Peak XV Taking 60 AI Startup Founders on Silicon Valley Immersion Trip to Meet Industry Leaders
• Peak XV taking 60 founders from its portfolio companies in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia on a Silicon Valley "immersion trip" to meet with industry leaders in AI
• Week includes strategy sessions with OpenAI, Nvidia, Sequoia's Doug Leone, and talks from operators like Uniphore's Umesh Sachdev and DoorDash advisor Gokul Rajaram
• Part of Peak XV's expanding offerings beyond just writing checks as competition rises among VCs seeking access to promising AI startups
• India lacks depth in deeptech and AI startups currently; Sarvam AI one of few attempting large language models and scored funding from Peak XV
• Peak XV has $2.5 billion to deploy in the region and taking aggressive approach to building out bench strength and networking capabilities globally since split from Sequoia last year