New Delhi, March 4 -- Early-stage venture capital firm Peak XV's seed platform Surge has seen its global footprint expand to markets such as Australia, China, the UK, and the US, according to a top company executive.

Peak XV's managing director Rajan Anandan told Mint in an interview that the program, which started off with focus on India and Southeast Asia, has now expanded to support companies in other markets.

"We have a company building for China," he said. "The firm's thesis and ambition with Surge has remained the same. The objective is to bend the arc of early-stage founders so we can increase the odds that they're going to build legendary companies."

Launched in 2019 by Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India), Surge is a 16-we...