Analysis · AI & Deep Tech

NxtGen builds sovereign AI cloud for India

By Startup Enthusiast · 6 March 2026

What they do

NxtGen operates five data centres and offers GPU-as-a-Service

It has pivoted from data centres to a full-stack AI cloud platform

India's cloud AI market is projected to reach $56.8 billion by 2030

NxtGen Cloud Technologies was founded in July 2013 by Rajgopal AS.
The company originally built data centres for India's digital demand.
It later pivoted to a pure-play cloud provider with no co-location services.
NxtGen now positions itself as a full-stack AI player with sovereign cloud infrastructure.
It offers GPU-as-a-Service on a unified platform for Intel Gaudi, AMD, and NVIDIA GPUs.
The AI team grew from 48 to nearly 120 people, working on close to 150 projects.
Its first live use case is a financial assistant trained on Indian accounting standards, GST, and company law.
It also built a legal assistant initially for corporate law, expanding into criminal and other domains.

Global AI spending is projected at $2.52 trillion in 2026, up 44% from $375 billion in 2025.
India's digital economy channelled an estimated $160 billion into AI infrastructure in 2025.
India's cloud AI market is $4.5 billion, growing 52.6% annually to reach $56.8 billion by 2030.
Sovereign positioning is driven by GDPR and the US Cloud Act; NxtGen took legal opinion from a Washington-based law firm.

NxtGen operates five data centres across India.
It provides GPU-as-a-Service on a unified platform supporting Intel Gaudi, AMD, and NVIDIA GPUs.
The company built an AI applications layer called M platform, focused on India-specific intelligence.
Its first product is a financial assistant that functions like a digital chartered accountant for individuals, shopkeepers, and small businesses.
It also offers a legal assistant covering corporate, criminal, and other statutory domains.
The AI team works on nearly 150 projects.

Rajgopal believes AI infrastructure must be anchored locally, like telecom or banking.