The fresh capital will be utilised to scale product development, ramp up hiring in India and overseas, and accelerate deployments at semiconductor fabs

Founded in 2024, ThirdAI Automation offers AI-powered RCA and troubleshooting platform for semiconductor manufacturing plants

As per Inc42 data, Indian semiconductor startups raised a mere $50 Mn in 2025, albeit an 89% jump from $28 Mn in 2024

Deeptech startup ThirdAI Automation has raised $3 Mn (₹27.2 Cr) in a seed funding round co-led by Endiya Partners and Capria Ventures.

In a statement, the startup said that it plans to utilise the freshly raised funds to scale product development, ramp up hiring in India and overseas, and accelerate deployments at equipment manufacturers and semiconductor fabs.

“This round will provide the momentum required to take our technology deeper into real fab environments. Our long-term vision is to build an operating system for industrial operations, where AI continuously reasons over complex, multimodal data to guide decisions across the manufacturing lifecycle,” said ThirdAI cofounder Sainyam Galhotra.

Founded in 2024 by Galhotra and Vivek Vishwakarma, ThirdAI Automation offers AI-powered root cause analysis (RCA) and troubleshooting platform for semiconductor manufacturing. The startup’s AI-powered copilot sifts through equipment logs, sensor data, images, and operational records to diagnose failures at chip manufacturing facilities.

Speaking with Inc42, cofounder and CEO Vishwakarma explained that ThirdAI’s software, which is installed into the fab equipment, performs an RCA every time there is an alert to streamline manufacturing. The startup also assists engineers in debugging operations at their facility or their customer facility.

The fundraise comes as India is racing to build a domestic chip manufacturing capacity. Yet, operational challenges at fabs, including downtime from equipment failures, can cost millions per hour.

Startups like ThirdAI are looking to solve this pain point with their AI-led tools as giants like Tata Electronics, Micron and PSMC begin operationalising their chip manufacturing units in the country.

The fundraise comes amid growing investor interest in India’s semiconductor sector as Centre pushes the pedal focus on building domestic chip capabilities. Over the past year, the government has rolled out policies, incentives and long-term infrastructure to reduce dependence on imports.

Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had earlier said that the government is working towards establishing a commercial-scale silicon fabrication facility with capacity exceeding 50,000 wafer starts per month

In her Budget 2026 speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of ISM 2.0 “to produce equipment and materials, design full stack Indian IP, and fortify supply chains”. She also increased the outlay of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) to INR 40,000 Cr.

Despite this momentum, startup funding in the sector remains relatively muted. As per Inc42 data, Indian semiconductor startups raised a mere $50 Mn in 2025, albeit an 89% jump from $28 Mn in 2024.