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Aggarwal dreamed of rivaling Amazon Google OpenAI now must save Krutrim from collapse
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Published on 24 April 2026
A once-bragged AI torch now faces brutal funding reality
Krutrim, touted as a flagship of India’s AI push, is entering a high-stakes phase. After restructuring and delays in product maturation, the company is being forced to rethink its strategy amid rising funding pressure. Once positioned to compete globally, it now faces a make-or-break survival test in a harsh frontier-tech market.
- Krutrim’s restructuring signals a major course correction
- Product maturation has not matched early AI ambitions
- Funding pressure is forcing a tougher strategic rethink
- Survival is now the priority in frontier tech
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The Economic Times