{
  "id": 10646423,
  "title": "Peak XV selects 18 startups for 12th Surge cohort, doubles down on AI and deep tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/peak-xv-selects-18-startups-for-12th-surge-cohort-doubles-down-on-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T08:17:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/09/peak-xv-selects-18-startups-12th-surge-cohort-doubles-down-ai-deep-tech"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Peak XV has chosen 18 startups for its 12th cohort of the Surge accelerator programme, with a focus on AI, robotics, space technology, consumer internet, healthcare, financial services, and music. This cohort reflects emerging trends in technology, including consumer experiences being rebuilt around changing user expectations, AI evolving into the underlying architecture of products, and increased investment in infrastructure technologies. Consumer-focused startups include Ditto, Wingit, and GameStock, while healthcare startups such as August AI and Hoola Health are utilizing AI to transform primary care and pediatric healthcare. The cohort also includes AI-native companies like Alma and Kello, as well as deep tech and infrastructure startups such as Puralink and ULOOK. The surge cohort includes repeat founders and experienced operators, with co-founders like Mona Gandhi of Kello and Anish Das Sarma of Reinforce Labs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}