India, July 28 -- About four months after raising capital from Perplexity founder Aravind Srinivas, AI-focussed SaaS startup Astra has shut shop.

The startup's cofounder and CEO Supreet Hegde announced the development in a post on LinkedIn, hinting at disagreements with cofounder Ranjan Rajagopalan.

"Despite our best efforts, as co-founders, we found ourselves at different crossroads regarding the pace of growth. It is a challenging decision, but we have chosen to part ways and bring this chapter to a close," Hegde said.

Besides, he hinted at lack of trust from enterprises and the rise in the number of AI agents leading to confusion among clients.

"Working with larger companies meant navigating lengthy sales cycles, especially as an e...