Archive · 25 Oct 2025
Girish Mathrubootham's Shift: Building India's AI Giants
Girish Mathrubootham, who built the customer service software company Freshworks, is now focusing on AI.
He's moved on from Freshworks to concentrate on his venture fund, Together Fund, which invests in AI startups.
He wants to help India become a leader in AI by building its own technology, similar to how India became a product nation with SaaS.
He's also starting a new company with another firm to create AI that gives you personalized recommendations, like recommending movies.
Mathrubootham believes that India needs to develop its own AI, as AI is a tool that countries are using.
He invests in companies that focus on solving problems and building good products, with a focus on enterprise applications, developer tools and the consumer market.
Girish Mathrubootham is shifting his focus to AI through his venture fund, Together Fund.
The fund invests in enterprise applications, developer tools and consumer AI, and is incubating a new consumer AI venture.
Mathrubootham sees the potential for India to build its own AI capabilities and reduce reliance on global models.
The Together Fund has three investment models: Swarm Space Studio, regular VC deals and incubation.
Mathrubootham is looking to create ten global AI companies from India.
- Who
- Girish Mathrubootham, former CEO of Freshworks
- What
- Transitioning to focus on AI investments and building an AI ecosystem.
- When
- Announced exit from Freshworks in December and made the transition after 18 months of preparation.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To ride the AI wave and enable hundreds of companies.
- Focus
- AI-focused venture fund
- Fund Name
- Together Fund
- Founded
- 2021
- New Venture
- Consumer AI company incubated with Prosus
- Investment Strategy
- Enterprise applications, developer tools, and consumer AI
- Geopolitical Concern
- India's dependency on global AI models