Sila Insights Office

About Sila

Leading through linguistic intelligence

We built the world's most advanced semantic AI for consumer understanding because markets speak in meaning, not metrics—and someone needed to truly listen.

صلة

Sila

Connection. The bond that links insight to action.

In Arabic, صلة (Sila) means "connection" or "bond"—the bridge between understanding and impact. We connect linguistic depth, visual intelligence, and data breadth to reveal market truths others miss. That connection transforms insights into action.

Our Mission

To deliver consumer intelligence with unprecedented linguistic depth and multimodal understanding—empowering organizations to make better decisions through genuine comprehension of what customers mean, not just what they say.

Our Vision

A world where every organization understands their customers with the depth and cultural nuance they deserve—where business decisions are guided by true comprehension, not demographic stereotypes and keyword counts.

Our Journey

From pioneering Arabic AI to multimodal intelligence leadership

2018

Foundation

Sila Insights founded to bring semantic AI to consumer intelligence

2019

Arabic AI Breakthrough

Achieved 99.2% accuracy in multi-dialect Arabic sentiment analysis

2020

Platform Launch

Launched TrueTrends and BrandHealth360 intelligence products

2021

Computer Vision

Integrated multimodal AI with visual intelligence capabilities

2022

Global Expansion

Expanded to 100+ languages and 50+ data sources worldwide

2024

Segmentech Launch

Introduced AI-powered behavioral segmentation platform

Led by experts in AI, linguistics, and market intelligence

Our team combines deep expertise in natural language processing, computer vision, Arabic linguistics, and consumer research

Paul Kelly

Founder & CEO

Founded Sila to bring semantic understanding to consumer intelligence. Deep expertise in Arabic linguistics, market research, and AI-powered analytics.

Expertise

Market Intelligence & Arabic NLP

Engineering Leadership

VP Engineering

Leading the development of our semantic AI platform. Expert in distributed systems, machine learning pipelines, and scalable data processing.

Expertise

AI Systems & Infrastructure

Data Science Team

Chief Data Scientist

Pioneering multimodal AI that combines linguistic depth with visual intelligence. PhD in Computational Linguistics with focus on Arabic dialects.

Expertise

NLP & Computer Vision

Research & Innovation

Head of Research

Advancing the frontier of cultural intelligence in AI. Published researcher in cross-lingual NLP and sentiment analysis across Arabic dialects.

Expertise

Semantic AI & Cultural Context

Product Leadership

VP Product

15+ years in market research and consumer insights. Expert in translating complex AI capabilities into actionable business intelligence.

Expertise

Consumer Intelligence

Computer Vision Team

CV Engineering Lead

Building visual intelligence systems that extract insights from images and videos at scale. Expert in deep learning for image understanding.

Expertise

Multimodal AI

Our values

The principles that guide how we build, how we partner, and how we innovate

Linguistic Excellence

We obsess over language understanding. Every dialect, every nuance, every cultural context matters.

Multimodal Depth

Combining linguistics with computer vision to understand the complete picture—text, images, and video.

Cultural Intelligence

Markets are diverse and complex. Our technology respects and comprehends that diversity.

Customer Partnership

Your success drives our innovation. We measure ourselves by the insights we deliver.

Responsible AI

Power demands responsibility. Privacy, ethics, and transparency are foundational.

Proven Performance

118% better relevant discovery than traditional methods. Independently validated.

Where We're Based

Headquartered in the Middle East with a global perspective. Our location gives us unique insight into Arabic markets while maintaining connections to worldwide consumer intelligence networks.

Global Reach

Serving clients across MENA, Europe, and North America

Regional Expertise

Deep understanding of Middle Eastern markets and Arabic consumer behavior

Distributed Team

Expert talent across linguistics, AI, and market intelligence

Middle East

Global Intelligence Hub

The platform that makes it possible

Three foundational pillars create intelligence depth no competitor can match

20+ Arabic Dialects

Advanced Linguistics

100+ languages with semantic understanding that comprehends context and cultural meaning, not just keywords.

Multimodal AI

Computer Vision

Visual intelligence analyzing images and videos to extract insights text analysis alone misses.

1B+ Data Points

Data Depth

7+ years of historical data across 50+ sources. Comprehensive coverage no competitor matches.

Let's connect insights to action

Experience consumer intelligence built on linguistic mastery, visual understanding, and data depth.