Zenteiq.ai
Category: Foundation Models / LLMs
Zenteiq.ai is developing a foundational AI model for scientific and engineering applications to accelerate R&D and product development. Zenteiq.ai was founded in 2022. The company is led by Sashikumaar Ganesan. Based in Bangalore, India. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: ~₹206.49 Cr (~$24M) IndiaAI Mission support (₹165.19 Cr compute + ₹41.30 Cr non-compute). Latest round: Grant. Key investors include IndiaAI Mission, ARTPARK, Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID, IISc), Startup Karnataka.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Bangalore, India
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- ~₹206.49 Cr (~$24M) IndiaAI Mission support (₹165.19 Cr compute + ₹41.30 Cr non-compute)
Value proposition
To significantly reduce the time and cost of product development by providing fast, accurate, and physics-aware AI-powered engineering simulations.
Products and solutions
BrahmAI — physics-aware Scientific Foundation Model family (2B/5B/9B/35B/100B+; domains: thermal, EM, CFD, structural, materials, cybersecurity), KogneX — AI-native industrial R&D / simulation acceleration platform, BrahmX — scientific data layer (industry/institution pipelines + physics-grounded synthetic generators), AhamX — talent & research OS / skilling layer for the AI Hub Network, ZiqeX — citizen-centric on-device sovereign intelligence
Unique value
Development of physics-aware AI models grounded in fundamental laws of physics, enabling more accurate and reliable simulations for complex engineering problems.
Target customer
Companies in R&D-intensive industries such as automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, and energy.
Industries served
Automotive, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Energy, Materials, Healthcare, Defence, Mobility / EV
Technology advantage
Deep domain expertise from founder (IISc) combined with physics-informed AI gives an edge in solving engineering challenges that generic AI models cannot address effectively.
How they differentiate
Develops physics-aware AI models that integrate scientific principles into AI for higher accuracy and reliability in engineering simulations compared to general-purpose AI.
Main competitors
Ansys, Siemens, Dassault Systèmes
Key partnerships
IndiaAI Mission (MeitY) — selected & funded for sovereign scientific foundation models, ARTPARK (DST-backed) — data pipelines & foundation engineering platforms, FSID, IISc — incubation / deep-science co-innovation, AiREX Lab, IISc — industrial extension, The AI Alliance (Meta/IBM open-science consortium)
Notable customers
Automotive / mobility enterprise pilots (incl. battery thermal / fast-charging design), Defence and industrial R&D strategic pilots (unnamed; cited on company site)
Major milestones
Selected under IndiaAI Mission (MeitY) to build India's sovereign Scientific/Engineering Foundation Model (BrahmAI); official total support ₹206.49 Cr, Product ecosystem launched: BrahmAI + KogneX + AhamX + BrahmX, Founder recognized in MIT Sloan India AI 50, ZenteiQ AI Hub MoU with KSR College of Engineering (regional AI Engineering Hub)
Growth metrics
Not publicly available
Market positioning
Deep-tech, R&D-focused startup in the niche of AI for scientific and engineering applications with academic ties and government support.
Geographic focus
Primarily India
Patents and IP
Information not publicly available.
About Sashikumaar Ganesan
Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, leads the AI for Research and Engineering eXcellence (AiREX) Lab. Over 15 years of experience in numerical methods, scientific computing, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), high-performance computing (HPC), and AI/ML. Former Chair of the Department of Computational and Data Sciences at IISc.
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Official website: https://zenteiq.ai/