# Sarvam AI

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/sarvam-ai

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Bangalore, India
- Website: www.sarvam.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $116M
- Latest round: Series B (Aug 3, 2026)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Founded in 2023 by Dr. Vivek Raghavan and Dr. Pratyush Kumar and based in Karnataka, India, Axonwise Private Limited, doing business as Sarvam AI, operates as an information technology company that develops artificial intelligence-based software as a service to automate business tasks. In September 2026, Sarvam AI raised USD 234 million in venture funding.


Sarvam AI specializes in providing advanced language processing solutions designed to break down communication barriers across diverse linguistic landscapes in India. The company’s primary offerings include an open-source AI platform, where developers can build custom AI models using tools like Shuka v1 and Sarvam-2b; Mayura, a language processing translation tool that enables translation between Indian languages and others; speech-to-text tools (Saaras & Saarika), which convert spoken words in various Indian languages into text; Bulbul, a text-to-speech tool, which creates natural-sounding voices in multiple Indian languages; and generative AI for businesses (Sarvam Agents), which builds AI-powered bots for phone calls, WhatsApp, and in-app interactions, allowing users to engage in natural, voice-driven conversations.
In August 2026, Sarvam AI raised USD 74 million in series B Extension Round led by Nventures (Nvidia), with participation from other investors Activate Capital, Gaja Capital Partners, Indigo Ventures, KJ Trust, AngelList India (AL Trust), Varun Daga Family Trust, One Up Financial Consultants Pvt Ltd and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The round was part of a larger USD 308 million series B funding.

The company plans to use the August 2026 funding for continued research and training of its next frontier models for agentic, coding and cybersecurity applications, access to compute at scale, and expansion of enterprise deployments across key verticals.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Aug 3, 2026, $74M — Gaja Capital Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Nventures, Activate Capital, AngelList India, One Up Financial Consultants Pvt Ltd, IndiGo Ventures, Varun Daga Family, KJ Trust
- Series A, Dec 6, 2023, $29M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Peak XV Partners
- Seed, Aug 25, 2023, $13M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Peak XV Partners

## Investors

- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A
- Peak XV Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/peak-xv-partners) — Seed, Series A
- Khosla Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/khosla-ventures) — Series A
- Gaja Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaja-capital-partners) — Series B
- Glade Brook Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/glade-brook-capital-partners) — Series B
- Nventures — Series B
- Activate Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/activate-capital) — Series B
- AngelList India — Series B
- One Up Financial Consultants Pvt Ltd — Series B
- IndiGo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/indigo-ventures) — Series B
- Varun Daga Family — Series B
- KJ Trust — Series B