026 Summit before international experts and decision-makers.
High-profile panel:
MR
Mita RAKOTONIAINA
Official IOAI Keynote
Co-founder and CEO of IA-nao
AI strategy, frugal models and practical deployment in the real economy
YR
Yannick RAHARIJAONA
Official IOAI Keynote
Founder Falcon-mind.ai · AI Engineering IA-nao
Advanced agentic architectures and high-impact AI engineering
Under the official patronage & partnership of: Government of Madagascar, African Union, MNDPT, AFG Assurances, CCIA, Radisson Blu, Yas Business, EDS group, Afria, EDA.
Mita Rakotoniaina
Cofondateur & CEO IA-nao
Yannick Raharijaona
Falcon-mind.ai · AI Engineering
📍 Geneva & Lausanne (Switzerland) · Antananarivo (Madagascar)
Strategic Swiss Technology Partner
Operational alliance with premier Swiss digital agency Geekworkers (geekworkers.ch). Combining Swiss precision, security standards, and web engineering with cutting-edge AI expertise (private RAG, autonomous agents, ML pipelines). Driven directly by Aina Rakotomalala, full-stack developer at Geekworkers and co-founder of IA-nao.
✓ Standard de qualité & cybersécurité suisse
✓ Synergie IA-nao : RAG privé, LLM & automatisation
✓ Passerelle directe Genève / Lausanne ⇄ Madagascar
Our Pillars
The full AI value chain
Four complementary pillars to cover all your Artificial Intelligence needs.
Data Foundation
The right data to feed AI. Ingestion, cleaning, synthetic data and data labeling: the foundation of every successful AI initiative.
ML End-to-End
From prototype to real-world usage: forecasting, predictive maintenance, ML pipeline design, cloud/hybrid deployment and business integration.
AI Engineering
Generative AI, agentic AI and intelligent automation. We integrate LLMs and AI agents into the core of your business workflows.
Data & AI Strategy
Audit, roadmap, training and end-to-end support to turn your data into a durable competitive advantage.
The Name
Why "IA-nao"?
In Malagasy, "nao" means "for you" and "yours". IA-nao is Artificial Intelligence that is truly yours, designed around your data, constraints and goals.
No generic AI. No copy-paste. AI fully designed and built for you.
Join the IA-nao journey
Whether you are a partner, client or talent, we are ready to build together.
Contact us