

Synopsis
After exiting Infosys, Vishal Sikka’s AI firm has managed to raise millions of dollars in funding from Masayoshi Son, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and other marque investors. ET Prime looks at Sikka’s journey and the future of his unicorn startup.
In 2017, the chief executive of a software services company was shown the door for being too technology-focused and having less managerial chops. Eight years later and millions of dollars in funding from the likes of Masayoshi Son, and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, the geek is building an artificial intelligence (AI) company that may one day become his former employer’s envy. After leaving the much-admired technology company with a bitter taste,
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