AI startup Sarvam has appointed former Google Cloud India Managing Director Sashikumar Sreedharan as its President and Chief Business Officer (CBO).
In his new role, Sreedharan will lead the company’s enterprise and government operations and oversee marketing, finance, forward-deployed engineering, service delivery and commercial operations. He will also join Sarvam’s board of directors.
Sreedharan served as Managing Director of Google Cloud India for over a year. His career spans around 35 years, with previous stints at Microsoft India, IBM, Wipro and Happiest Minds Technologies.
Founded in 2023 by Pratyush Kumar and Vivek Raghavan, Sarvam develops foundational AI models, computing infrastructure and enterprise applications.
The startup claims to have more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are building with its full-stack AI offerings.
The appointment comes as Sarvam expands its AI portfolio with products such as Sarvam 105B, Sarvam Vision 2.1, Saaras V4 and Bulbul V4 Flash.
Earlier this year, the company raised $234 million in the first close of its $300 million Series B round at a valuation of $1.5 billion. Its investors include HCLTech, Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners.
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