# Takat AI

> Takat AI is an AI agency, operated by Takat (Pty) Ltd (South Africa, reg. 2015/294016/07), that builds and runs AI agents for businesses: four sector AI Pilots — BrokerPilot for insurance brokers, GrowthPilot for business development, TablePilot for restaurants and PitchPilot for media sales — plus WhatsApp AI agents and custom platforms, live in two to six weeks instead of six to eighteen months for a custom AI build.

Website: https://www.takat.ai/ · Contact: legal@takat.ai, privacy@takat.ai, or book a discovery call on https://www.takat.ai/

## Key facts

- What: AI agency: AI agents and sector AI Pilots for business.
- Pilots: BrokerPilot, GrowthPilot, TablePilot, PitchPilot.
- Time to deploy: 2–6 weeks (custom AI build: 6–18 months).
- Channel: WhatsApp AI agents on the official WhatsApp Business Platform.
- Own products: Vimus, Assermento, Mama Bot, Takat OS.
- Where: United States, Southern and East Africa, Europe, India.
- Companies: Takat (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) · Takat Holdings OÜ (Estonia).
- Contact: legal@takat.ai · discovery call booked on www.takat.ai.
- Process: Discover (workflows, data, industry context), Build (configuration and prototyping with weekly demos), Scale (monitoring, retraining, continuous optimisation).
- BrokerPilot runs on the broker's own official WhatsApp Business API account, with pre-approved message templates; Takat handles the Meta approval.
- Services (https://www.takat.ai/services): done-for-you catalogue in eight categories — software development (custom software, MVPs, AI platforms, API and MCP integrations, custom CRMs, client portals, migrations, maintenance, a dedicated team), growth (SEO and AI search, local SEO, Google Ads and Shopping, Meta Ads, ad creatives, landing pages, tracking), AI agents, sales, content, websites shops and apps, operations, AI training and audits — as ten packs (Get Found, Get Clicks, The Full Machine, AI Front Desk, AI Sales Team, Launch, Ops Autopilot, MVP Launch, Dev Team, Platform Care) or à la carte; campaigns are created paused and go live only with the client's OK; no price published.
- Client work is published anonymised (industry and country), each project labelled with its real stage (live, pilot, prototype).
- Figures shown on the home page: 94% client retention, 3x faster than a custom build, 40% cost reduction, 24/7 AI availability.
- Official profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/company/takat-ai, https://www.youtube.com/@takat_ai, https://github.com/takat-ai-group.

## Home

- [Takat AI](https://www.takat.ai/): Takat AI is an AI agency that builds and runs AI agents for business: sector AI Pilots for insurance, sales, restaurants and media, and WhatsApp AI agents.

## AI Pilots (products)

- [BrokerPilot](https://www.takat.ai/brokerpilot): WhatsApp CRM for insurance brokers: renewals and follow-ups with approved templates, AI-drafted replies, opportunity detection and a prioritised inbox.
- [GrowthPilot](https://www.takat.ai/growthpilot): GrowthPilot automates business development for African SMEs: lead generation, qualification, meeting scheduling, WhatsApp outreach and follow-ups.
- [TablePilot](https://www.takat.ai/tablepilot): Restaurant bookings, a live floor plan, guest profiles, WhatsApp confirmations and reminders, waitlist and marketing journeys in one platform.
- [PitchPilot](https://www.takat.ai/pitchpilot): PitchPilot turns a campaign brief into a media proposal: audience insights, radio, digital and outdoor recommendations, exported to PPTX or the web.

## Company and method

- [WhatsApp AI agents](https://www.takat.ai/whatsapp-ai-agents): WhatsApp AI agents on the official WhatsApp Business API: bookings, orders, voice notes, reminders and human handover, built and run by Takat.
- [How we build](https://www.takat.ai/how-we-build): How Takat ships custom AI: one Docker stack per project, a live preview for every branch, builds on GitHub Actions, tested backups and monitoring.
- [Our stack](https://www.takat.ai/stack): The AI models, tools and infrastructure Takat uses to build AI agents and products: what each one does for us and where we use it. No affiliate links.
- [Manifesto](https://www.takat.ai/manifesto): The rules behind every Takat project: truth before speed, AI drafts and humans send, machines never delete, we run what we build, no secret in code.
- [Where we work](https://www.takat.ai/where-we-work): Where Takat's AI products and client work run: the United States, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, France, Spain and India — clients anonymised.
- [Services](https://www.takat.ai/services): Done-for-you services: custom software, AI agents, SEO and ads, sales, content, websites and apps, hosting and AI training. Nothing live without your OK.
- [SEO & AI search](https://www.takat.ai/services/seo-ai-search): An AI engine that researches, writes, checks and re-measures page changes every working day, plus local SEO. Every number sourced, no ranking promised.
- [Ads management](https://www.takat.ai/services/ads-management): Google Search, Shopping, Facebook and Instagram campaigns run for you: paused until you approve, a daily cap and a stop-or-scale rule written first.
- [Ad creatives](https://www.takat.ai/services/ad-creatives): Ad copy and visuals for Google and Meta, promo videos in every format and clean product photos — every claim true, never AI-generated products.
- [AI agents & automation](https://www.takat.ai/services/ai-agents-automation): WhatsApp agents, a website chat assistant, voice agents, email triage, a self-hosted meeting notetaker, document AI and automations, run by Takat.
- [Sales AI](https://www.takat.ai/services/sales-ai): Every lead filed with an alert in under 2 minutes, AI-drafted prospecting sent only after your validation, a CRM set up and sales documents made for you.
- [Websites, shops & apps](https://www.takat.ai/services/websites-apps): Fast websites, shops with Stripe Checkout or Shopify, web apps and e-learning platforms, built, hosted and kept running by Takat in Docker.
- [Software development](https://www.takat.ai/services/software-development): Custom software, MVPs, AI platforms, CRMs, client portals, API and MCP integrations, migrations and maintenance, shipped through dev, uat and prod.

## Work (own products and anonymised client projects)

- [Work](https://www.takat.ai/work): The AI products, WhatsApp agents and platforms Takat builds and runs: our own products, the AI Pilots and client work in Africa, Europe, Asia and the US.
- [Vimus](https://www.takat.ai/work/vimus): Vimus turns a restaurant menu into short dish videos diners watch on their phone after scanning a QR code: no app, no login, in their own language.
- [Assermento](https://www.takat.ai/work/assermento): Assermento lists sworn translators from the official lists of the French courts of appeal and Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by language and city.
- [Mama Bot](https://www.takat.ai/work/mama-bot): Mama Bot answers new mothers' questions on WhatsApp day and night, in their language, and points every warning sign to the emergency number.
- [Takat OS](https://www.takat.ai/work/takat-os): Takat OS, our internal operating system: projects, work, clients and roadmaps in one place, AI assistants in chat and WhatsApp, a meeting notetaker.
- [Restaurant booking platform](https://www.takat.ai/work/restaurant-booking-platform): Case study: the reservation system, host dashboard, guest CRM and WhatsApp booking assistant we built and run for a restaurant group in South Africa.
- [Safari quote assistant](https://www.takat.ai/work/safari-quote-assistant): Case study: a demo that reads a Namibian safari operator's own spreadsheets and drafts the costing and quote, every price traced, for a consultant to send.

## Industries

- [Industries](https://www.takat.ai/industries): AI agents and platforms by industry: restaurants, hotels, travel, retail, insurance, real estate, finance, health, education, law, logistics and more.
- [Restaurants](https://www.takat.ai/industries/restaurants): What AI does for restaurants: booking and guest CRM, video menus behind a QR code, WhatsApp booking and ordering agents — and lessons from running them.
- [Insurance](https://www.takat.ai/industries/insurance): AI for insurance agents: a WhatsApp CRM for renewals and follow-ups, AI-drafted replies the broker approves, and what should stay with the licensed agent.
- [Media & creators](https://www.takat.ai/industries/media-creators): An influencer marketing platform on verified creator data, and PitchPilot, which turns a campaign brief into a media proposal. Built and running.
- [Real estate](https://www.takat.ai/industries/real-estate): AI for real estate agents and brokers: every lead answered and qualified, replies the agent approves, viewings booked and a CRM that fills itself.
- [Small business](https://www.takat.ai/industries/small-business): AI for small and mid-size businesses: lead follow-up with GrowthPilot, WhatsApp agents for bookings and questions, custom shops and onboarding platforms.
- [Travel & tourism](https://www.takat.ai/industries/travel-tourism): AI for travel: itineraries and costings drafted from your own rate files, pre-trip questions answered on WhatsApp, and every quote checked by a consultant.
- [Hotels & hospitality](https://www.takat.ai/industries/hotels-hospitality): AI for hotels and hospitality: guest questions answered on WhatsApp, direct booking requests your team confirms, in-stay requests and orders routed.
- [Retail & e-commerce](https://www.takat.ai/industries/retail-ecommerce): AI for retail and e-commerce: fast custom shops, a product assistant that answers from your catalogue, WhatsApp orders with payment links and tracking.
- [Healthcare & clinics](https://www.takat.ai/industries/healthcare): AI for clinics: appointments and reminders on WhatsApp, practical questions answered, anything clinical or urgent sent to a person. No diagnosis.
- [Education & training](https://www.takat.ai/industries/education-training): AI for education and training: guided enrolment with payment and e-signature, an assistant that answers from your rules, sites that rank each programme.
- [Law firms](https://www.takat.ai/industries/law-firms): AI for law firms on infrastructure we operate for you: matter intake, meeting notes transcribed on your server, and drafts a lawyer approves.
- [Financial services](https://www.takat.ai/industries/financial-services): AI for wealth management: online account opening with identity checks, enquiries and reviews followed up, drafts for advisers. Advice stays licensed.
- [Property management](https://www.takat.ai/industries/property-management): AI for property managers: tenants' WhatsApp messages turned into tracked jobs, routine questions answered, viewings booked and renewals reminded.
- [Logistics & transport](https://www.takat.ai/industries/logistics): AI in logistics for the conversations around each job: complete quote requests, jobs matched to providers, status and tracking sent by message.
- [Recruiting & HR](https://www.takat.ai/industries/recruitment): AI for recruiting: candidates answered on WhatsApp, interviews scheduled, interview notes transcribed privately. Hiring decisions stay with people.

## Insights (articles with official sources)

- [Insights](https://www.takat.ai/insights): Practical articles from the AI products and agents Takat builds: what works, what fails and what it costs, with official sources for every fact.
- [AI agents for business](https://www.takat.ai/insights/ai-agents-for-business): What AI agents do for a business today, from the agents we build and run: bookings, voice notes, triage, drafts — and where a workflow beats an agent.
- [Will AI replace insurance agents?](https://www.takat.ai/insights/will-ai-replace-insurance-agents): What official projections say about AI and insurance agents, which tasks AI takes over, and why the licensed adviser stays — from building AI for brokers.
- [WhatsApp Business API pricing](https://www.takat.ai/insights/whatsapp-business-api-pricing): How the WhatsApp Business API works and how Meta charges for it since 1 July 2025: per-message pricing, template categories and free service windows.
- [Cloud Run to Docker Compose](https://www.takat.ai/insights/cloud-run-to-docker-compose): How we moved our services from Google Cloud Run to Docker Compose on one server in a night: the method, four mistakes, and when Cloud Run still wins.

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.takat.ai/privacy): How Takat AI collects, uses and protects personal data on takat.ai and in the AI Pilot products.
- [Terms of Service](https://www.takat.ai/terms): Terms of Service for takat.ai and the Takat AI Pilot products (BrokerPilot, GrowthPilot, TablePilot, PitchPilot), operated by Takat (Pty) Ltd.
- [User Data Deletion](https://www.takat.ai/data-deletion): Request deletion of your personal data processed by Takat (Pty) Ltd via Meta platforms.
- [CGV Hotline](https://www.takat.ai/cgv-hotline): CGV du service Hotline WhatsApp IA de Takat Holdings OÜ pour les clients professionnels : prix, usage inclus, résiliation, données personnelles.

## FAQ

- What is an AI Pilot? An AI Pilot is a platform pre-built around the workflows, data models and business outcomes of one sector, then configured for your business. Takat runs four of them: BrokerPilot for insurance brokers, GrowthPilot for business development, TablePilot for restaurants and PitchPilot for media sales teams.
- How long does it take to deploy an AI Pilot? Two to six weeks, against six to eighteen months for a custom AI build, because the core logic and the industry expertise are already built in.
- What if none of the Pilots fits my business? The first step is a discovery of your workflows, data landscape and industry context. It identifies which AI Pilot fits, or scopes a custom one if needed.
- What happens after the Pilot goes live? Deployment comes with monitoring, retraining and continuous optimisation, so the Pilot keeps improving over time. Support is continuous, not a one-off project.
- How do I get started? Book a discovery call from this page, or ask the assistant in the chat window: tell us your industry and your biggest operational challenge, and we show you which Pilot solves it.