Vervesemi raises $10 million in Series A round

Vervesemi Microelectronics, a fabless semiconductor startup, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by veteran market investor Ashish Kacholia and venture firm Unicorn India Ventures.

The round also saw participation from Roots Ventures, Caperize Fina, and MAIQ Growth Scheme.

The funds will be used in three main areas: speeding up the commercialisation of its machine learning–powered analog signal chain chips, moving current silicon chips into production and testing, and growing its sales and market presence in India, the US, and other major semiconductor markets.

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Rakesh Malik, Co-founder & CEO, Vervesemi, says, “This Series A funding marks a defining milestone for Vervesemi. The round was multiple times oversubscribed, and the backing of Ashish Kacholia, Unicorn India Ventures, and other distinguished investors reinforces our conviction that world-class semiconductor innovation can originate from India. This funding allows us to move from technology validation to large-scale deployment, positioning Vervesemi as a global supplier of intelligent analog mixed signal semiconductor solutions.”

Ashish Kacholia, founder of Lucky Investment Managers, says, “Vervesemi has a set of founders with rich experience from leading multinationals and deep domain expertise in Analog and Digital processing. This has been validated by order wins from marquee customers including a leading space organisation for their chip and multiple global customers for their semiconductor IPs. The Indian Deep Tech innovation ecosystem is taking shape fast and it is my privilege of partnering with one of the most exciting companies in this space”

Anil Joshi, Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures, adds, “Fabless semicon design companies in India are really leading the pack of innovation in the deep tech ecosystem. Being a focused deep tech investor, we are seeing cutting edge work being done in the fabless segment. Vervesemi, which has been working relentlessly to build a range of offerings with an aim to solidify their position in the Indian market and an eye on the global markets, is a strong proposition for us to invest. With our current fund and recently launched Rs 600 crore deep tech fund with IIT Madras, we believe that patient early growth capital for deep tech startups won’t be an insurmountable challenge. India has the talent, tech and now capital to support deep tech companies hitting the ground running.”

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Founded in 2017 by Rakesh Malik and Pratap Narayan Singh, Vervesemi Microelectronics is a fabless semiconductor startup that designs high-performance analog and mixed-signal chips for global markets. It uses proprietary machine learning–based architectures to boost reliability, yield and overall system performance in critical applications.

Over the past year, the company has advanced its technology and commercial readiness. Its ML-enabled analog signal chain design has been validated in silicon, multiple customers have moved into production, and the product lineup and customer base in industrial and smart energy sectors have grown.

Vervesemi also introduced a new motor control product line for electric vehicles, drones, and industrial automation. These chips combine precision sensing, intelligent control, and enhanced fault detection to improve performance and safety.

The startup has strengthened partnerships with fabrication, packaging, and testing companies to enable scalable production and faster chip validation.

So far, Vervesemi has developed over 140 semiconductor IP blocks and 25 integrated circuit products serving space, defence, industrial, motor control, and smart energy applications.

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