Reliance partners with Meta's Facebook for a 70:30 JV to build enterprise AI services
Reliance Industries has set up a new joint venture with Meta-owned Facebook Overseas to build, market, and distribute enterprise AI services. The company, named Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL), was incorporated in India on October 24, 2025.
Reliance Intelligence Limited will hold 70% and Facebook will hold 30%. The partners have committed an initial investment of about ₹855 crore, signaling a serious push into AI for business use cases.
Deal structure and governance
REIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Intelligence at incorporation and will act as the JV vehicle with Facebook. Reliance Intelligence has subscribed to 20,00,000 equity shares for ₹2 crore as initial capital.
RIL stated the transaction is not a related party deal, and no governmental or regulatory approvals were required for the incorporation. The intimation was received on October 24, 2025, at 1:19 p.m. IST, following earlier disclosures made on August 29 and September 10, 2025.
Why this matters for IT and development teams
The JV focuses on enterprise AI services. While product specifics were not disclosed, expect movement around deployable AI for core business workflows and APIs developers can plug into existing systems.
- Possible focus areas: model hosting and inference APIs, document intelligence, customer support automation, analytics, and multilingual NLU for India-first use cases.
- Enterprise requirements likely in scope: security certifications, data residency, observability, role-based access, and SLAs fit for production workloads.
- Go-to-market could center on integrations with common enterprise stacks and SDKs across Python, Java, and Node.js.
What to watch next
- Public product roadmap: services offered, API surface, latency targets, and pricing tiers.
- Compliance posture: data retention, model governance, audit trails, and India data residency options.
- MLOps fit: versioning, evaluation, fine-tuning options, private endpoints, and VPC connectivity.
- Procurement signals: pilot programs, enterprise agreements, and support plans.
Execution checklist for engineering leaders
- Line up 1-2 high-ROI pilots (e.g., claims processing, KYC document parsing, contact center assist) and define clear success metrics.
- Prepare integration standards: API gateways, auth (OAuth2/JWT), logging, red-teaming, and incident response playbooks.
- Review data governance: PII handling, PHI/financial data controls, and redaction pipelines before model calls.
- Budget for inference at scale: GPU-driven costs, token usage constraints, and caching strategies.
Financial context: RIL Q2 FY26
RIL reported consolidated net profit of ₹22,092 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, up 14.3% YoY. Consolidated revenue rose 10% YoY to ₹2,83,548 crore, and EBITDA grew 14.6% to ₹50,367 crore.
Commenting on the results, Mukesh D. Ambani said, "Reliance delivered a robust performance during 2QFY26 led by strong contribution from O2C, Jio and retail businesses. Consolidated EBITDA registered 14.6% growth on a Y-o-Y basis, reflecting agile business operations, domestic-focused portfolio and structural growth in Indian economy."
Key numbers at a glance
- JV stake: Reliance Intelligence 70%, Facebook 30%.
- Initial commitment: ~₹855 crore.
- REIL incorporation: October 24, 2025.
- Initial capital subscription: ₹2 crore (20,00,000 equity shares).
- RIL Q2 net profit: ₹22,092 crore (+14.3% YoY).
- Revenue: ₹2,83,548 crore (+10% YoY) | EBITDA: ₹50,367 crore (+14.6% YoY).
Sources
For corporate context, see Reliance Industries and Meta Platforms.
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