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Founder Stories FeaturedBhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim Bet: Building India's Own AI Stack from Scratch
The Ola founder explains why he believes India needs its own foundational AI models, and how Krutrim is building the full stack from chips to applications to make that happen.
Founder Stories FeaturedBuilding Sarvam AI: Pratyush Kumar on the Mission to Democratize Vernacular Intelligence for India
From co-founding AI4Bharat to raising a massive $41M Series A for Sarvam AI, Pratyush Kumar and Vivek Raghavan are leading the charge in building foundational AI models tailored specifically for India.
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Funding Digest 8 Q4 2024 wrap-up Rs 3100Cr across 34 deals
Our comprehensive Q4 2024 funding roundup: 34 deals totaling Rs 3,100Cr across AI startups in India. LLMs, HealthTech, and FinTech dominated investor attention.
Funding Digest 9 GreenAI closes Rs 300Cr Series B for clean energy AI
GreenAI raises a massive Series B to deploy AI-powered energy optimization across Indian industrial facilities, targeting a 30% reduction in energy consumption.
Funding Digest 10 PadhAI gets Rs 33Cr to teach AI in 10 Indian languages
EdTech startup PadhAI closes a seed round to expand its AI tutoring platform to 10 Indian languages, targeting 200 million students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Funding Digest 11 LendAI raises Rs 250Cr NeuralScale grows GPU cloud
LendAI closes a landmark Series B as NeuralScale expands its GPU cloud infrastructure. A strong week for fintech and infrastructure plays in Indian AI.
Funding Digest 12 Sarvam AI raises Rs 415Cr MedAI Health closes seed and more
This week saw Rs 548Cr flow into Indian AI startups across 4 deals. Sarvam AI leads with a massive Series A, while healthcare and agri-tech continue attracting investor interest.
Deepinder Goyal on Zomato's AI Transformation: We're Becoming an AI Company
The Zomato CEO reveals how AI is reshaping every aspect of the food delivery giant from demand forecasting and route optimization to personalized recommendations and customer service.
Nikhil Kamath on Why He's Betting Big on Indian AI Startups in 2026
The Zerodha co-founder and prolific angel investor shares his thesis on Indian AI, the sectors he's most excited about, and why he thinks the next Google could come from Bangalore.
Krutrim Base and Pro Models: A Technical Breakdown for Indic Developers
A deep technical analysis of Krutrim's model architecture, training data composition, benchmark performance across Indic languages, and how it compares to GPT-4 and Claude for Indian use cases.