AI startup Sarvam has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as president and chief business officer. He previously served as managing director of Google Cloud India. He will also join the company's board of directors.
Role and responsibilities
Sreedharan will lead Sarvam's work with enterprises, government institutions, digital native companies, developers, and partners. He will oversee marketing, finance, forward-deployed engineering, service delivery, and commercial operations. He also spent more than five years leading Microsoft India's enterprise business.
Company background
Sarvam was founded in 2023 by Pratyush Kumar and Vivek Raghavan. The company builds foundation AI models, computing infrastructure, and enterprise applications. It says more than 100 enterprises and government institutions use its full-stack AI offering.
Recent AI products
Sarvam recently introduced Prism, a decision model built on its Sarvam 105B foundation model. It has also released speech and vision models for Indian languages, including Sarvam Vision 2.1 and Saaras V4. These products target organizations that need tools for local languages and data security.
Sarvam said its next phase will focus on advancing research and building products for broader use. The company also plans to build a larger enterprise business around its AI technology. Sreedharan will oversee commercial operations as part of that effort.