Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Maieutic Semiconductor has raised $4.15 million in seed funding, co-led by Endiya Partners and Exfinity Venture Partners, to build generative AI-powered solutions for analog semiconductor design.
Founded in 2025 by semiconductor industry veterans Gireesh Rajendran, Ashish Lachhwani, Rakesh Kumar, and Krishna Sankar, Maieutic is targeting one of the most complex and traditionally manual segments of chip development, analog integrated circuit (IC) design.
With this new round of funding, Maieutic plans to expand its engineering team and significantly improve time to market. The company is on an aggressive hiring trajectory to build out its platform and take its vision to market.
The startup’s GenAI-based platform aims to accelerate early-stage chip design, assist expert reviews, and enable intelligent design trade-offs.
“With this capital, we will strengthen our engineering team and speed up go-to-market efforts,” said Gireesh Rajendran, CEO and co-founder in a media statement on July 3. He previously co-founded radar startup Steradian Semiconductors, which was acquired by Renesas.
The company believes its AI-first copilot can cut design cycles from weeks to days and reduce dependence on manual iteration in analog workflows, which have seen limited automation so far.
“Analog workflows remain largely manual despite increasing complexity,” said Sateesh Andra, Managing Partner at Endiya. “Maieutic’s GenAI approach can bring a foundational shift in this space," he added.
Chinnu Senthilkumar, Managing Partner at Exfinity, added that Maieutic’s platform addresses a long-standing pain point in the semiconductor sector: “Their bold vision and deep technical expertise can help India take a leadership role in analog innovation.”
The founding team collectively holds over 70 patents and has shipped products that have sold over a billion units globally.
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