Krutrim, the Artificial Intelligence startup founded by Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal, has acquired BharatSahAIyak, a public-sector-focused Artificial Intelligence platform previously operated by technology consulting firm Samagra. The financial details of the deal remain undisclosed, but the acquisition signals Krutrim’s strategic ambitions to extend its Artificial Intelligence offerings in the government and public services space. The move allows Krutrim to leverage BharatSahAIyak’s experience with on-ground deployments, particularly within healthcare, education, and public administration sectors across India.
Since its 2023 launch, Krutrim has focused on constructing a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence ecosystem, developing proprietary models in language, vision, and speech. The incorporation of BharatSahAIyak marks a concrete step towards deploying this infrastructure within large-scale, real-world government applications. A Krutrim spokesperson emphasized the company’s commitment to inclusivity and local context in its Artificial Intelligence solutions, reiterating the goal of making ‘Artificial Intelligence for all’ a tangible reality.
As part of the acquisition, the BharatSahAIyak core team has joined Krutrim, bringing expertise from high-impact projects such as KumbhSahAIyak—a chatbot designed to assist pilgrims during Maha Kumbh 2025. This chatbot used Krutrim’s open-source large language model technology to provide information on rituals, navigation, lodging, and nearby attractions. Krutrim aims to scale such initiatives nationwide with its technical platforms, agentic framework ‘Kruti,’ and expanding cloud infrastructure, enhancing collaboration with government agencies. The company has also launched Krutrim AI Lab and BharatBench, open-source initiatives intended to boost Indian Artificial Intelligence research, and is expanding its data center capacity towards a target of 1 gigawatt by 2028, backed by significant capital investment. Krutrim entered the unicorn club in early 2024 after raising major funding from investors such as Z47, the Sarin Family, and others.
