# Harshjit Sethi

> Harshjit Sethi is a Series A investor at Peak XV Partners backing Artificial Intelligence. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshjitsethi

Harshjit Sethi is a Managing Director at Sequoia Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 19% |
| Software | 5 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 13% |
| Developer Tools | 3 | 10% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 10% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 10 | 32% |
| Series B | 6 | 19% |
| Series C | 5 | 16% |
| Series D | 3 | 10% |
| Seed | 2 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 7 | 23% |
| United States | 7 | 23% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sarvam AI | Sarvam AI develops artificial intelligence infrastructure, models, and applications designed to support Indian languages and enterprise use cases. Its platform provides capabilities such as text-to-speech, speech-to-text, translation, document digitization, dubbing, and conversational AI through APIs and deployable products. The company builds andoperates a full-stack AI ecosystem that includes foundational models, application-layer tools, and infrastructure for serving AI workloads at scale. Sarvam’s offerings are used by enterprises, government organizations, and developers to automate workflows, process multilingual content, and enable AI-powered interactions across diverse linguistic contexts. The company also develops language and multimodal models tailored to Indian languages and regional requirements, with support for deployment in cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. | $234M | Series B | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| RapidCanvas | RapidCanvas is the AI platform for business users. With RapidCanvas, organizations can develop bespoke high-performance, production-grade AI solutions 10x faster, all without the need for specialized data science knowledge or coding expertise, or any investments in professional services. Leveraging cutting-edge AutoAI technology, RapidCanvaseffortlessly navigates users through an automated journey from raw data to explainable and actionable predictions. RapidCanvas works with industry leaders in manufacturing, direct-to-consumer, real estate, and financial services, empowering them to unlock the full potential of AI. For more information visit rapidcanvas.ai. | $16M | Series A | Dec 11, 2024 |  |
| Enterpret | Enterpret is a company that centralizes customer feedback to enhance product development and customer insights. It provides tools for sales teams to transform unstructured feedback into actionable intelligence, helping them understand customer needs and drive growth. | $20.8M | Series A | Dec 04, 2024 |  |
| Sarvam AI | Sarvam AI develops artificial intelligence infrastructure, models, and applications designed to support Indian languages and enterprise use cases. Its platform provides capabilities such as text-to-speech, speech-to-text, translation, document digitization, dubbing, and conversational AI through APIs and deployable products. The company builds andoperates a full-stack AI ecosystem that includes foundational models, application-layer tools, and infrastructure for serving AI workloads at scale. Sarvam’s offerings are used by enterprises, government organizations, and developers to automate workflows, process multilingual content, and enable AI-powered interactions across diverse linguistic contexts. The company also develops language and multimodal models tailored to Indian languages and regional requirements, with support for deployment in cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. | $41M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Sarvam AI | Sarvam AI develops artificial intelligence infrastructure, models, and applications designed to support Indian languages and enterprise use cases. Its platform provides capabilities such as text-to-speech, speech-to-text, translation, document digitization, dubbing, and conversational AI through APIs and deployable products. The company builds andoperates a full-stack AI ecosystem that includes foundational models, application-layer tools, and infrastructure for serving AI workloads at scale. Sarvam’s offerings are used by enterprises, government organizations, and developers to automate workflows, process multilingual content, and enable AI-powered interactions across diverse linguistic contexts. The company also develops language and multimodal models tailored to Indian languages and regional requirements, with support for deployment in cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. |  | Seed | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Sarvam AI | Sarvam AI develops artificial intelligence infrastructure, models, and applications designed to support Indian languages and enterprise use cases. Its platform provides capabilities such as text-to-speech, speech-to-text, translation, document digitization, dubbing, and conversational AI through APIs and deployable products. The company builds andoperates a full-stack AI ecosystem that includes foundational models, application-layer tools, and infrastructure for serving AI workloads at scale. Sarvam’s offerings are used by enterprises, government organizations, and developers to automate workflows, process multilingual content, and enable AI-powered interactions across diverse linguistic contexts. The company also develops language and multimodal models tailored to Indian languages and regional requirements, with support for deployment in cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. |  | Seed | Oct 04, 2023 |  |
| Last9 | Last9 is a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Platform that makes it easy for engineering and DevOps teams to gain visibility, adopt SLOs, and ship reliable software faster. Last9 removes the guesswork from improving the reliability of distributed systems. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Santa Clara, California. | $11M | Series A | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| TestMu AI | LambdaTest allows users to test public or locally hosted web apps across different browsers, OS, and devices. It empowers developers and testers with a single integrated ecosystem wherein they can perform all their tests confidently. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $45M | Series C | Mar 29, 2022 |  |
| TestMu AI | TestMu AI develops an AI-native software testing and quality engineering platform that supports automated testing across web, mobile, API, and artificial intelligence applications. The company provides cloud-based infrastructure and autonomous testing agents that assist development teams with test planning, test generation, execution, debugging,and performance analysis. Its platform includes browser testing, real device testing, visual testing, accessibility testing, and test orchestration tools designed to support continuous software delivery workflows.TestMu AI also develops agent-based systems that use natural language prompts and multimodal inputs to automate quality assurance processes and test case creation. The company offers scalable cloud environments for executing tests across different browsers, operating systems, mobile devices, and enterprise configurations. In addition, TestMu AI integrates analytics, reporting, and infrastructure management tools that help organizations monitor software quality and optimize testing operations across development lifecycles. | $45M | Series C | Mar 29, 2022 |  |
| Darwinbox | Darwinbox is a leading provider of cloud-based Human Resources Management Software (HRMS). With a new-age enterprise-focused HR Technology suite, Darwinbox engages and empowers employees across the entire lifecycle (hire-to-retire) with a smarter, simpler & mobile-first HR Tech experience powered by AI and Machine LearningRecognized as one ofthe most preferred HCM platforms in APAC by Gartner, more than 350+ global enterprises and unicorns such as Arvind, Dr. Reddys, Kotak, Mahindra, Paytm, Swiggy, and Myntra have digitized their HR with Darwinbox. Powered by AI and ML features such as an HR Voicebot, Advanced Talent Analytics, Candidate Shortlisting, OCR-based expense scans, etc., Darwinbox is used and loved by 850,000+ employees!Founded in 2015 with a vision to transform the interaction between workforce and technology, Darwinbox has been backed by the likes of Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed, and Endiya Partners. | $81.6M | Series D | Jan 24, 2022 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Lightspeed India Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners-india) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Titanium Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telstra-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Peak XV Partners

VC Fund · Bengaluru, India

Peak XV Partners (Formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) is a venture capital and growth investment firm investing across India, South East Asia, and beyond. Peak XV has grown to manage over $9bn in capital across 13 funds and invested in over 400 companies, of which ~40 companies have achieved revenues of over $100MM.

5 contacts available at Peak XV Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ishaan Mittal | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ishaan-mittal |
| Ajey Gore | Operating Partner - Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajey-gore |
| Arnav Sahu | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanchit-narang |
| Ashish Agrawal | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashish-agrawal |
| Harshjit Sethi | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harshjit-sethi |

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## FAQ

### What does Harshjit Sethi invest in?

Harshjit Sethi invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Harshjit Sethi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Harshjit Sethi closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 31 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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