Bengaluru-Based Sensesemi Raises INR 25 Crore Seed Round to Power the Future of Edge AI in IoT and Medical Devices
Sensesemi Technologies Private Limited, a DLI-approved fabless semiconductor startup, has raised INR 25 crore (approximately USD 2.75 million) in a seed funding round led by Piper Serica. The round also saw participation from LetsVenture Angel Fund, Sun Icon Ventures, MyAsiaVC, Whitepine Investments and Jain Oncor, along with angel investors including REAN Foundation, Niraj Shah and Deepak Khanna.
Founded to address the rising demand for high-performance edge processing, Sensesemi is developing integrated edge-AI silicon that combines AI inferencing, wireless mesh connectivity and precision analogue signal processing on a single chip. The company’s solutions are designed for use cases across industrial IoT, automotive systems and medical devices, where real-time on-device intelligence, extended battery life and secure connectivity are critical requirements.
Unlike conventional edge-AI solutions that depend on multiple components for compute, connectivity and sensing, Sensesemi is pursuing a vertically integrated approach by unifying these capabilities on a single silicon platform. The architecture is engineered to process sensor data efficiently while operating within strict constraints around power consumption and physical footprint.
"Current edge AI solutions require customers to choose between performance and power efficiency, or between integrated connectivity and security features," said Vijay Muktamath, Founder and CEO of Sensesemi. "Our approach is vertical integration of these functions on a single chip to reduce system complexity and power consumption, while providing secure, reliable supply chain access – the primary concerns for customers in these markets."
Alongside this, the company is also developing an analogue AI inference processor aimed at significantly reducing power consumption in battery-operated and implantable devices.
“Applications such as medical implants and industrial sensors operate under severe constraints on power, size, and cost,” said Namit Varma, Co-Founder and Head of Engineering, Sensesemi. “Analog-domain AI inferencing allows us to achieve dramatic improvements in power efficiency, making multi-year battery life possible without sacrificing intelligence or reliability.”
Sensesemi is positioning itself to tap into a rapidly expanding market opportunity. The global edge-AI chipset market is projected to reach an annual volume of 5-7 billion units by 2030, driven by large-scale industrial deployments and increasing adoption across medical point-of-care and implantable systems. The company’s integrated edge-AI chips are being developed for applications across high-growth sectors, including industrial IoT (predictive maintenance, vision-based quality checks and environmental monitoring), automotive (multi-sensor ADAS, driver monitoring and predictive diagnostics), and medical devices (cardiac monitoring, neurostimulation and smart drug delivery).
Commenting on the investment, Abhay Agarwal, Founder and Fund Manager at Piper Serica, said, “India’s semiconductor market is expected to cross USD 100 billion by 2030, and enduring value will be created by companies that own strong chip design IP and system-on-chip capabilities. We are excited to back Sensesemi on its journey as it builds indigenous, ultra-low-power, AI-enabled SoCs for IoT and medical devices, strengthening India’s technology self-reliance while creating globally competitive semiconductor products.”
The newly raised capital will be utilised to advance product development, including chip tape-outs and reference design creation, expand Sensesemi’s engineering team, and forge strategic partnerships with device manufacturers and ODMs to accelerate commercial adoption.
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