Sarvam Startup Program
Sarvam AI·India
6 to 12 months of credits on Sarvam's Indian-language speech, translation and LLM APIs, matched to your expected scale. No credit amount is published.
What you get
“Receive up to 12 months of credits, priority support, and production-ready infrastructure across speech, vision, and LLM APIs. (No credit amount published.)”
Can you apply
Credit allocation depends on your use case, stage, and expected scale. Approved startups receive 6-12 months of API credits tailored to their needs. Credits are valid for the duration of your program term (6-12 months). Unused credits do not roll over after the program ends. Yes. If you're already using Sarvam APIs, you can apply to the startup program for additional credits and priority support. Funding stage options on the application include Bootstrapped and Seeking Funding through Series B or later.
When
Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
What Sarvam AI funds
Sarvam runs speech, translation and LLM APIs built for 22 Indian languages, and its startup program hands out 6 to 12 months of credits on them sized to what you expect to use. The one condition it states plainly is that you display "Powered by Sarvam" in your product.
Everything Sarvam AI funds →Details
Credits cover speech-to-text, text-to-speech, translation, chat completion and document intelligence. Allocation depends on use case, stage and expected scale, and Sarvam publishes no figure. Credits are valid only for the program term and unused credits do not roll over; after that you move to standard API pricing. Members also get direct access to Sarvam's engineering team and co-branded case studies. Existing Sarvam API users can apply.
Read off the Sarvam AI page on 8 Sept 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.