Netrasemi

What Netrasemi does

Netrasemi is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2020 and headquartered at TrEST Research Park in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The company designs and develops Edge AI System-on-Chips (SoCs) that perform on-device artificial intelligence for surveillance, automotive, robotics and drones, industrial automation, fleet management, and retail applications. Its product portfolio spans the NETRA R1000 real-time edge MCU, NETRA C1000 and C2000 connected vision SoCs, the NETRA A2000 mid-range AI SoC (12 TOPS on TSMC's 12nm process), and the in-development NETRA A4000 advanced AI SoC, supplemented by a 64 TOPS ML accelerator and UCIe-based chiplet interconnect solutions supporting up to 100 TOPS multi-die configurations. The underlying architecture combines Arm Cortex-A and RISC-V Shakti processor cores with proprietary NPU, VPU, ISP, vector engine, and crypto acceleration IP blocks orchestrated via a patented heterogeneous graph-stream parallel processing fabric.

The business model is hardware sales of SoCs and System on Module/Reference Design Kits to OEMs and enterprise buyers, primarily through direct OEM engagement (embedded sales motion), enterprise field sales to surveillance camera manufacturers, automotive OEMs, and industrial equipment makers, and event-driven outreach (e.g., Bharat Innovates 2026 in France for European market entry). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per customer and volume. The company is pre-revenue with engineering samples being delivered to three pilot customers and commercial-scale TSMC production targeted for 2027.

Netrasemi has raised approximately Rs 125 crore ($15M) across a Pre-Series A (Rs 10 crore, Unicorn India Ventures, December 2024) and a Series A (Rs 107 crore / $12.4M, led by Zoho Corporation with Unicorn India Ventures, July 2025), supplemented by Rs 15 crore in non-dilutive MeitY Design Linked Incentive support. The founding leadership team comprises CEO and co-founder Jyothis Indirabhai, COO and co-founder Deepa Geetha, and CTO and co-founder Sreejith Varma, with the workforce planned to scale from 83 to 166 chip engineering professionals.

Name

Netrasemi

Legal name

Netrasemi

Website

https://netrasemi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Netrasemi is a fabless semiconductor company designing proprietary Edge AI System-on-Chips featuring in-house NPU, VPU, and ISP IP blocks. Founded in 2020 in Kerala, India, it targets surveillance, automotive, robotics, and industrial automation OEMs with its multi-product SoC portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edge AI Semiconductors

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (3341)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced SoCs & Application Processors (HDAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edge AI Hardware & NPUs (SoCs, modules, accelerators) (HDAAAJAC), Audio, Imaging & Multimedia SoCs (ISP/Codec/Display) (HDAHABAH), Security & Trusted Hardware ICs (Secure Element/TPM/Crypto) (HDAHABAF), Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Edge AI semiconductors
• System-on-Chip design
• AI chip IP
• Fabless semiconductor design
• Edge computing silicon

Headquarters

HQ city

Trivandrum

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Edge AI System-on-Chip Sales: Netrasemi generates revenue through the sale of its Edge AI System-on-Chip products including A2000, A4000, R1000, C1000, and C2000. These are one-time hardware sales where customers purchase chips for integration into their devices. Commercial production targeted for 2027 at TSMC.
2. System on Module & Reference Design Kit Sales: Sale of production-ready modules and reference development kits to accelerate customer product development cycles.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Netrasemi is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops domain-specific Edge AI System-on-Chips (SoCs) integrating proprietary NPU, VPU, ISP, and crypto acceleration IP blocks. The company sells these chips, along with reference design kits and supporting software, to OEMs building smart surveillance cameras, automotive systems, robotics, drones, and industrial automation equipment.

Product overview

Netrasemi is a fabless semiconductor company developing a portfolio of Edge AI System-on-Chips (SoCs) ranging from ultra-low-power MCUs to multi-TOPS AI accelerators. The product line spans four SoC series: R-Series (real-time edge MCUs like R1000 for IoT sensors), C-Series (connected vision SoCs like C1000 and C2000 for entry-level AI applications), and A-Series (advanced AI SoCs like A2000 with 12 TOPS and A4000 for higher-performance edge AI server applications). All chips integrate proprietary in-house developed IP blocks including NPUs, VPUs, ISPs, video codecs, vector engines, and crypto engines, combined with patented graph-stream parallel processing architecture. The hardware portfolio is complemented by the Netra Smart Edge Studio software suite for development and deployment, UCIe-based chiplet interconnect solutions for multi-die scaling, and System on Module/Reference Design Kit products for rapid customer prototyping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NETRA A2000: A-Series Mid-range AI SoC - 12nm Edge AI chip delivering up to 12 TOPS of AI performance for surveillance, automotive, and robotics applications.
• NETRA A4000
• NETRA R1000
• NETRA C1000
• NETRA C2000
• Netra Smart Edge Studio

Products and services

• NETRA A2000 Edge AI SoC A-Series mid-range AI SoC fabricated using TSMC's 12nm process, delivering up to 12 TOPS of AI performance. Integrates proprietary NPUs, GPUs, vector engines, encryption engines, and combines Arm Cortex-A and RISC-V Shakti processor cores. Targets surveillance, in-cabin monitoring, and automotive applications with commercial production planned for 2027.
• NETRA A4000 Advanced AI SoC A-Series advanced AI SoC targeting edge AI server applications with higher TOPs performance than the A2000. Under development with MeitY support, extending the company's AI chip roadmap for more demanding server-edge workloads.
• NETRA C2000 Entry AI Accelerator
• NETRA C1000 Connected Vision SoC C-Series connected vision SoC for IoT and edge devices requiring vision processing capabilities. Part of the C-Series line focused on connected vision applications with integrated AI acceleration.
• NETRA R1000 Real-time Edge MCU R-Series real-time edge MCU developed through academic collaboration with the College of Engineering Trivandrum for the IoT sensor market. Taped-out chip targeting ultra-low-power embedded vision applications.
• Netra Smart Edge Studio A comprehensive software suite for developing and deploying edge AI applications on Netrasemi hardware. Includes a low-code/no-code software framework supporting the graph fabric architecture that helps developers port existing algorithms and AI models with minimal errors and reduced development time.
• Netra Chiplet & UCIe Solutions UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) based die-to-die interconnect technology enabling multi-die extension of the Domain Specific Architecture (DSA). Supports high-TOPS neural chips (up to 100 TOPS) and hybrid application processors through chiplet-based multi-die technology for extended edge computing capabilities.
• System on Module & Reference Design Kit

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 12 TOPS AI performance on TSMC's 12nm process
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TSMCcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2026Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fabricates Netrasemi's A2000 chip at its 12nm process node. Commercial-scale production is expected to begin at TSMC's fabrication facilities in Taiwan, targeting volume production in 2027.
• College of Engineering TrivandrumsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic collaboration to develop the R1000 chip for the IoT sensor market. Netrasemi CEO Jyothis Indirabhai also led expert talks at the college on VLSI industry trends.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hailo: Israel-based fabless semiconductor company producing edge AI processors (Hailo-8, Hailo-15) targeting smart cameras, automotive, and industrial AI — the same product category and verticals as Netrasemi's A2000 and C-Series.
• Ambarella: US-listed fabless chip company whose CV series SoCs combine image signal processing, video codec, and AI acceleration for smart surveillance and automotive — a near-direct overlap with Netrasemi's heterogeneous multi-kernel ISP/NPU/VPU architecture.
• Axelera AI: Netherlands-based fabless edge AI chip startup building AI accelerators for computer vision at the edge, comparable to Netrasemi in stage, technology approach, and target verticals.
• Kneron: US/Taiwan fabless edge AI SoC startup producing NPUs for smart surveillance, IoT, and automotive — directly comparable to Netrasemi in offering, customer base, and go-to-market via OEMs.
• BrainChip: Australia-listed neuromorphic edge AI chip company whose Akida SoCs target ultra-low-power on-device AI for IoT, surveillance, and automotive — closely comparable to Netrasemi's R-Series and C-Series low-power positioning.
• Syntiant: US-based fabless edge AI chip company focused on ultra-low-power neural decision processors for always-on IoT and edge audio/vision applications — comparable to Netrasemi's R1000 edge MCU targeting IoT sensors.

Broad incumbents

• Intel (Movidius / OpenVINO): Large incumbent offering edge AI vision processing units (Movidius VPU) and a broad software ecosystem (OpenVINO) overlapping with Netrasemi's surveillance and industrial AI use cases, but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• NVIDIA (Jetson): Dominant edge AI platform with Jetson modules serving robotics, industrial automation, and smart cities — competing with Netrasemi at the higher performance/watt tier while offering a far more mature software stack (CUDA/JetPack).
• MediaTek (Genio): Large global fabless chipmaker whose Genio platform targets edge AI for IoT, smart home, and industrial applications — a broad incumbent overlapping with Netrasemi's C-Series and IoT-focused offerings.

Emerging players

• Mindgrove Technologies: India-based fabless semiconductor startup designing RISC-V based SoCs for IoT and edge applications — an emerging regional player with comparable funding stage, Indian origin, and edge/IoT chip focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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