Fabless semiconductor design startup BigEndian Semiconductors raises $3 million

Bengaluru-based fabless semiconductor design startup BigEndian Semiconductors has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India.

The round also saw participation from other strategic investors, including industry leaders. 

What are the founders?

Founded in 2024 by Kumar, Renuka Prasad, Harpreet Wadhawan, Dinesh Annayya, Kanagaraju Ponnusamy, and Jansen Cheng, BigEndian is building semiconductor solutions in the surveillance vertical.

The startup is building its first surveillance system-on-chip (SoC) for surveillance cameras for enterprise and consumer applications.

Purpose of fundraising

The startup plans to use the raised capital to strengthen its engineering team, enhance research and development, and scale operations to meet the growing demand for advanced surveillance technology in India and globally.

"This investment enables us to accelerate our journey of disrupting the value chain with open, secure, and collaborative technology. Besides our SoCs, we are also building an advanced, truly Indian ecosystem with upstream and downstream innovations, which would be transformative in the nascent Indian semiconductors industry," said Sunil Kumar, co-founder and CEO of BigEndian.

Ben Mathias, managing partner of Vertex Ventures SEA & India, said, "Realignment of electronics supply chains has provided a rare opportunity for India to become a global leader in semiconductors. We are excited to be a part of this macro trend, starting with our investment in BigEndian. Their approach to developing a surveillance SoC aligns perfectly with the growing demand for advanced security solutions globally, and the founding team has all the elements that point to BigEndian becoming a future leader in the global semiconductor industry."