Reliance Industries (RIL) announced a joint venture with Meta to build and scale enterprise artificial‑intelligence (AI) solutions for enterprises in India and select international markets.
Under the JV agreement, RIL and Meta have jointly committed to an initial investment of ~₹855 crore (~$100 million) to capitalize the JV in a ratio of 70% and 30% respectively.
This joint venture aims to make generative AI more accessible, secure, and scalable for companies across sectors such as finance, IT, customer service, sales, and marketing. By combining Meta’s cutting-edge Llama models with Reliance’s robust digital infrastructure—including Jio’s vast connectivity network and RIL’s advanced AI data centers.
The JV will offer Enterprise AI Platform‑as‑a‑Service and a suite of pre‑configured AI solutions designed to address both cross‑functional and industry‑specific use cases.
This partnership combines Meta’s open‑source Llama models with RIL’s digital backbone to deliver enterprise‑grade AI at affordable price points for Indian enterprises and SMBs. The JV will be able to deploy AI solutions at scale, given the enterprise-grade readiness of Llama, which has been proven across several production environments. More importantly, the JV will be able to scale high-performance models at a fraction of the cost, given Llama’s lower total cost of ownership. The JV will also have greater flexibility to deploy over cloud, on-premises, and across its own infrastructure. This will allow the JV to proactively manage infrastructure costs.
Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, said, “Partnering with Meta brings our vision of providing AI to every Indian and enterprise to life – by combining Meta’s most widely adopted open‑source Llama models with our deep expertise across multiple industries. We will democratize enterprise‑grade AI for every Indian organization – from ambitious SMBs to blue‑chip corporates, enabling them to innovate faster, operate more efficiently, and compete confidently on the global stage. RIL will also serve as a real‑world enterprise‑scale environment for deploying and refining the joint venture’s offerings – enabling rapid iteration and continuous improvement at scale.”
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Meta, said, “We’re excited to deepen our partnership with Reliance to bring the power of open‑source AI to Indian developers and enterprises. Through this joint venture, we’re putting Meta’s Llama models into real-world use, and I’m looking forward to Meta expanding its footprint in the enterprise space as we unlock new possibilities together.”
