Announcing Series A

Sarvam AI Secures a Landmark $41 Million in Series A Funding led by Lightspeed

7th December 2023; India, Bengaluru – Sarvam AI, an Indian startup in Generative AI founded by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar, has announced that it is raising $41 million in Series A round. This funding, led by Lightspeed and supported by Peak XV Partners and Khosla Ventures, represents the largest raise at this stage for an Indian AI startup.

Sarvam AI’s ambitious plan is to develop the “full-stack” for Generative AI ranging from research-led innovations in training custom AI models to an enterprise-grade platform for authoring and deployment. The company believes that this full-stack approach will accelerate adoption of GenAI in India, especially given that enterprises see the potential of GenAI but are grappling with how to leverage it for their business.

Sarvam AI will focus on India’s unique needs. This includes training AI models to support the diverse set of Indian languages and voice-first interfaces. The company will also work with Indian enterprises to co-build domain-specific AI models on their data. Finally, the company aims to create population-scale impact layering GenAI on top of the highly successful India stack specifically for public-good applications.

Hemant Mohapatra, Partner, Lightspeed, reflecting on their global experience in funding leading GenAI ventures, remarked, "Having backed some of the most influential names in GenAI globally, we are excited by Sarvam AI’s unique approach in combining model innovation and application development to build population-scale solutions for India. Lightspeed will be close partners and contribute with our deep capital stack and learnings from our global platform."

Co-founder of Sarvam AI, Vivek Raghavan, reflecting on his decade long experience in building digital public infrastructure including Aadhaar stated, "I have seen first hand the enormous value in innovating at foundational layers and deploying at population scale. India has demonstrated that it can harness technology differently, and with GenAI we have an opportunity to reimagine how this technology can add value to people’s lives."

Domiciled in India, Sarvam AI hopes to contribute to India’s strategic goals in this space. Vinod Khosla, a pioneer in Silicon Valley AI investments, including his early support for OpenAI, commented, "We see several countries having sovereign efforts to build GenAI models given its strategic importance. We need companies like Sarvam AI to develop deep expertise for building AI in and for India."

Co-founder of Sarvam AI, Pratyush Kumar, drawing on his research expertise in academia and corporate research, said, "Our aim is to establish Sarvam AI as a beacon for AI innovation, attracting the brightest minds to tackle foundational research challenges right here in India.” As a founder of the research initiative on open-source Indian language AI called AI4Bharat, Kumar has a track-record of building state-of-the-art AI models for Indian languages which are deployed for various public-good and commercial applications. Kumar also noted, “The race towards ever more powerful AI is both an exciting and divisive one. We named our company Sarvam, which in Sanskrit means ‘all’, as we are intentionally invested in technical and ecosystem innovations that make this technology accessible to all."

Led by its successful founders, Sarvam AI is putting together a high quality team. Commenting on the people at Sarvam AI, Harshjit Sethi, Managing Director, Peak XV, said, “The Sarvam AI team led by Vivek and Pratyush is among the highest calibre AI teams we have seen emerge from India. Vivek’s expertise in building large scale systems with Pratyush’s domain expertise in AI makes them uniquely positioned to build population scale AI applications. Large scale adoption of AI in India will require not only building uniquely Indian use cases but also delivering them at prices that everyone can afford and we believe the Sarvam team is best positioned to accomplish this."
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BULBUL

Meera

Professional and articulate

Arvind

Conversational and articulate

Maitryee

Engaging and informational

Amol

Narrational and mature

Pavithra

Dramatic and engaging

Amartya

Expressive and distinct

E-commerce support

E-commerce requires clear communication of order details, prices, and delivery timelines, often mixing English terms with regional languages. Pick a voice for your brand and keep it consistent across all your communications and languages.

TTS Input: "Your order will be delivered in 2 days""Your order for 2 pairs of Allen Solly jeans and 1 Nike T-shirt has been confirmed. Total price: ₹3,999. Your order will be delivered in 2 days."

Hindi

Kanada

Odia

Telugu

Fintech Applications:

Financial services demand precise pronunciation of monetary values and financial terms, often involving large numbers and specialized vocabulary.

TTS Input: "Your account balance is ₹10,435.26. Kya aap ek FD open karna chahenge?"

Hindi

Punjabi

Tamil

Healthcare Communication:

Healthcare communication requires accurate pronunciation of medical terms, dosages, and instructions, often involving complex terminology and precise numerical information.

TTS Input: "Namaste Sharma ji, Dr. Gupta ne aapko Metformin 500mg prescribe kiya hai. Ise daily two times, subah aur shaam ko khana ke baad lena hai. Kya aapko koi side-effects ka anubhav ho raha hai?"

Hindi

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Audiobooks require consistent voice quality across languages, natural code-mixing, and expressive narration to bring stories to life. Give a unique voice to your characters in the same language.

TTS Input: "भगवान कृष्ण कहते हैं, सुखी जीवन जीने और स्वर्ग प्राप्त करने के लिए तपस्या और दान जैसे कुछ कार्य करने चाहिए। पुण्य कर्म करने से अनजाने में किए गए पाप भी नष्ट हो जाते हैं। इस प्रकार मनुष्य को नरक में नहीं जाना पड़ता।"

Hindi

Bengali

E-Learning Platform

Educational content often involves technical terms, mathematical expressions, and the need to maintain student engagement through varied intonation.

TTS Input: "आज हम Einstein की Theory of Relativity के बारे में पढ़ेंगे। Theory कहती है कि समय और space एक दूसरे से जुड़े हुए हैं और इन्हें एक साथ space-time कहा जाता है। यह theory बताती है कि जब कोई object बहुत high speed से move करता है, तो उसके लिए time slow हो जाता है। इसे mathematically इस equation से express किया जा सकता है:

E = mc^2

जहाँ E energy है, m object का mass है, और c speed of light in vacuum है, जो लगभग 3 times 10^8 meters per second होती है। यह equation दिखाती है कि mass और energy interchangeable हैं और एक दूसरे में convert हो सकते हैं।"

Hindi

Multilingual news broadacasting

TTS Input with lots of abbreviation: "The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully launched its latest satellite, GSAT-30, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The satellite will enhance communication services across India. This achievement marks another milestone for ISRO following their earlier successful missions this year."

English

Tamil

Astrology Bot

Astrology applications need to convey mystical and predictive content with an appropriate tone and handling of astrological terminology.

TTS Input: "Namaste! Aaj aapka din shubh hai. Venus ki position se aapko aaj ek good news mil sakti hai. Office mein kisi senior se important task assign ho sakta hai. Stay confident!"

Hindi

Gujarati

Giving a Desi Touch to Google Maps:

Navigation services need to provide clear, timely instructions with accurate pronunciation of street names and landmarks.

TTS Input: “Head south on Netaji Subhash Marg toward Dayanand Road. In 12 meters, turn left onto Dayanand Road. Continue straight for 350 meters, passing the United Bank of India ATM on your left."

Hindi

Speak to your users via IoT

Smart home devices need to convey information clearly and handle queries in natural, conversational language.

TTS Input: "Good morning! It's 7:00 AM. The temperature today is 28 degrees Celsius, and the weather is very pleasant. You have a busy day ahead. Your first meeting is scheduled for 9:30 AM with the marketing team to discuss the upcoming campaign strategies.”

Marathi

Legal Documents

The powers of judicial review in the matters involving financial implications are also very limited. The wisdom and advisability of the Courts in the matters concerning the finance, are ordinarily not amenable to judicial review unless a gross case of arbitrariness or unfairness is established by the aggrieved party.

Key Feature: With Formal Mode, you can create legal documents in different Indic languages while maintaining the formal tone.

Colloquial mode now empowers millions of Indians to access these complex documents by translating it in colloquial Indic language.

Other Translation Models
‍वित्तीय निहितार्थ से जुड़े मामलों में न्यायिक समीक्षा की शक्तियाँ भी बहुत सीमित हैं। वित्त से संबंधित मामलों में न्यायालयों का ज्ञान और सलाह आम तौर पर न्यायिक समीक्षा के लिए अनुकूल नहीं होते हैं जब तक कि पीड़ित पक्ष द्वारा मनमाने या अन्यायपूर्ण का एक गंभीर मामला स्थापित नहीं किया जाता है।

Mayura (Formal + Preprocessing)
वित्त-संबंधी मामलों की समीक्षा करने के लिए न्यायपालिका की शक्ति काफी सीमित है। आम तौर पर, अदालतें वित्तीय मामलों में हस्तक्षेप नहीं करती हैं जब तक कि अन्याय या मनमाने ढंग से काम करने का स्पष्ट मामला न हो। यह आम तौर पर केवल तभी होता है जब निर्णय से प्रभावित व्यक्ति इसे साबित कर सकता है।

Mayura (Colloqiual + Preprocessing)
Judiciary की financial-related cases को review करने की power बहुत restricted है। आमतौर पर, courts financial matters में interfere नहीं करते हैं जब तक कि unfairness या arbitrariness का clear case ना हो। ये आमतौर पर तभी होता है जब decision से प्रभावित व्यक्ति उसे prove कर सके।

Unlock colloquial translation

I can help you sign up for our courses in just a few steps. Can you please provide your name and email address to get started?

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She's the GOAT when it comes to baking.

Formal
मैं कुछ ही चरणों में हमारे पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए साइन अप करने में आपकी मदद कर सकता हूँ। क्या आप कृपया अपना नाम और ईमेल पता प्रदान कर सकते हैं?

Colloquial
मैं आपको बस कुछ ही steps में हमारे courses के लिए sign up करने में मदद कर सकता हूँ। क्या आप अपना नाम और email address बता सकते हैं ताकि हम शुरू कर सकें?

Other Models
जब बेकिंग की बात आती है तो वह बकरी है।

Colloquial Mode:
वे बेकिंग में महारत रखती हैं, उनके केक शानदार होते हैं।
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Visual

E-commerce requires clear communication of order details, prices, and delivery timelines, often mixing English terms with regional languages.

TTS Input: "Your order for 2 pairs of Allen Solly jeans and 1 Nike T-shirt has been confirmed. Total price: ₹3,999. Your order will be delivered in 2 days"

Hindi

Kanada

Healthcare Communication:

Healthcare communication requires accurate pronunciation of medical terms, dosages, and instructions, often involving complex terminology and precise numerical information.

TTS Input: "Namaste Sharma ji, Dr. Gupta ne aapko Metformin 500mg prescribe kiya hai. Ise daily two times, subah aur shaam ko khana ke baad lena hai. Kya aapko koi side-effects ka anubhav ho raha hai?"

Hindi

Gujarati

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Audiobooks require consistent voice quality across languages, natural code-mixing, and expressive narration to bring stories to life. Give a unique voice to your characters in the same language.

TTS Input:
कृष्ण: "अर्जुन, धर्म का मार्ग अक्सर चुनौतियों से भरा होता है, लेकिन विश्वास और संकल्प के साथ, सबसे अंधेरी रातें भी सुबह में बदल जाती हैं।"

‍अर्जुन: "कृष्ण, आपका ज्ञान हमारा मार्गदर्शक तारा है। मैं धर्म की रक्षा करने और अपने लोगों की रक्षा करने का प्रयास करूंगा।"

‍द्रौपदी: "कृष्ण, मेरा हृदय अन्याय के बोझ से भारी है, लेकिन आपकी उपस्थिति मुझे आशा से भर देती है। मुझे विश्वास है कि न्याय की जीत होगी।"

Krishna

Arjun

Draupadi

Male Professional newscaster voice in English:

TTS Input: "The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully launched its latest satellite, GSAT-30, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The satellite will enhance communication services across India. This achievement marks another milestone for ISRO following their earlier successful missions this year."

TTS Output

Hindi (Female voice):

TTS Input: "इसरो, Indian Space Research Organisation ने अपना latest satellite, GSAT-30, Satish Dhawan Space Centre से, successfully launch कर दिया है। , ये satellite पूरे India में, communication services को improve करेगा। , ये इस साल ISRO के successful missions के बाद , एक और बड़ी achievement है।"

TTS Output