India, Jan. 21 -- Semiconductor startup Sensesemi has secured INR 25 Cr ($2.7 Mn) in a seed funding round led by deeptech-focussed VC firmPiper Serica, with participation from LetsVenture Angel Fund, Sun Icon Ventures, MyAsiaVC, Whitepine Investments, Jain Oncor, along with other angel investors.

The startup's founder and CEO Vijay Muktamath told Inc42 that the fresh capital will be used to tape out and validate the first two test chips in 2026, along with building a core engineering team to develop the production-grade version. A key focus will also be on field testing, allowing potential customers to run real-world applications on the chip.

He added that the startup will work on the production version of the first generation of the ch...