Sarvam AI 据报洽谈以 30 亿美元估值融资 3 亿美元
Sarvam AI in Talks to Raise $300 Mn at $3 Bn Valuation: Report
据 ET 报道，印度班加罗尔 AI 初创公司 Sarvam AI 正就融资 2.5 亿至 3 亿美元进行早期洽谈，估值约 30 亿美元，若成行将在四个月内把估值翻倍。报道称该公司同时与印度大型企业和机构洽谈，希望让印度实体保留较大持股比例，融资规模和估值仍可能变化。Sarvam AI 今年 6 月完成 3 亿美元 B 轮首轮交割，融资 2.34 亿美元，投后估值 15 亿美元，由 HCLTech 领投 1.5 亿美元，NVIDIA 和 IndiGo Ventures 参与了 7500 万美元的扩展轮。
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Bengaluru-based AI startup Sarvam AI is in early discussions to raise $250 million to $300 million at a valuation of $3 billion, potentially doubling its valuation in four months, according to an ET report.
The proposed funding round could make Sarvam the most highly valued AI startup in India. The amount being raised and the valuation could change as discussions progress, the report added.
Sarvam AI is also reportedly in talks with large domestic enterprises and institutions as it seeks to keep a substantial shareholding with Indian entities. The discussions are at an early stage.
AIM reached out to Sarvam AI for confirmation. The company had not responded at the time of publication.
In June, Sarvam raised $234 million in the first close of its $300 million Series B round at a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion. HCLTech led the round with a $150 million investment, alongside Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investors Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners. NVIDIA and IndiGo Ventures participated in a $75 million extension.
Founded by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar in 2023, Sarvam develops Indian-language AI models and applications for government agencies and businesses, with a focus on sectors such as banking and insurance. Its customers include Life Insurance Corporation of India, SBI Life, IDFC First Bank, Tata Capital and CRED.
The company is expanding its efforts across AI models, computing infrastructure and enterprise deployments. It plans to build a trillion-parameter AI model and establish an office in San Francisco to recruit researchers. Sarvam has also hired Sashikumar Sreedharan, the former head of Google Cloud India.
Sarvam’s Indus AI workspace has received approval for deployment across Maharashtra government departments for tasks such as drafting, translation and document analysis. Government data for the deployment will be hosted within India.