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Cosmic Soul

Category: AI Infrastructure

IIT Madras-incubated deep-tech startup building CNMA, a CPU-first AI architecture that runs 70B-parameter models natively in 3.1GB RAM on any standard CPU — no GPU, no cloud, air-gapped by design — for sovereign AI environments. Cosmic Soul was founded in 2024. The company is led by Abhishek Dixit. Based in Chennai, India. Team size: 1-10. Latest round: Grant. Key investors include DST NIDHI PRAYAS (grant), DPIIT.

Founded
2024
Headquarters
Chennai, India
Team size
1-10

Value proposition

Enables sovereign/offline AI by activating existing CPU infrastructure (government offices, bank branches, hospitals, defense systems) as AI nodes, eliminating the need for GPUs, cloud, or new hardware while keeping data air-gapped and controlled.

Products and solutions

CNMA (CPU-Native Model Architecture) — CPU-first AI architecture running 70B-parameter models in 3.1GB RAM on any CPU, air-gapped by design, TRL-5 validated.

Unique value

Runs 70B-parameter models on any standard CPU in just 3.1GB RAM with no GPU, no cloud, and no new hardware — turning existing paid-for CPU infrastructure into sovereign AI nodes.

Target customer

Government offices, defense systems, bank branches, hospitals, and enterprises requiring sovereign/air-gapped on-device AI.

Industries served

Defense, Government/Public Sector, Banking/Finance, Healthcare, Enterprise

Technology advantage

CPU-first neurosymbolic AI architecture (CNMA) enabling large-model inference on commodity CPUs with extreme memory efficiency (3.1GB for 70B models), air-gapped by design for data sovereignty and security.

How they differentiate

Unlike cloud/GPU-dependent sovereign AI players, Cosmic Soul runs large models entirely on existing CPUs with no GPU, no cloud, and no new hardware — enabling true air-gapped offline intelligence on infrastructure already in place.

Main competitors

Sarvam AI (India sovereign AI unicorn with on-device edge product), Krutrim (India sovereign AI), Fluid AI (on-prem sovereign AI)

Key partnerships

IIT Madras Incubation Cell, DST NIDHI PRAYAS grant, DPIIT Recognised Startup

Major milestones

Hello Tomorrow 2026 Finalist (Advanced Computing & Cybersecurity), Indian Blue Ocean Strategy Awards 2026, IIT Madras Change Maker Award, DST NIDHI PRAYAS Grant, DPIIT Recognised Startup, unveiled India's first offline intelligence engine (Jan 2026).

Market positioning

Early-stage deep-tech player in India's sovereign AI race, positioning CPU-native offline intelligence as the path to data sovereignty for government and defense.

Geographic focus

India (sovereign AI market), with global recognition via Hello Tomorrow 2026 Finalist.

About Abhishek Dixit

IIT Madras alumnus; Founder of Cosmic Soul Pvt Ltd. Building neurosymbolic AI & computer vision systems for sovereign/air-gapped environments.

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