Sarvam brings in Google Cloud India's Sashikumar Sreedharan as president and CBO

Sarvam has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as its President and Chief Business Officer (CBO), adding him to the company's board of directors.

In his new role, Sreedharan will oversee Sarvam's business operations across enterprise and government segments while expanding its engagement with digital-native companies, developers and partners. His responsibilities will also include marketing, finance, forward-deployed engineering, service delivery and commercial operations.

He joins Sarvam from Google Cloud, where he served as Managing Director for India.

Sreedharan brings over 30 years of experience in the technology industry. Before Google, he spent more than five years at Microsoft India, leading its enterprise business as Managing Director.

Founded in 2023 by Pratyush Kumar and Vivek Raghavan, Sarvam focuses on building foundational AI models, computing infrastructure and AI-powered solutions for businesses.

The appointment comes as Sarvam expands its enterprise and government business. The company said more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are currently using its full-stack AI offerings.

Sarvam aims to strengthen its research capabilities, develop products for global markets and scale its operations as demand for its AI solutions grows.

Commenting on his appointment, Sreedharan said India has an opportunity to become a global developer of artificial intelligence technologies. He added that he looks forward to working with Sarvam's team and customers to build products that can become an integral part of industrial and government operations.

Earlier in June, Sarvam AI achieved unicorn status after raising $234 million in the first close of its Series B funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion. IT major  HCLTech led the round with a $150 million investment. Later in August, the AI startup raised fresh funding of $74 million from Nvidia and AI focused venture capital firm Activate and others.