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A venture studio for the underserved

AI is reshaping work.
Don't let people fall behind.

Papi Labs builds practical AI tools for people, businesses, and communities the tech industry overlooks or takes advantage of. Stakeholder capitalism, bootstrapped, mission-led.

Practical. Bootstrap. Mission-led.

01, what we do

Build things people actually use. Help the people who'd otherwise be left out.

Papi Labs is a venture builder studio that adheres to stakeholder capitalism: we're responsible to the people who use our tools, the people who work with us, and the communities our work touches, not only to a balance sheet. We make things that earn revenue and earn their place in people's lives.

Hundreds of millions risk being left behind as AI transforms the world around us. That's the problem Papi Labs exists to solve.

how we operate

Three principles, in plain language.

i.

Practical, not theoretical.

We've trained hundreds of people in real AI skills, run hackathons and workshops where non-technical founders and executives shipped working apps in a day and gained genuine confidence with AI, and built more than 100 apps ourselves. This isn't hype, it's a method that works.

ii.

Bootstrap, not VC.

We don't take outside money. That keeps us aligned with the people who use our tools instead of with investors who'd push us to extract from them. We grow at the pace the mission allows.

iii.

Mission-led, commercially serious.

Stakeholder capitalism doesn't mean charity. We make money so we can build more, reach further, and offer free access to people who need it. The mission needs revenue, not subsidy.

02, what we build

What's in the garden.

Live products, private beta, and projects in stealth. GuideKit is the front door. More on the way as the studio grows.

clipshield live

ClipShield, AI without leaks.

Local-LLM PII protection. Stops your name, your customers, and your sensitive data from accidentally landing in an AI conversation. Processing happens on your device.

Visit clipshield.ai
fairplate® private beta

FairPlate®, modern ordering for independent food businesses.

A white-label food ordering platform for independent restaurants, pizza shops, and kebab shops. Affordable pricing, modern tech, tools to support and grow your customer base. Currently in private beta with B2B customers.

Visit fairplate.co.uk
otterlog stealth

OtterLog, meeting notes that stay yours.

A meeting note-taking tool for online and in-person meetings, with the AI running locally on your device. Currently in stealth. If that sounds useful and you'd like to test it, DM Saman on LinkedIn for beta access.

Ask for beta access
03, the story

Papi was my grandfather.

He was a Lur from Iran, born in Borojerd. An electrician by trade. He cycled everywhere, helped everyone, friends and strangers alike, and built a life on quiet generosity. The kind of person who'd look in on a neighbour because he'd noticed they'd been quiet that week.

Papi Labs is a tribute to him. The aim is the same as his was, just at a different scale: build things that help as many people as possible, without asking for anything cruel in return.

The mark is the iwan, the pointed Persian arch he would have walked under in Borojerd. In modern Persian, the word for a walled paradise garden is Pardis. The English word "paradise" comes from the Old Persian pairidaēza, meaning "walled enclosure" or a royal pleasure garden. This studio is one of those gardens. The iwan is the door.

The iwan, a pointed Persian arch. Hover to open the door towards Pardis.

A door to Pardis.

04, join us

Three ways to be helpful.

We're a small studio with a long-term plan. If any of this resonates, here's how to plug in.

You're a person

Try GuideKit. If it helps you, send it to two friends. That's how we grow. That's the whole funnel.

Try GuideKit

You're an organisation

We run workshops, bulk licensing, and bespoke training that actually changes how your teams use AI. Get in touch.

Email us

You believe in this

Introduce us to one person who could help us reach further. That's worth more than a retweet, and a lot more than a like.

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