Bengaluru’s C2i Semiconductors just raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Peak XV Partners, with Yali Deeptech and TDK Ventures also jumping in.
The fund is known to fuel international expansion: a US office to get closer to customers, followed by a Taiwan team to explore design wins with ODMs.
“The core idea behind C2i is power management. Without clean, reliable power, there is no GPU and no AI,” Co-Founder and CEO Ram Anant said. The company is building what it calls “grid-to-core” power delivery platforms that address power challenges end-to-end across enterprise server architectures.
CTO Preetam Tadeparthy adds: “GPUs went from hundreds of watts to kilowatts; data centers hit megawatts. Power’s no longer background noise.”
Rajan Anandan, managing director at Peak XV Partners, said, “Power has become a major bottleneck in scaling AI. Addressing this challenge requires deep expertise across hardware and systems.” He added that the C2i approach to power management can significantly extend GPU longevity and unlock billions of dollars in savings for the industry.
Quick Facts on C2i Semiconductors
Founded 2024 by Ram Anant, Vikram Gakhar, Preetam Tadeparthy, and team. Targeting AI data centers with innovative power delivery. First chip tapeout in April (Tower Semiconductor, Israel), second in July (GlobalFoundries).
