AI unicorn Sarvam has appointed former Google Cloud India managing director Sashikumar Sreedharan as its president and chief business officer (CBO), as it looks to strengthen its enterprise and government business and scale the commercial deployment of its AI technology.

In his new role, Sreedharan will lead Sarvam’s business across enterprises and government institutions while expanding its engagement with digital-native companies, developers and partners. He will also oversee marketing, finance, forward-deployed engineering, service delivery and commercial operations, the company said in a blog post.

Before joining Sarvam, Sreedharan  served as MD of Google Cloud India for over a year. Across a career spanning about 35 years, he has served across companies like Microsoft India, IBM, Wipro, Happiest Mind Technologies, among others.

His appointment comes as Sarvam looks to move beyond developing indigenous AI models and build a larger enterprise business around its technology.

The startup said it provides its full-stack AI offerings to over 100 enterprises and government institutions.  “The next phase of Sarvam is about advancing our research, developing products loved by people around the world, and building a company that can operate at a much greater scale,” the startup said. 

Founded in 2023 by Pratyush Kumar and Vivek Raghavan, Sarvam develops foundational AI models, computing infrastructure, and enterprise applications. Its offerings target businesses and government agencies seeking tools tailored to Indian languages, data-security requirements, and local use cases.

The new CBO appointment comes shortly after Sarvam expanded its AI portfolio with the launch of Prism . The “System One” decision model built on top of Sarvam AI’s Sarvam 105B foundation model.

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