New Delhi, April 8 -- The global AI conversation has long been dominated by models, chips, and infrastructure. But right now, it seems, a different shift is taking place - one that is less about who builds the most powerful systems and more about who actually turns them into usable, revenue-generating products. According to SenseAI Ventures' State of AI Report 2026, that shift is already well underway, and India is emerging as a central player in it.

Drawing on research across 1,263 Indian AI startups, alongside global investment and enterprise adoption data, the report argues that the real value in AI is moving away from foundational models and toward the application layer - where AI is embedded into products, workflows, and business ou...