I am Umair Majeed, also known as Umair Majeed Rana. I started as a freelance developer in Lahore, built Datics AI from scratch with my brother Umar, and was recognized by Pakistan's business community, government and media for it. Now I lead Datics from Austin, Texas, applying the same skills to helping U.S. software companies build AI into their products.
Work and life, year by year. Filter by Work or Life, and open the posts to see what I shared at the time.
I graduated from FAST-NUCES with a Bachelor of Computer Science in 2017 and began freelancing as a software developer the same year. I also studied data science at the Information Technology University (ITU) in Lahore in 2017 and 2018.
I worked in the Data Science Lab at ITU and at Addo AI, then founded Datics AI in Lahore in October 2018 with my brother, Rana Umar Majeed. The company was incorporated in December 2018.
Our teams placed first and third in their tracks at The Global Hack, and I became fractional Chief Development Officer of Coast Technology, a U.S. software company, where I led the development of Secure Tax Office.
Upwork admitted me to its Expert-Vetted program. LCCI gave me its Dynamic Entrepreneur Award, PTV Home invited me onto Salam Pakistan, and PSEB featured my brother and me in its book eXtra Ordinary.
Datics AI was named Best LCCI Software House. I was co-opted to the Prime Minister's Advisory Council on IT & Digital Economy, the Web 3.0 committee in Punjab and P@SHA's Member Engagement Committee, and I hosted the first Tech Nation conference. Datics pitched at Web Summit in Lisbon.
I married Abrish Rasheed in my home region of South Punjab, with friends from Pakistan's IT industry around us.
I judged startup competitions for PITB and SEE Pakistan, joined the TEVTA Board of Management, and was named among the 100 Tech Heroes of Pakistan. Datics exhibited at Collision in Toronto, and the Haji Abdul Aziz Foundation partnered with FAST-NUCES Lahore on full scholarships for students from Lodhran District.
Our son, Raahim, was born. There is nothing better than holding him in my arms.
In December 2023 I moved to the U.S. as an immigrant founder, starting over in a new country without a built-in network, to bring Datics closer to its customers. Since August 2024 I have led Datics Solutions LLC, our U.S. headquarters, from Austin, Texas.
Raahim met his grandfather and his uncle, and came with me to the Datics office, where I wrote that achievements are meaningful, but family gives them purpose.
My rockstar turned one.
We focused Datics on one problem: building AI into established SaaS products. Tech Nation also took a delegation of South Punjab tech companies to Lahore.
Our Eid in Austin, far from parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and close to each other.
Two years after landing in a new country without a built-in network, I wrote that starting over does not mean starting from zero. Still building, still learning, still becoming.
I became an AWS Certified AI Practitioner in February 2026, Datics joined the Vixul Accelerator in Austin, and Datics AI celebrated eight years in October.
Joined the Big Data and Analytics team as an associate software engineer, was promoted to software engineer within five months, and led parts of the team behind the Visi Analytics product.
Worked under Dr. Faisal Kamiran and helped set up the Crime Investigation and Prevention Lab, which researched call detail record data to help track criminals in Punjab.
Data science work at an AI consultancy serving enterprises, startups and governments.
Led a team of more than ten, including PhD researchers and AI and ML engineers, building an AI engine that turns a spoken or written request into an electronic PCB design, software code and mechanical design.
Grew the team from two people to around sixty-five, built its departments, processes and culture from scratch, and led product development for clients including Dealership Toolkit, FunTown RV, IDEEZA and Sparrow Marketing.
Led technical development across the full cycle, from ideation and design to deployment and scaling, including Secure Tax Office.
A not-for-profit running conferences, podcasts, technical training and job connections for young people.
Leading Datics' U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas.
Since moving to Austin, I take part in the U.S. technology and founder community.
Multi-agent AI systems for business use cases.
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I founded Tech Nation, a not-for-profit initiative to build the technology ecosystem of South Punjab, a region with a lot of talent and few opportunities.
Its Digital Conference 2022 brought students and young professionals from across South Punjab to The Islamia University of Bahawalpur on February 11 and 12, 2022. The Pakistan Software Export Board promoted the conference to its member companies, and PITB's e-Rozgaar program featured it. The chief guest was Senator Aon Abbas Buppi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on E-Commerce.
I married Abrish Rasheed in December 2022 in Lodhran, South Punjab, surrounded by family and by friends from Pakistan's IT industry. In May 2024 we welcomed our son, Raahim. I wrote then that there is nothing better than holding him in my arms, and that is still true.
I had arrived in the U.S. in December 2023 to lead Datics closer to the companies we serve, and Austin became our home. It meant building a life far from the people closest to us: parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, all in Pakistan. When we went back to Lahore that December, Raahim met his grandfather and his uncle, and I brought him to the Datics office, where I wrote that achievements are meaningful, but family gives them purpose.
Being a father has changed how I think about the work. As I wrote that December, the greatest reward of all is holding Raahim in my arms and imagining the future I want to build for him.
After becoming a father, one thing is understood even more deeply: that love for a child is one of the most natural and selfless loves in the world. When I hold my son, only a prayer comes from my heart: that he always stays safe, happy and close to God.
The moments behind this story, from my wedding to Eid in Austin with Raahim, are in my journey above.
