Ola Partners with Lenovo to Build India's Largest AI Supercomputer and Develop 700B-Parameter Krutrim 3 Model

Ola partners with Lenovo to develop Krutrim 3, build India's largest supercomputer

Ola has a 700-strong team building its full-stack AI offerings, said CTO Navendu Agarwal at the Lenovo Tech World India 2025 in Mumbai.Ola's artificial intelligence (AI) venture, Krutrim, on Wednesday said that it is partnering with Lenovo to develop Krutrim 3, a 700-billion-parameter large language model (LLM), while also building India's largest supercomputer. "We are very proud to say that we are working on a bigger model, Krutrim 3, which will be a 700-billion-parameter model and will be our answer from India to show that we can build the best. We are very proud to partner with Lenovo in this endeavour," said Navendu Agarwal, chief information officer of Ola, at the Lenovo Tech World India 2025 in Mumbai. The announcement follows Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal's commitment to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Krutrim, with plans to increase this to Rs 10,000 crore by next year. (Navendu) Agarwal noted that Ola has a 700-member team dedicated to building its full-stack AI offerings. The company launched its first model, Krutrim 1, a 7-billion-parameter model, in late 2023, followed by the 12-billion-parameter Krutrim 2, both of which were open-sourced. Also Read: Krutrim to launch first AI chip in 2026: Bhavish Aggarwal He emphasised that India lacks its own hyperscale infrastructure and sovereign cloud, making this a core focus area for Krutrim. "Very proud to say that along with Lenovo, we are building the largest supercomputer of India, and that will be powered in this cloud. Then we are building the foundation models, and we are building our own chip," he said. The development comes amid increasing competition among nations to create efficient and cost-effective sovereign AI models, particularly following the rise of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. "Building India's largest supercomputer in @Krutrim with @Lenovo! Need much more to bring in the AI revolution to India at scale! All in to make this happen soon," (Bhavish) Aggarwal wrote on microblogging site X on Wednesday, inviting name suggestions for the supercomputer. In February, Aggarwal announced that Krutrim would open-source Krutrim 2, along with several other models, including Chitrarth 1, a vision-language model built on Krutrim 1; Dhwani 1, a speech-language model capable of tasks like speech translation, among others. He had also announced that Krutrim is deploying GB200 superchips in partnership with American chip giant Nvidia. Previously, Krutrim had deployed advanced AI models from DeepSeek on its domestic servers to enhance data privacy and reduce AI training costs. The push for sovereign AI capabilities is gaining momentum in India as well. Last week, at an event in Mumbai, Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran highlighted the importance of developing domestic AI infrastructure, warning that without it, India's activities, languages, and cultures risk being processed by AI systems that do not fully understand the country. Also Read: Lenovo India surpasses $2 billion revenue, expands AI and manufacturing focus

Ola Partners with Lenovo to Build India's Largest Supercomputer for AI, Develops 700B Krutrim 3

The initiative includes building India's largest supercomputer to support Ola's AI ecosystem and advance sovereign cloud and hyperscale infrastructure. Ola is making a significant push into AI by developing Krutrim 3, a 700-billion parameter AI model, in partnership with Lenovo, the company announced at Lenovo Tech World'25 India Edition in Mumbai. The initiative includes building India's largest supercomputer to support Ola's AI ecosystem and advance sovereign cloud and hyperscale infrastructure. "We are very proud to say that we are working on a bigger model, Krutrim 3, which will be a 700 billion parameter model, and will be our answer from India to show that we can build the best," said Navendu Agarwal, CIO of Ola Electric, in a conversation with Mathew Zielinski, President, International Markets, Lenovo. "We are very proud to partner with Lenovo in this endeavour." Ola's AI ambitions stem from its success in electric vehicles and mobility, with the company now viewing AI as a critical pillar of India's digital future. The company has over 700 AI professionals working on a full-stack approach, positioning itself as one of the few Indian firms to build foundation models from scratch. The company began its AI journey in late 2023 with Krutrim 1, a 7-billion parameter model, followed by Krutrim 2, a 12-billion parameter model, both of which were open-sourced. With Krutrim 3, Ola aims to compete on a global scale. A key component of Ola's AI strategy is robust infrastructure, which is driving its collaboration with Lenovo. "We are building the infrastructure, and we will again speak more about it," Agarwal said, adding that Ola's foundation model layer will support a wide range of AI applications, including vision models, language models, and indigenous LLMs. He pointed out that AI adoption in India remains in its early stages, with only 0.1% of the country's GDP directed toward the software industry, compared to 1% in the U.S. "That is inhibiting us from achieving the vision of a $21 trillion economy," he noted. Beyond AI model development, Ola is working toward establishing India's own sovereign cloud and hyperscale AI infrastructure, reducing dependency on Western cloud providers. "India doesn't have its own hyperscale. Everything is Western. We don't have our own sovereign cloud, and that's where Ola is working," Agarwal said. The supercomputer, developed with Lenovo, will power Ola's AI-first cloud, serving not only Ola's AI ecosystem but also startups and enterprises looking to build AI-powered applications. "We will make it state-of-the-art. We will make it green. We will make it liquid cooling-based," Agarwal emphasised, highlighting the focus on cost-effective, sustainable technology. Agarwal stressed that achieving India's AI potential requires strong collaboration. "This is a dream that not one company can achieve alone. Ola is doing its bit, stretching ourselves, and building the infrastructure, but we need strong partners like Lenovo," he said. With Krutrim 3, Ola is making a bold move in AI innovation, positioning itself at the forefront of India's AI revolution.

Krutrim Partners Lenovo To Develop India's Largest Supercomputer

This comes a month after Krutrim founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced an investment of INR 2,000 Cr in the startup Artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn Ola Krutrim has announced a partnership with Chinese consumer electronics major Lenovo to develop India's largest supercomputer. As per Moneycontrol, Ola Group's chief information officer (CIO) Navendu Agarwal said that the supercomputer will be powered by Krutrim's cloud offerings. He also reiterated that the AI unicorn is also building its own "foundational models" and a chip. "We are building the largest infrastructure and again very proud to say along with Lenovo, we are building the largest supercomputer of India. That will be powered in our cloud. Then we are also building the foundational models and our own chip," Agarwal reportedly said at the Lenovo TechWorld India 2025 in Mumbai. The event marked Lenovo completing 20 years of its presence in India As per the report, the company's CIO also noted that the AI startup is also working on Krutrim 3 model, which will be trained on 700 Bn parameters. "We are very proud to say that we are working on a bigger model, Krutrim 3, which will be a 700 Bn parameter model, which will be an answer from India to show that we can build the best. And we are very proud to partner with Lenovo in this endeavour," added Agarwal. It is pertinent to note that Krutrim's first model, developed in late-2023, was trained on 7 Bn parameters while the second model was built on 12 Bn parameters. Meanwhile, the Ola executive also noted that the company has a 700-strong workforce dedicated solely to building its full-stack AI offerings. He added that Krutrim, within its AI-first cloud, is building use cases such as application layers, agentic platforms, contact center AI, manufacturing AI, among others. "We are also building agentic platform in a way that it can be used by the startups and the ecosystem so they can build applications for the country at the right cost point and cloud will be that vehicle and on this, along with Lenovo and other companies here, we will partner to make it Sabka Vikas, together. That's our vision," Agarwal reportedly added. Building India's largest supercomputer in @Krutrim with @Lenovo! Need much more to bring in the AI revolution to India at scale! All in to make this happen soon!!" said Krutrim founder Bhavish Aggarwal in a post on X. This comes a month after Aggarwal announced an investment of INR 2,000 Cr into Krutrim, alongside an additional commitment of INR 10,000 Cr by next year. Krutrim has also filed a proposal for building an indigenous foundational AI model under the INR 10,000 Cr+ IndiaAI Mission. Lenovo's India Pitch At the same event, Lenovo India MD Shailendra Katiyal said that the consumer electronics company is on track to manufacture all of its personal computer (PC) models in India, including AI PCs, in the next three years. Highlighting that Lenovo manufactures 30% of its PC models locally, Katiyal said that the company plans to hit the 50% mark next year and 100% by 2028. He also said that the company's first AI-powered servers will be rolled out from its India manufacturing unit starting April 1. Meanwhile, Lenovo is also looking to shore up its AI talent in India and expand its research and development (R&D) capabilities in the country, as per a Business Standard report. The company also announced the establishment of another R&D centre in Bengaluru at the event. Calling India as "one of the most important markets in the world" for Lenovo, the consumer electronics brand's president of international markets, Mathew Zielinski, said the company's "AI hub" will focus on developing next generation AI graphics processing units (GPUs)-based servers in India. "Think about hardware, software, firmware, testing validation...all things that are required to build a successful future-proof and advanced product line will take place in India," Zielinski said.