Big Endian Semi
DLI Beneficiary
TipWhy This Matters
Founded May 2024 in Bengaluru by CEO Sunil Kumar (formerly of Arm, Broadcom, Intel). Taped out test chips in 2025; raised $9M total (a $3M seed led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India in Aug 2024, plus a $6M pre-Series A).
What does this firm design?
Sovereign AI vision chips for surveillance and CCTV, featuring an indigenous end-to-end security stack, a privacy/authenticity engine, and a dual-sensor edge-AI ISP designed with a zero-backdoor architecture.
Key Facts
| Category | DLI Beneficiary |
| Parent Company | None (Indian-origin) |
| Founded | 2024 |
| India Headcount | Not publicly disclosed |
| Locations | Bengaluru |
| Product Focus | Sovereign AI vision SoCs for surveillance |
| Application Domains | Surveillance, AI, Security |
| Design Scope | Full chip |
| Node Sophistication | Not applicable / not disclosed |
| DLI Beneficiary | Yes |
Design Score
3.2/5
Sources
- DLI Scheme beneficiary list (27 Jun 2026)
- BigEndian Semiconductors Raises $6M to Strengthen India’s Fabless Semiconductor Ecosystem (06 May 2026)
- BigEndian embarks on surveillance chip development from India (TechCrunch) (02 Sep 2024)
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