Mumbai | February 9, 2026: Pascal AI has announced the deployment of its agentic, context-driven AI research platform by Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd. (KMAMC) to strengthen and scale institutional investment research processes.
This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the evolution of AI-powered institutional finance, enabling KMAMC to accelerate research turnaround, broaden coverage, and deepen analytical rigor, all within its secure governance perimeter.
Vibhav Viswanathan, CEO & Co-Founder, Pascal AI, said: “Kotak Mahindra AMC’s deployment demonstrates how institutional research can evolve with agentic systems that operate within the discipline, context, and judgment of asset management teams. Our role is to deliver technology that supports investors by bringing speed, structure, and depth to research workflows while keeping institutional control at the core.”
Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, added: “Investment research today is shaped by both the quality of insights and the speed at which they are generated. We are continuously looking for tools that help our investment teams strengthen conviction without compromising governance or philosophy. Pascal AI’s platform integrates with our research context while ensuring data sovereignty and security, enabling us to responsibly adopt advanced AI capabilities.”
Platform Capabilities
- AI Agents for Institutional Finance – Automate and augment analytical workflows.
- Context Graph Technology – Proprietary system connecting KMAMC’s internal frameworks with real-time external data such as regulatory filings, earnings transcripts, and market updates.
- Secure Deployment – Operates within a sovereign Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), ensuring proprietary data and research judgment remain fully within KMAMC’s governance perimeter.
- Systematic Informational Advantage – Accelerates research, identifies risks earlier, and enriches investment decision-making while upholding the highest standards of security and oversight.
This engagement represents Pascal AI’s largest enterprise-scale implementation to date.
About Pascal AI
Founded in 2024 by Vibhav Viswanathan and Mithun Madhusudan, Pascal AI is a vertical B2B AI platform built for institutional investors and decision-makers. The company develops context-driven AI research agents that automate complex workflows including analysis of regulatory filings, earnings transcripts, and alternative data.
Pascal AI goes beyond dashboards to uncover narrative shifts, management credibility, and competitive dynamics that drive investment conviction. In September 2025, Pascal raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Kalaari Capital. Built by investors, Pascal combines automation with human judgment to deliver actionable insights in minutes instead of weeks.
Website: www.pascalailabs.com
About Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd.
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund (KMF). Established in 1998, KMAMC manages over 79.43 lakh unique folios as of December 31, 2025.
KMF offers schemes catering to diverse investor risk-return profiles and was the first fund house in India to launch a dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities. The company operates in 108 cities with 120 branches nationwide.
Website: www.kotakmf.com
