Kyvex
Category: Foundation Models / LLMs
A sovereign AI platform offering a research-focused, open-source LLM-based answer engine designed for deep, context-aware, accurate, and citation-backed insights. Kyvex was founded in 2025. The company is led by Pearl Kapur. Based in Mohali, Punjab, India. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: Not publicly disclosed. Latest round: Angel. Key investors include Rajat Bedi (angel investor; also BD Lead India), Vaibhav Arora (angel investor).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Mohali, Punjab, India
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- Not publicly disclosed
Value proposition
Provides a sovereign, transparent, and ethically governed AI ecosystem with full customization, ensuring data sovereignty, reliable citation-backed answers, and mitigation of misinformation, distinguishing itself from general-purpose global AI platforms.
Products and solutions
Kyvex Gov - Official AI portals for governments with Aadhaar-verified secure access and proprietary LLMs trained on government datasets, Kyvex Research & Browser Platform - Free AI answer engine for enterprises, developers, and public users with transparent citation-backed responses, In-house developed Large Language Model (LLM) with multilingual capabilities, Real-time API integration with official data sources
Unique value
India's first fully in-house developed sovereign LLM with focus on AI sovereignty, ethical governance, and research-grade citation-backed answers rather than generic chatbot conversations, offered through an open-source development model.
Target customer
Government agencies (national and state levels), Enterprises requiring data sovereignty, Researchers, developers, and students, Public users seeking credible AI-powered research tools
Industries served
Government and Public Sector, Education and Research, Enterprise Technology, AI Infrastructure and Ethics, Data Sovereignty Solutions
Technology advantage
Homegrown AI infrastructure outside US ecosystem control avoiding vendor lock-in and geopolitical dependencies, with proprietary LLMs trained on specialized datasets (government data for Kyvex Gov) to reduce misinformation and ensure data sovereignty.
How they differentiate
India's sovereign AI platform with IIT-backed engineering talent, focusing on context-aware and transparent research answers as an alternative to US-centric AI platforms
Main competitors
OpenAI ChatGPT, Perplexity AI
Key partnerships
Academic backing: Prof. Ramgopal Rao (ex-IIT Delhi), Prof. P.P. Chakrabarti (ex-IIT Kharagpur), Prof. P.J. Narayanan (IIIT Hyderabad), Pranav Sharma (Woodstock VC) and Sameer Salgar (Blue Gold) as strategic advisors, Rajat Bedi — investor, BD Lead India & Brand Ambassador (entertainment/AI), Vaibhav Arora (KKR/IPL) — investor and Sports Performance & AI Health Ambassador
Notable customers
Not publicly available
Major milestones
Launched free AI answer engine (Nov 2025) with IIT/IIIT academic backing, Onboarded Pranav Sharma and Sameer Salgar as strategic advisors (Dec 2025), Appointed Ravindra Varna as CTO and Rajat Bedi as BD Lead India/investor (Jan 2026), Angel round and Vaibhav Arora investment/ambassador role (Mar 2026)
Growth metrics
Recently onboarded venture capital leaders Pranav Sharma and Sameer Salgar as strategic advisors for global scaling
Market positioning
Emerging Indian AI challenger positioning itself as a trusted alternative to dominant US AI platforms
Geographic focus
India and global markets seeking non-US AI solutions
Patents and IP
No explicit patents disclosed as of latest update, but strong academic endorsement and homegrown AI development suggest proprietary technology with potential IP protections
About Pearl Kapur
Founder of Zyber 365 Group, a multinational Web3 and AI conglomerate. Former investor and financial risk management professional with expertise in blockchain technology, AI, and emerging technologies. Became one of India's youngest billionaires through his ventures.
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Official website: https://kyvex.ai/