Bengaluru fabless semiconductor startup BigEndian has raised $6 million in pre-Series A funding led by IAN Alpha Fund. The company says it has completed tape-out of its first commercial SoC, cutting major execution risk in moving from design to manufacturing. Funds will support SoC commercialization, product engineering, and deeper partnerships across foundries, IP and OEMs, targeting secure edge and Vision AI architectures.
Bengaluru startup BigEndian Semiconductors has raised $6 million to commercialise its first Vision AI system-on-chip. The company plans to deploy the chip in CCTV and surveillance and expand into broader edge AI use cases. By building indigenous semiconductor capacity, it is aiming to ride India’s increasing demand for homegrown tech rather than relying solely on imported solutions.
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