India Digest: Sheryl Sandberg said to have backed AI startup; Ex-Venture Highway exec launches fund

India Digest: Sheryl Sandberg said to have backed AI startup; Ex-Venture Highway exec launches fund

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg speaks during an event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Staff

Sheryl Sandberg, who earlier served as the chief operating officer of Meta (formerly known as Facebook), is understood to have made her second investment in Indian GenAI startup Simplismart. Meanwhile, Aviral Bhatnagar, who quit Venture Highway (now merged with US-based General Catalyst) in April, is said to have launched a micro venture capital (VC) fund.

Edited by: Padma Priya