New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Girish Mathrubootham, the founder and former CEO of customer service software company Freshworks Inc., was among the first in India to identify the software-as-a-service (SaaS) wave. Now, he is all set to ride the artificial intelligence wave, not as a founder but as an operator-investor.

Mathrubootham recently announced his intent to exit as executive chairman of Freshworks from 1 December, and has turned his attention entirely to Together Fund, an AI-focused venture fund he launched along with Eka Software founder Manav Garg in 2021.

In this Mint interview, Mathrubootham talks about his transition, the Together Fund's investment strategy, the consumer AI venture the fund is incubating with Dutch investment firm P...