Bhaktapur-based Startup Challenges Global AI Giants with New 'Magnus' Model

Kathmandu. The global stage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been dominated by massive laboratories in the US, China, and Europe. However, a small research center in Bhaktapur is challenging this narrative. Nepal's own AI company, 'Segiya', has launched its most powerful flagship model, Sage 2.5 Magnus.

With 120 billion parameters, this language model possesses the capability to compete directly with the world's leading AI systems. Led by the company's three founders—Basab Jha, Ujjwal Puri, and Firoz Paudel—a small but skilled team of 12 is realizing the dream of transforming Nepal from an AI 'user' to a 'creator'.