Sequoia's Surge unveils 8th cohort of 12 start-ups across India, SEA

Includes start-ups in climate tech, AI, metaverse, digital health, new e-commerce models

Surge, Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up programme for early-stage start-ups, has launched its eighth cohort, featuring 30 founders across 12 companies. As many as 50 per cent of these have at least one female leader.

Surge 08 includes start-ups that are building futuristic products across climate tech, artificial intelligence (AI), the metaverse, digital health, new consumer brands and new models of e-commerce.

“Surge 08 founders are building next-gen products and businesses that have the potential to revolutionise their sectors over the next decade,” said Rajan Anandan, managing director, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, and Surge. 

Surge 08 includes