BigEndian funding, investors and company details

BigEndian is an emerging Engineering startup from Bengaluru, working in the space of A fabless semiconductor design firm developing high-performance SoCs for surveillance cameras targeting enterprise and consumer applications. Founded by Harpreet Wadhawan, Dinesh Annayya, Kanagaraju Ponnusamy, Renuka Prasad.

Company: BigEndian Semiconductors Private Limited
Sector: Engineering
Location: Bengaluru
Founders: Harpreet Wadhawan, Dinesh Annayya, Kanagaraju Ponnusamy, Renuka Prasad

Company overview

BigEndian functions as a fabless semiconductor design firm developing high-performance SoCs for surveillance cameras targeting enterprise and consumer applications. Core activities encompass chip architecture on 28nm nodes with Taiwanese foundry UMC, platform-as-a-service middleware to eliminate foreign dependencies, custom software integrations for OEMs/ODMs, and end-to-end ecosystem partnerships with EMS providers for traffic, railways, defense, and retail use cases. Operations prioritize rapid reference chip tape-outs, scalable IP platforms, global deployments beyond India, and collaborative revenue models blending silicon sales with subscription-based customizations.

Funding rounds

Latest round (Pre Series A): $ 6.00 Mn (₹57.26 Cr.), 2026-05-06. Investors: Vertex Ventures, IvyCap Ventures
Past round (Seed): $ 3.00 Mn (₹25.13 Cr.), 2024-09-03. Investors: Vertex Ventures SEA