Imagine a world where AI gets you, talks in your language, and assists you with your day, to, day needs. Sarvam.ai is actually working to make this a reality an Indian AI startup with the mission to elevate India in the global AI arena. The company was established in 2023 by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar, who initially aimed to address the issue of AI lacking understanding of Indian languages, cultures, and contexts as the majority of models are Western data, based. Sarvam.ai took a call to turn things around.
The Problem They Set Out to Solve
Many of the current AI systems are majorly designed for English and a few other global languages. Considering India’s linguistic diversity and the increase in smartphone usage, it was essential to have AI which could grasp the local languages, communicate in a human way, and operate across voice, text, and apps. Sarvam.ai took the initiative to create AI for India, by India, to help the major sectors such as education, healthcare, and governance.
A Big Vision and Big Support
Initially, Sarvam.ai set out to develop a complete AI platform for governments, enterprises, and developers that would also be capable of hosting multi, language conversational agents and generative models. In December 2023, they secured $41 million Series A funding round from international investors such as Lightspeed and Khosla Ventures.
What Makes Their Tech Special?
- Sarvam.ai creates AI that truly understands India; it supports multiple Indian languages and natural voice and text interactions.
- Sarvam.ai provides multilingual conversational agents that handle genuine customer conversations in 11+ Indian languages via calls, WhatsApp, web, and apps.
- Sarvam.ai builds foundational models, such as Sarvam 2B, a generative AI tailored to Indian languages and open-source for community use.
Why This Startup Matters?
Sarvam. AI is an Indian AI face that deeply respects Indian local languages, culture, and real-life needs, among other things. Sarvam is building cutting-edge AI that is locally grounded and is helping shape India’s AI future through a combination of strong funding, government partnerships, and open-source innovation.
How Sarvam AI is Building Cutting-Edge AI Solutions to Empower India and Put It on the Global AI Map