SITE
Helva

DOMAIN
helva.io

PURPOSE
Helva builds AI products for underserved languages, multilingual knowledge,
and trusted UK AI.

AUDIENCE
- Kurdish diaspora and multilingual communities
- UK enterprises seeking compliant AI
- Investors and partners evaluating Helva
- Researchers and NGOs working with underserved languages
- Recruiters and collaborators evaluating Abdalbast Khdhir

WHAT_HELVA_IS
Helva is an AI product company focused on language. It builds purpose-built
AI products — each with its own fine-tuned model, interface, and evaluation
loop — for underserved languages and UK-compliant AI.

PRODUCTS
- Deqnus: AI-powered Kurdish–English translation. Sorani-first, dialect-aware. Status: Live. URL: https://deqnus.vercel.app
- Helva Chat: Multilingual AI assistant for UK regulatory and cultural context. GDPR-compliant, transparent reasoning. Status: In development.

SOLUTIONS
- Language workflows: document translation, real-time multilingual chat, custom model fine-tuning, API integration
- Trusted UK AI: GDPR-compliant deployment, data residency, audit trails, compliance documentation
- Partner pilots: structured pilot programmes, domain model co-development, evaluation & benchmarking, research partnerships

THESIS
Most AI ignores most languages. The world's AI infrastructure is built for
English. Helva exists to close that gap — not with general-purpose models,
but with purpose-built products that treat every language as a first-class citizen.

FOUNDER
Abdalbast Khdhir
Based in Edinburgh. Kurdish, multilingual. MSc with distinction in data science
and business analytics. Builds AI products because his family needs them.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdalbast/
GitHub: https://github.com/abdalbast

CONTACT
founder@helva.io
https://helva.io/en/contact

CANONICAL_PAGES
- Home: https://helva.io/en
- Products: https://helva.io/en/products
- Deqnus: https://helva.io/en/products/deqnus
- Helva Chat: https://helva.io/en/products/helva-chat
- Solutions: https://helva.io/en/solutions
- AI: https://helva.io/en/ai
- Thesis: https://helva.io/en/thesis
- About: https://helva.io/en/about
- Contact: https://helva.io/en/contact
- Founder About: https://helva.io/about-abdalbast-khdhir
- Founder Portfolio: https://helva.io/abdalbast-khdhir-portfolio
- Founder Projects: https://helva.io/abdalbast-khdhir-projects

LAST_UPDATED
2026-05-06

VERSION
2.0