Sarvam AI Names Sashikumar Sreedharan President and CBO
Sarvam AI has appointed former Google Cloud India head Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer, with a seat on its board.
Key Takeaways
- Sarvam AI has named Sashikumar Sreedharan its President and Chief Business Officer.
- Sreedharan was most recently Managing Director for India at Google Cloud and joins Sarvam's board.
- He will lead the enterprise and government business and oversee marketing, finance and commercial operations.
- Sarvam says more than 100 enterprises and government institutions build with its full-stack AI offering.
- Sarvam raised $234 million in the first close of a $300 million Series B in June 2026.
Table of Contents 7 sections
- Sarvam AI's new President and CBO at a glance
- Sashikumar Sreedharan's three decades in enterprise technology
- How Sarvam AI grew from a 2023 startup into a unicorn
- Sashikumar Sreedharan on building AI from India
- What Sarvam AI says about enterprises owning their AI
- Sarvam AI's leadership after the Sreedharan appointment
- FAQs
Sarvam AI, the Bengaluru generative AI startup, has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as its President and Chief Business Officer. Sreedharan was most recently Managing Director for India at Google Cloud, and he will also join Sarvam's board of directors. The company announced the move on 9 November 2026.
Sreedharan will lead Sarvam's business with enterprises and government, and expand its work with digital native companies, developers and partners. He will also be in charge of marketing, finance, forward deployed engineering, service delivery and commercial operations. Sarvam said more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are now building with its full-stack AI offering.
Sarvam AI's new President and CBO at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Sarvam AI |
| Appointee | Sashikumar Sreedharan |
| New role | President and Chief Business Officer |
| Board seat | Joins Sarvam's board of directors |
| Previous role | Managing Director for India, Google Cloud |
| Will lead | Enterprise and government business |
| Customers | More than 100 enterprises and government institutions |
| Announced | 9 November 2026 |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru |
Sashikumar Sreedharan's three decades in enterprise technology
Sreedharan has more than three decades of experience in the technology industry. Before Google Cloud, he led Microsoft India's enterprise business as Managing Director for over five years.
At Sarvam, his remit covers both selling to large customers and running core business functions. Sarvam said the next phase of the company is about advancing its research, developing products for people around the world and building a company that can operate at a much greater scale.
How Sarvam AI grew from a 2023 startup into a unicorn
Sarvam AI was founded in 2023 by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar. It builds foundational AI models, computing infrastructure and enterprise applications. Its models include Sarvam 105B, the vision language model Sarvam Vision 2.1, the speech to text model Saaras V4 and the text to speech model Bulbul V4 Flash.
In June 2026, Sarvam raised $234 million in the first close of a $300 million Series B round at a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion. HCLTech led the round, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners also invested.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar found Sarvam AI |
| June 2026 | Raises $234 million in the first close of a $300 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation |
| October 2026 | Launches the Bulbul V4 Flash text to speech model |
| November 2026 | Introduces Sarvam Prism |
| 9 November 2026 | Appoints Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer |
Sashikumar Sreedharan on building AI from India
"India should be a maker of the intelligence the world runs on. For me, joining Sarvam is a commitment to that opportunity."
What Sarvam AI says about enterprises owning their AI
Sarvam said every enterprise should own its AI, with the data, the models and the agents staying inside the enterprise.
Sarvam AI's leadership after the Sreedharan appointment
Sarvam AI now has a former Google Cloud India head leading its enterprise and government business and sitting on its board. The company, founded in 2023, says more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are building with its full-stack AI offering. It raised $234 million in the first close of its Series B in June 2026.
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