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Sarvam AI Appoints Ex-Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and CBO
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Storyboard•07-10-2026, 16:02
Sarvam AI Appoints Ex-Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and CBO
- •Sarvam AI has appointed former Google Cloud India Managing Director Sashikumar Sreedharan as its new President and Chief Business Officer.
- •Sreedharan brings extensive leadership experience from major tech firms including Google Cloud and Microsoft Corporation India.
- •The strategic hire coincides with Sarvam AI's commercial expansion following its $234 million Series B funding round that valued the company at $1.5 billion.
- •Founded in 2023, Sarvam AI focuses on building sovereign AI infrastructure, models, and applications tailored for Indian languages and enterprise use cases.
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Sarvam AI appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan, the former Managing Director of Google Cloud India, as its President and Chief Business Officer to help strengthen its commercial operations and enterprise AI expansion.
In June 2026, Sarvam AI announced the first close of its $300 million Series B round, raising $234 million at a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion.
Sarvam AI was founded in 2023 by Dr. Vivek Raghavan and Dr. Pratyush Kumar with a focus on building sovereign AI infrastructure and applications for India.
