BigEndian Semiconductors, a fabless semiconductor start-up pioneer, has reportedly raised $3 million in a fresh seed funding round. The venture capitalist mighty Vertex Ventures SEA & India has led this round along with other strategic investors, making it a very big moment in the journey of innovation and growth of BigEndian.
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Inc42 reports that the capital raised will be critical in accelerating BigEndian’s semiconductor product development while adopting strategic global footprint expansion and furthering its upcoming SoC solution for surveillance. The strategic investment underlines the fast-rising industry interest in disruptive semiconductor technologies and what an Indian start-up has as potential for leaving an indelible mark on the global scene.
The cofounder and CEO of BigEndian, Sunil Kumar, who spoke with Inc42, said that the startup is working closely with Indian OEMs and ODMs to ensure its chipsets are not only ‘Made in India’ but designed to meet global demand. This pursuit of local manufacturing and scalability is a testament to BigEndian’s intent to drive innovation and competitiveness in the semiconductor landscape.
According to Ben Mathias, managing partner at Vertex Ventures SEA & India, the realignment of India’s electronics supply chains may bring a sea change to the global semiconductor market. With strategic alignment in resources and competencies, India is well on track to becoming a hub for innovation and production of semiconductors, and BigEndian stands at the forefront of this technological revolution.
BigEndian Semiconductors was founded in 2024 by industry veterans, including Sunil Kumar, Renuka Prasad, Harpreet Wadhawan, Dinesh Kanagaraju Ponnusamy, and Jansen Cheng. BigEndian Semiconductors is a fabless semiconductor company developing advanced semiconductor solutions for the surveillance vertical. Its maiden SoC has been developed for surveillance cameras to cater to the enterprise and consumer needs by ensuring performance and security.
The combined acumen of the founding team behind BigEndian speaks volumes about its technical prowess and industry mettle, given their decades of experience in semiconductor design and a proven track record of developing multiple SoCs. Indeed, the founders bring great depth and innovation from their rich backgrounds in leading global semiconductor companies like ARM, Intel, and Broadcom to the product development and strategic vision at BigEndian.
According to Inc42, the semiconductor industry is set to register such strong growth that the market value will reach a worth of $150 billion by 2030 from $33 billion in 2023. As a matter of fact, the global market opportunity is likely to be as high as $1 trillion by then, thus opening up ample opportunities for innovation and expansion.
With this, the successful round of seed funding sets BigEndian Semiconductors in motion toward continued success and impact in the competitive semiconductor landscape as it moves into its next level of growth and technology advancement. BigEndian is all set to pave the path from the front in shaping the future of innovation in semiconductors, unlocking newer possibilities in the digital era, working toward building world-class semiconductor solutions, propelling the vision of ‘Make in India’ onto the global platform.
