Netrasemi
Category: AI Chips / Semiconductors
A fabless semiconductor company building power-efficient, domain-specific system-on-chips (SoCs) for AI-powered edge computing devices. Netrasemi was founded in 2020. The company is led by Jyothis Indirabhai. Based in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Team size: 50-100. Total funding raised: $14.6 million. Latest round: Series A, $12.4M, 2025-07, led by Zoho Corporation. Key investors include Zoho Corporation, Unicorn India Ventures, Maithan Alloys.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Team size
- 50-100
- Total funding
- $14.6 million
Value proposition
To provide cost-effective, powerful, and power-efficient advanced AI chipsets that enable product and solution makers to bring intelligent edge devices to market quickly.
Products and solutions
A2000: Flagship mid-range AI SoC (TSMC 12nm); silicon bring-up completed May 2026; engineering samples/EVKs with OEMs; up to ~12 TOPS; production targeted 2027., R1000: Ultra-low-power AI microcontroller (RISC-V) for smart IoT sensors; taped out Apr 2026; production targeted 2027., C1000: Connected vision SoC., C2000: Entry AI accelerator., A4000: Advanced/high-performance AI SoC (chiplet roadmap); under development.
Unique value
Netrasemi's SoCs are built on a patented, heterogeneous parallel processing architecture called Graph-stream hardware acceleration. This allows for efficient processing of complex workloads like video analytics directly on the edge device, reducing reliance on the cloud.
Target customer
OEMs and product/solution makers in the IoT and smart device sectors.
Industries served
Smart IoT, Surveillance, Industrial Robotics, Smart Infrastructure
Technology advantage
The company's core advantage lies in its power-efficient and domain-specific SoC architecture. This allows them to create chips that are optimized for specific tasks, such as video analytics, leading to better performance and lower power consumption compared to general-purpose chips. Their flexible APIs, SDKs, and reference designs also help customers to go-to-market faster.
How they differentiate
Netrasemi focuses on developing power-efficient System-on-Chips (SoCs) specifically for edge AI and IoT applications. Their key differentiator is their proprietary 'Graph Stream Parallel Architecture,' designed for high-performance, low-power deep neural network processing directly on edge devices, reducing the need for cloud connectivity.
Main competitors
Mindgrove Technologies, InCore Semiconductors, SiFive
Key partnerships
Zoho Corporation (Investor), Unicorn India Ventures (Investor), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - Supported under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme and Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme., TSMC (Manufacturing partner for their 12nm chips)
Notable customers
Zoho Corporation — strategic investor and R&D collaborator on AI, robotics, and edge processing., Early customer evaluation (from May 2026): engineering samples and development platforms supplied to selected OEMs/ODMs; ET reported early trials with three customers in surveillance and automotive sectors ahead of mid-2027 commercial launch.
Major milestones
Raised ~$12.4–12.5M Series A (Jul 2025) led by Zoho with Unicorn India Ventures and Maithan Alloys; total funding ~$14.6M., Selected under MeitY Design Linked Incentive (DLI) and Chips to Startup (C2S) programmes., May 2026: Completed silicon bring-up of NETRA A2000 (India's first 12nm edge-AI SoC on TSMC); began supplying engineering samples and EVKs to selected OEMs/ODMs., R1000 AI microcontroller taped out (late Apr 2026); commercial/volume production of A2000 and R1000 targeted for 2027., Strategic R&D collaboration with Zoho on AI, robotics, and edge processing.
Growth metrics
Specific growth metrics such as revenue or customer numbers are not publicly available.
Market positioning
Netrasemi is positioned as a fabless semiconductor startup within India's growing deep-tech ecosystem. They are a part of the Indian government's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme, targeting the burgeoning global market for AI-powered IoT devices in sectors like smart infrastructure, robotics, and surveillance.
Geographic focus
The company is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, India, with a primary focus on the Indian market. However, with their recent funding, they are planning to expand their operations and reach globally.
Patents and IP
Netrasemi has a patented heterogeneous parallel processing architecture. Specific patent numbers are not publicly available.
About Jyothis Indirabhai
Jyothis Indirabhai has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor SoC design. Before co-founding Netrasemi he was CEO of Westghats Technologies (2014–2020), and earlier spent about a decade at Intel as Design Manager and micro-architect for integrated graphics and mobile SoCs. Prior roles include Hitachi Engineering (Japan), Widcomm, Microtune, and Jaalaa. He holds multiple granted U.S. patents. No authoritative bio lists Arm employment.
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Official website: https://www.netrasemi.com/