BigEndian Semiconductors, a fabless semiconductor start-up, has raised $3 million in its seed funding round led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India, with participation from other strategic investors.
As per Inc42, the funds will reportedly be used to speed up the company's process of building semiconductors from India to the world, which includes its upcoming surveillance system-on-chip (SoC) solution.
The development comes at a time when a number of start-ups such as Netrasaemi, Sensesemi and Cientra, among others, are trying to make a mark in the global semiconductor space with their SoCs.
Sunil Kumar, cofounder and CEO of BigEndian, reportedly told Inc42 that the startup is involved with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) in India to ensure that its chipsets are truly built as a ‘Make in India’ product for the globe.
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Ben Mathias, managing partner at Vertex Ventures SEA & India, reportedly said that the realignment of electronics supply chains has provided a rare opportunity for India to become a global leader in semiconductors.
BigEndian Semiconductors was founded in 2024 by Sunil Kumar, Renuka Prasad, Harpreet Wadhawan, Dinesh Kanagaraju Ponnusamy, and Jansen Cheng. The company builds semiconductor solutions in the surveillance vertical. Its first SoC is being built for surveillance cameras for enterprise and consumer applications.
The team which founded the Bengaluru-based start-up have decades of experience in semiconductor design and a track record of building multiple SoCs out of India. The founders have claimed that they have experience leading teams in the top global semiconductor firms, including ARM, Intel, and Broadcom.
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The semiconductor industry is expected to reach an estimated value of $150 billion by 2030, up from $33 billion in 2023 as per Inc42 reports. It is reported that the global market opportunity is expected to be worth $1 trillion by the same time. These are as per an analysis by Inc42.
