Sarvam AI nears $1.5B valuation with landmark India-focused AI funding round

NDTV, citing people familiar, reported on April 3, 2026 that Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI is close to raising $300–$350 million at a valuation of about $1.5–$1.55 billion. The round is expected to be led by Bessemer Venture Partners with Nvidia, Amazon and Prosperity7 Ventures also participating, backing Sarvam’s multilingual and agentic AI models for 22 Indian languages.