{
  "slug": "sarvam-ai-startup-program",
  "name": "Sarvam AI Startup Program",
  "fields": {
    "Format": "Remote",
    "Investment Terms": "Six-to-twelve-month credit/support packages; exact award depends on use case and approval",
    "Full-time Expected": "No",
    "Funding Before Full-time": "Not applicable",
    "Mentorship Depth": "Occasional",
    "Company Required": "Yes",
    "Recommendation": "Apply later",
    "Economic Caveats": "Not useful merely because the company is Indian; local-language capability must be core to the product.",
    "Location": "India",
    "Newly Discovered": false,
    "Evidence Quality": "Official current",
    "Priority": "P1 Apply soon",
    "Fit for Current Stage": "Possible now",
    "Structure or Accountability": "None",
    "Solo Eligibility": "Yes",
    "Last Verified": "2026-08-01",
    "Category": "Credits",
    "Stage Accepted": [
      "Prototype",
      "MVP",
      "Traction"
    ],
    "Customer or GTM Support": "Some",
    "Next Action": "Relevant to local-language agent ideas, not the current software-verification wedge unless language support becomes core.",
    "Application Timing Notes": "Apply when Indian-language voice/text capability is material to the product",
    "Official URL": "https://www.sarvam.ai/startup-program",
    "Traction Requirement": "Helpful",
    "Can Keep Job": "Yes",
    "Funding Timing": "No funding",
    "Cash / Benefit Type": "Credits or discount",
    "Relocation Required": "No",
    "Sector or Thesis": [
      "AI",
      "Voice AI"
    ],
    "External Status": "Rolling",
    "Cofounder Support": "No",
    "Brand Value": "Strong",
    "Commitment Details": "Product-stage startup access to Sarvam models, credits, and engineering support",
    "Original Inventory": "Sarvam AI Startup Program",
    "Why or Decisive Note": "Strong India-specific credit and ecosystem option for local-language agents. Not relevant to the current verification wedge unless language support becomes central.",
    "Region": [
      "India",
      "APAC",
      "Remote"
    ],
    "Credits or Perks": "Six-to-twelve-month access/credit and engineering-support package for approved Indian-language AI startups; exact value varies",
    "Preference Alignment": "Acceptable",
    "Legacy Commitment Signal": "Fits keep job",
    "Application Effort": "Medium",
    "Primary Value": [
      "Credits",
      "Brand",
      "Tooling",
      "Mentorship"
    ],
    "Application Requirements": "Product/startup application with a material Indian-language text or voice use case and credible implementation plan",
    "Organization": "Sarvam AI",
    "Weekly Load": "Light",
    "Website Status": "Active"
  },
  "html": "/funding/sarvam-ai-startup-program"
}