# Aravind Srinivas

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-20T12:58:19Z**:  — Activate announces a multi-year collaboration with Nvidia to support Indian AI founders.
- **2026-02-20T12:58:19Z**:  — Initial startups expected to be onboarded to the Nvidia Inception program through Activate.
- **2025-12-01**: Activate Fund Launch — Aakrit Vaish and Pratyush Choudhury launch the $75M Activate fund.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Perplexity's $34.5B Chrome Bid: A VC-Backed Bet on 1,000x User Growth
2026-07-01 00:11:12 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Perplexity's all-cash bid for Chrome, funded by undisclosed VCs, represents a high-stakes user acquisition play—turning a 3M userbase into 3B+ at a per-user cost of roughly $11.50. But the funding and long-term sustainability remain unverified, and critics warn of a 70% crash in web investment.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/perplexity-34-billion-chrome-bid-vc-backing

### Activate and Nvidia Partner to Fuel India's 'Day Zero' AI Startups
2026-02-20 12:58:19 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Aakrit Vaish’s $75 million fund, Activate, has entered a multi-year partnership with Nvidia to provide Indian AI founders with unprecedented access to compute, technical expertise, and early-stage capital. The collaboration targets 'day zero' startups, offering them direct integration into the Nvidia Inception program and the Nemotron model ecosystem.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/activate-nvidia-partnership-india-ai-startups

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