Peak XV Ready to Back Bigger, Riskier Indian Startups — SkimNews

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- Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Director of Peak XV, said at TechSparks 2026 that the venture capital firm is increasingly willing to back ambitious, high-risk startups.
- Bhatnagar tied the bolder investment posture to AI opening new opportunities for Indian founders to build global companies.
Why it matters: Peak XV's stated willingness at TechSparks 2026 to back ambitious, high-risk startups — framed as a response to AI-driven opportunities — means Indian founders with globally-oriented AI plays have a major VC publicly courting higher-risk deals rather than only safe ones.
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