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Peak XV, the venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital last year<\/a>, is taking its portfolio companies from India, Southeast Asia and Australia on an \u201cimmersion\u201d trip to Silicon Valley this week to meet several industry titans, the latest in the venture firm\u2019s broadening offerings and networking flex.<\/p>\n About 60 founders, many backed by Peak XV\u2019s powerfully influential program Surge<\/a>, will join partners from the firm on the trip to meet industry leaders and visit AI research centers, according to a participant briefed on the matter.<\/p>\n The week includes strategy sessions with executives from OpenAI and Nvidia as well as Sequoia partner Doug Leone, and talks from seasoned operators like Uniphore chief Umesh Sachdev and DoorDash advisor Gokul Rajaram, according to an email the firm sent to portfolio startups seen by TechCrunch.<\/p>\n The program, internally dubbed \u201cImmersion Week,\u201d is the latest peek at Peak XV\u2019s broadening roster beyond writing checks as competition intensifies among venture investors seeking access to the most promising AI startups globally.<\/p>\n India, one of the largest startup ecosystems, currently lacks the depth in deeptech and AI startups. Very few players in India are attempting to build foundational large language models. Sarvam AI, one such startup, announced a $41 million funding late last year<\/a> led by Peak XV and Lightspeed India and scored a partnership with Microsoft last week.<\/p>\n Investors say that many existing startups in India are strategizing on what new capabilities to build and in finding customers overseas \u2014 and that\u2019s where a trip like \u2018Immersion\u2019 can prove beneficial.<\/p>\n Peak XV has taken an aggressive approach since its split last year, rapidly building out its bench strength and networking capabilities across geographies.<\/p>\n Peak XV didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment Monday morning. But in the email to portfolio companies over the weekend, Peak XV told founders the trip would \u201cfocus on building world-class products\u201d and gaining \u201ca glimpse into the AI world.\u201d<\/p>\n Peak XV Managing Directors Shailendra Singh, Rajan Anandan, Harshjit Sethi, Ashish Agrawal, and Surge Partner Pieter Kemps are among those hosting the week, according to the person briefed on the matter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n