AI startups in India will go global in 2-3 years: pi Ventures' Manish Singhal

Manish Singhal has two video technology patents to his name and helped build products at companies such as Motorola and Sling Media before becoming an entrepreneur and investor. No wonder, then, that the venture capital fund Singhal co-launched last year--pi Ventures--focuses on tech startups, particularly those working on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The VC fund aims to raise $30 million; it has already attracted investors such as International Finance Corporation, Accel Partners, Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal and prominent angel investor TV Mohandas Pai. The fund has backed four startups and will invest in a total of 18-20 startups. In an interaction with VCCircle, Singhal speaks about AI startups in India and the fund's strategy.