How one VC burns through hundreds of millions of tokens a day to find the next unicorn

Pratyush Choudhury, co-founder of Activate AI, one of India's first venture capital funds focused solely on artificial intelligence, has adopted a new approach to investing in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. To stay ahead of the curve, Choudhury has invested heavily in understanding the technology itself, spending significant time reading research papers, experimenting with cutting-edge AI models, and speaking directly with researchers and developers worldwide.

The $75 million Activate AI fund, launched in December alongside co-founder Aakrit Vaish, successfully invested in Sarvam, an Indian AI startup that achieved unicorn status with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. Choudhury, who previously worked at Amazon Web Services and Together Fund, emphasizes the importance of technical fluency for AI startups and actively consumes a massive amount of AI content daily to maintain his competitive edge.