CraftifAI
Category: AI Developer Tools
Agentic AI platform that automates embedded software development for Edge, IoT, and AI-powered devices CraftifAI was founded in 2025. The company is led by Pratik Sharda. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $3M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Ankur Capital, IvyCap Ventures, Capital-A, Antler.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $3M
Value proposition
Silicon-agnostic, AI-native platform that automates the entire embedded software lifecycle — from firmware/driver generation to AI model deployment — reducing development time from days to minutes while eliminating hardware vendor lock-in
Products and solutions
CraftifAI Orbit (Agentic AI platform) — includes PipeGen (AI perception pipeline compiler), FormGen/FirmGen (firmware generation for IoT/MCUs supporting ESP32 & STM32), EdgeFlow (edge AI deployment), AgentTK (agent toolkit)
Unique value
Only agentic AI platform purpose-built for embedded systems that consolidates fragmented, vendor-specific toolchains into a single AI-driven workflow, enabling hardware-optimized code generation across any chip platform without vendor lock-in
Target customer
Embedded software engineers and device makers in robotics, drones, industrial IoT, automotive, consumer electronics, and semiconductor companies
Industries served
Robotics, Drones, Industrial IoT, Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductor
Technology advantage
Multi-agent GenAI platform purpose-built for embedded systems; silicon-agnostic architecture supporting MCUs, FPGAs, and edge AI processors; automated hardware-optimized code generation; end-to-end EdgeMLOps (AI model deployment + monitoring); SaaS model with on-premise or cloud deployment options
How they differentiate
Unlike traditional embedded toolchains tied to specific hardware vendors, CraftifAI Orbit is silicon-agnostic and uses multi-agent GenAI to automate the full embedded software lifecycle. It addresses the critical global shortage of embedded engineers (~2.5M) by augmenting existing teams rather than replacing them, with early customers reporting day-long tasks reduced to minutes.
Main competitors
Data Patterns (India), EmbeDL (Sweden), TASKING (Germany)
Key partnerships
Pilot partnerships with several Indian OEMs (robotics, drones, IoT, AI camera domains), Pilot with a US-listed semiconductor company
Notable customers
Several Indian OEMs across robotics, drones, IoT, and AI camera domains, A US-listed semiconductor company (pilot)
Major milestones
Founded 2025 by Pratik Sharda (ex-PhonePe) and Yashwant Dagar (ex-AMD/Xilinx, Sima.ai), Launched CraftifAI Orbit platform, Raised $3M seed round led by Ankur Capital (Feb 2026), Secured pilot customers across robotics, drones, IoT, AI cameras, and a US-listed semiconductor company
Growth metrics
Early customers report tasks that previously took days now take minutes using CraftifAI Orbit
Market positioning
Early-stage Indian startup targeting the global embedded software tools market, positioned as an AI-native alternative to traditional vendor-locked embedded toolchains. Addresses the critical bottleneck of only ~2.5M embedded engineers globally vs 41B+ smart devices projected by 2030.
Geographic focus
India (initial pilots with Indian OEMs); expanding to global embedded, edge, and IoT markets including US (has a US-listed semiconductor company as pilot customer)
About Pratik Sharda
Ex-PhonePe Product Lead (Payment Devices & SmartSpeaker); MDI Gurgaon (PGPM); NIT Kurukshetra
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Official website: https://craftifai.com