Deccan AI has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by A91 Partners, with participation from Prosus Ventures and Susquehanna International Group. The company is focused on building the post-training layer for AI models, a critical stage where models are refined using real-world data, human feedback, and performance optimisation.
Founded by Rukesh Reddy, Deccan AI works with companies such as Google DeepMind and Snowflake, and is scaling a 1M+ contributor network to support data annotation, model evaluation, and AI performance improvement. As AI development shifts from model training to model performance and reliability, post-training is becoming one of the most important layers in the AI value chain.
The future of AI will depend not just on bigger models, but on better-trained, safer, and more reliable models, making post-training infrastructure a high-growth segment in the global AI ecosystem.
Bottom line: With fresh funding and global partnerships, Deccan AI is positioning itself as a key infrastructure player in the AI post-training and model performance market, highlighting India’s growing role in the global AI supply chain.
