BigEndian Semiconductors
Fabless semiconductor startup designing secure, high-performance System-on-Chips (SoCs) for surveillance, telecom, IoT, and enterprise applications
- CEO / Founder
- Sunil Kumar
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Growth Stage
- Total Funding
- $9M
- Latest Round
- Pre-Series A
- Key Investors
- IAN Alpha Fund (IAN Group); Vertex Ventures SEA & India; IvyCap Ventures; Waveform; Forward Slash
Technology & Products
Key Products
Surveillance SoC (2-5MP, dual-core A53 processor for indoor/outdoor cameras, dashcams, doorbells, traffic management); secure SoC platforms for telecom, IoT, and enterprise systems
Technological Advantage
Security-by-design silicon architecture with secure boot, protected storage, encrypted data transport; RISC-V security subsystem; dual-core A53 processor optimized for 2-5MP camera segment; DLI scheme approval from Government of India
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Secure, high-performance System-on-Chips designed in India for global markets, with security-by-design philosophy integrating hardware and software
How They Differentiate
Integrated hardware-software co-design approach (not modular); RISC-V-based security subsystem built into silicon; non-China trusted supply chain; designed in India for sovereignty-conscious markets
Market & Competition
Target Customers
OEMs in surveillance, telecom, IoT, and enterprise systems; Indian government and national security applications
Industry Verticals
Surveillance; Telecom; IoT; Enterprise Systems
Competitors
Netrasemi; Mindgrove Technologies; L&T (Larsen & Toubro)
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded March 2024; Raised $3M seed round from Vertex Ventures in August 2024; Approved under Government of India's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme for SoC for Video Audio Surveillance Unit; Successfully taped out first commercial chip; Raised $6M pre-Series A led by IAN Alpha Fund in May 2026