Sarvam AI

Sarvam AI is an Indian artificial intelligence startup that aims to build large language models fluent in Indian languages and contexts.

Sarvam AI

History

Sarvam AI was founded in 2023 by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar.[1]

In December 2023, Sarvam AI raised $41 million in Series A round. The AI startup was funded by Lightspeed venture partners, followed by Peak XV Partners and Khosla Ventures.[2]

Technology

Sarvam AI's aim is to develop large language models fluent in Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and others.[3]

Partnerships and collaborations

On 26 April 2025, the IT Minister of India Ashwini Vaishnaw selected Sarvam AI as the first startup out of the 67 companies that were shortlisted to develop India’s first indigenous foundational model under the IndiaAI Mission.[4] The government selected Sarvam AI to build the country's first indigenous large language model. According to the Indian government, Sarvam AI will complete support from the government in terms of compute resources. The company will be granted access to 4,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) for six months to support the development and training of its AI model. While the model is not anticipated to be open-sourced, it will be specifically fine-tuned for Indian languages. The GPUs will be supplied to Sarvam by firms appointed by the Indian government to establish AI data centres nationwide. Sarvam's model will be developed, deployed, and optimised within India, utilising domestic infrastructure and created by emerging Indian talent. The initiative is intended to enhance strategic autonomy, foster indigenous innovation, and strengthen India’s long-term leadership in the field of artificial intelligence.[5]

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has partnered with Sarvam AI to enhance user experience like AI powered voice based interactions, multilingual ai support for wider accessibility and commitment to user centric information. The AI-powered system will provide Aadhaar number holders with near real-time feedback, including alerts about possible overcharging during enrolment or updates. It will also send instant fraud notifications in the event of suspicious activity during authentication.[6]

Sarvam AI has partnered with AI4Bharat and academic institutions to leverage open-source datasets and research for regional language development.[7]

AI Alliance, a global consortium championing open-source artificial intelligence and co-led by companies such as Meta and IBM, announced the addition of seven new Indian members including Sarvam AI, Infosys, AI4Bharat (IIT Madras), IIT Jodhpur, KissanAI, People+AI, and Wadhwani AI. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rishab Chauhan (February 8, 2026). "What Is Sarvam AI? The Indian startup that beat Google Gemini and ChatGPT". India Today. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  2. ^ Singh, Manish (December 6, 2023). "Five-month-old Indian AI startup Sarvam scores $41M funding". Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  3. ^ Jeevanandam, Dr Nivash (Aug 15, 2024). "Sarvam AI launches open-source foundational models in 10 Indian languages". IndiaAI.
  4. ^ "Sarvam AI to build India's first sovereign LLM with reasoning and voice capabilities". April 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Gupta, Aman (26 Apr 2025). "MeitY picks Sarvam AI to lead India's sovereign LLM effort; Vaishnaw vows global competition". mint.
  6. ^ Vishwakarma, Sumit (19 Mar 2025). "UIDAI partners with Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI to enhance user experience of Aadhaar services". INDIAN STARTUP NEWS.
  7. ^ Jeevanandam, Dr Nivash (Nov 28, 2024). "IIT Madras, AI4Bharat, and Sarvam AI launch IndicVoices: A milestone in Indian speech recognition".
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