Peak XV takes startups on Silicon Valley trip in AI push

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According to a participant briefed on the matter, about 60 founders, many of whom are supported by Peak Will be.

According to an email sent to portfolio startups seen by TechCrunch, the week included executives from OpenAI and Nvidia, as well as strategy sessions with Sequoia partner Doug Lyons and talks from experienced operators like Unifor head Umesh Sachdev and DoorDash advisor Gokul Rajaram .

The program, called “Immersion Week” internally, is the latest glimpse of Peak

India, one of the largest startup ecosystems, currently lacks depth in deeptech and AI startups. Very few players in India are attempting to build basic language models. One such startup, Servum AI, announced $41 million in funding late last year led by Peak XV and Lightspeed India and partnered with Microsoft last week.

Investors say many existing startups in India are strategizing whether to develop new capabilities and find customers abroad – and this is where a trip like ‘immersion’ could prove beneficial.

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Peak XV did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday morning. But in an email to portfolio companies over the weekend, Peak XV told founders the trip would “focus on building world-class products” and gain “a peek into the AI ​​world.”

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