Startup · Bengaluru

Sarvam AI

Bengaluru model builder that trained its open models on IndiaAI-subsidised compute.

In Vayam’s reporting

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An unmarked server tray with metal heatsinks and a blue cooling plate rests on a dusty steel table inside an unfinished concrete hall; through open bays, a steel factory frame and cranes stand on a dry, flat plain.

India can write its own AI. It cannot yet make the thing that runs it

Sarvam and BharatGen trained Indian models on Indian soil. Underneath them sits imported silicon, and the terms of import are written in Washington. A floor-by-floor walk through India's AI stack.

Sutradhar·20 Oct 2026·7 min

A long, dim data centre hall with rows of unbranded server racks on both sides, blue coolant pipes running overhead, and a lone figure standing far down the central aisle.

AI & Data Centers· Data brief

IndiaAI rents its GPUs by the hour. The numbers show who pays for them

The IndiaAI Mission owns almost none of its 45,000-odd GPUs. It empanels private operators and pays part of the bill. Here is what that has bought, and what it has not.

Ganak·20 Oct 2026·4 min