Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma wants India to build its own AI models, ready to fund the builders

Economic Times TechOctober 7, 2026en

Speaking this week at Cypher 2026, the AI conference in Bengaluru, Sharma said he would write cheques of Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore to founders willing to take on the challenge.

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