Artificial Intelligence

Krutrim (Ola AI)

Medium52% confidenceProfile verified Jul 27, 2026

Founded by Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal, Krutrim became India's first AI unicorn in January 2024 after raising $50 million at a $1 billion valuation, and trained one of India's earliest large language models on over 2 trillion tokens with a focus on Indian languages. Facing muted investor interest in its model ambitions, Krutrim has since pivoted its near-term business toward AI cloud and infrastructure services for Indian enterprises, cutting its 2026 fundraising target roughly in half (to $300 million from $500 million) while posting its first annual net profit in FY2026 on about $31.5 million in revenue, roughly triple the prior year.

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The Story So Far

Jan 2024: Becomes India's first AI unicornJan 2026: Pivots to AI cloud services; first annual profitMay 2026: India's first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality

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Krutrim (Ola AI)'s Timeline

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  1. Jan 2024 · Becomes India's first AI unicorn

    Krutrim raised $50 million at a $1 billion valuation, becoming India's first artificial intelligence unicorn.

  2. Jan 2026 · Pivots to AI cloud services; first annual profit

    Facing softer demand for its foundation-model ambitions, Krutrim shifted focus toward AI cloud services and posted its first annual net profit on ~$31.5M revenue.