Overview

• Twelve of the 23 companies are building AI-led products across sectors such as manufacturing, semiconductors, finance and marketing.
• The cohort spans India, the Asia-Pacific and other markets, with founders including Sachin Tendulkar, Olympic medalist Grant Brits and ex–Google DeepMind engineer Siddhant Jayakumar.
• Surge 11 will include an international immersion in the United States, alongside workshops covering product, sales, marketing, culture and fundraising.
• Since launching in 2019, Surge has supported over 170 startups that collectively raised more than $3 billion in follow-on funding, and the top ten alumni generate over $1 billion in annual revenues.
• Forbes reports Peak XV plans to invest up to $3 million in each company, with the announcement arriving during its first post–Sequoia split fundraising and following senior-level exits.