New Delhi: Netweb Technologies India Limited (Netweb), a leading Make in India manufacturer of high-end computing solutions (HCS), has announced a strategic partnership with Bud Ecosystem (Bud), a Bengaluru-based AI research and product company, to co-develop affordable and localized AI infrastructure solutions tailored for India’s diverse sectors.
This collaboration combines Netweb’s expertise in scalable, energy-efficient, enterprise-grade computing systems with Bud’s advanced AI foundry software stack to create ready-to-deploy AI solutions. These offerings are designed to serve critical sectors such as education, healthcare, retail, agriculture, and small businesses — areas where AI adoption has traditionally been hindered by cost, connectivity, and complexity.
Under the partnership, the companies will introduce AI-in-a-Box systems — modular, pre-configured solutions that integrate optimized hardware and software to deliver AI capabilities in environments with limited connectivity or technical resources. These systems will allow organizations to begin with CPU-based configurations and scale up to GPU or accelerator-based setups as their needs evolve.
The initiative aims to bridge India’s AI accessibility gap by addressing key challenges such as high infrastructure costs, limited internet access, and data privacy concerns. The joint solution will support localized deployment, offline functionality, and data sovereignty — empowering institutions and enterprises to adopt AI seamlessly and securely.
The offering will include:
- Plug-and-play edge AI systems
- Custom-developed LLMs and SLMs
- Multilingual AI models like HEX1
- Domain-specific AI agents
- Efficient inference engines
- A comprehensive end-to-end AI foundry layer
All components are designed to simplify and scale AI adoption across India’s urban and rural landscapes.
Swastik Chakraborty, Vice President of Technology at Netweb Technologies, stated, “Our collaboration with Bud Ecosystem reinforces our vision of building trusted, scalable, and inclusive compute infrastructure for India’s digital growth. Together, we are making AI accessible where it matters most — across communities, institutions, and enterprises.”
Linson Joseph, Chief Strategy Officer at Bud Ecosystem, added, “This partnership brings together Bud Ecosystem’s deep expertise in AI software with Netweb’s proven strengths in hardware and middleware engineering. Our shared mission is to make advanced AI truly deployable — anywhere and everywhere — from metropolitan hubs to the most remote corners of rural India. Together, we aim to simplify and localize AI for every sector that stands to benefit from it.”
This partnership underscores both companies’ commitment to democratizing access to AI infrastructure and supporting India’s mission to build a sovereign, inclusive, and innovation-driven digital economy.
