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Startups are the driving force behind innovation in electronics, from cutting-edge tech solutions to revolutionary manufacturing techniques. In this section, we explore how new ventures are navigating challenges like funding, supply chain disruptions, and market competition. Discover success stories, expert tips on scaling your startup, and insights into how new entrants are reshaping the electronics landscape. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or an industry veteran, get inspired by the next wave of electronics innovation.

Vicharak’s Development Boards That Fill The Gaps Left By Rapspberry Pi And Other Boards

This Indian startup is making edge AI hardware more accessible, equipping developers to build faster, smarter machines without high costs or reliance on the...

Chiltier’s Personal Wearable Cooling System Based On The Peltier Effect

An India-based startup is turning thermoelectric technology into a portable, personal cooling system, delivering real-time body-temperature control through wearable devices—no air-conditioners, no large infrastructure,...

“We are building humanoid robots that can replicate human tasks.”- Athil Krishna, iHUB Robotics

This Indian startup is building humanoid robots from scratch. Athil Krishna of iHUB Robotics speaks with Nidhi Agarwal from Electronics For You about the...

Why Capability, Not Capacity, Is Driving India’s Semiconductor Investment Story

What separates semiconductor companies that attract funding from those that do not? As investor priorities evolve, proprietary IP, financial discipline and scalable business models...

“Most Companies Import RFID Hardware. We Chose to Build It in India.” – Dhaval H Kotecha, RapidRadio

RapidRadio is driving India’s automation push with indigenous RFID readers and OEM modules. How did it turn RFID into the unseen engine behind tolling,...

The Innovator’s Paradox

From the warm intro tax and familiarity trap to the innovation penalty, hardware tax, and SaaS-blind capital pool, inventors must navigate a series of...

“We Are Building a Search Engine for the Physical World, What Google Did for the Internet, We Are Now Doing for Factories by Making...

As industries embrace AI-led automation, the physical world inside factories remains largely invisible. Kaushal Kukkar of AmiMotion tells EFY's Akanksha Sondhi Gaur how the...

“We Are Focusing On Partnerships With Large Fleet Aggregators To Expand Our Leasing Ecosystem And Market Reach” – Bharath Rao, Emobi

The future of logistics is electric, but high costs keep the brakes on. How is Emobi tackling this? Explaining their all-in-one framework for fleet...

“Our system converts existing CCTV cameras into recognition systems without additional hardware”- M. Saravanan, Quantum Sharqs

Processing, analysing, and predicting, a camera security system does everything in real time. How? M Saravanan from Quantum Sharqs explains to EFY’s Nidhi Agarwal...

We Are Reinventing Cooling as an Intelligent, Adaptive System” – Kulpreet Sahni, Chiltier

What if cooling the person mattered more than cooling the room? Chiltier is challenging conventional cooling with its concept of personal thermal architecture. Founder...

“We Are Building What Could Be the First Single-Chip Battery Management System IC”- Rajesh Gupta, MOSart Semiconductor

Rajesh Gupta from MOSart Semiconductor speaks with Nidhi Aggrawal and Nikita Kumari from Electronics For You about developing a single-chip Battery Management System architecture,...

Kerala Startup Building Humanoid Robots From Scratch

An Indian startup is building humanoid robots in-house. The robots are trained like workers, tested in controlled spaces, corrected using feedback, and improved through...

Industry's Buzz

Infineon

Infineon and Skeleton Partner on AI Data Centre Power Solutions

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Semiconductor firm Infineon teams up with energy storage specialist Skeleton Technologies to develop high-efficiency power architectures for data centres running heavy AI workloads.  Semiconductor manufacturer...
NVIDIA

Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $13BN

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Semiconductor giant expands software footprint with multi-billion-dollar deal for open-source AI platform, reassuring developers the ecosystem will remain independent.  Semiconductor titan Nvidia has agreed to...
SK Hynix

SK Hynix Considers Japanese JV to Meet NAND Demand

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South Korea’s memory giant looks across Japan for chip-manufacturing sites with reliable power and water to ease global artificial intelligence supply bottlenecks. South Korean...
Bluehill.VC

Bluehill Backs Makr In Rs 102 Million Semiconductor Metrology Deal

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Bluehill.VC has led a Rs 102 Million seed round in Makr Microsystems to develop nanoscale subsurface metrology for advanced chip packaging, 3D architectures and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India, Belgium Expand Semiconductor And Defence-Tech Cooperation

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India and Belgium will deepen semiconductor cooperation by linking IMEC with India’s semiconductor ecosystem, while expanding defence-electronics manufacturing and technology partnerships. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Learn From Leaders

India Needs Not a Hundred, But Thousands of Chip Diversified Companies 

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Can India build a semiconductor ecosystem beyond fabs? Indiesemic believes thousands of diversified chip companies are needed to make that possible. India’s semiconductor push is...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

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From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...
(L-R) Nikesh Gondchawar, Strategic & Technical Advisor – Robotics Manufacturing; Shrikrushna Kakade, Founder Partner; Nikhil Kakade, Senior Technical Advisor – Robotics & Control Systems, SlightGen Solutions LLP

“A Made-In-India Robotic PCB Soldering System That Automates The Through-Hole Soldering Process!” – Shrikrushna...

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Electronics manufacturing is complex, and automation often comes at a high cost. To bridge this gap and offer a more affordable solution in India,...
Navdeep Narula, Executive Director, Client and Endpoint Solutions, Ingram Micro, India

“Enterprise Computing Is Shifting From CPU to GPU And Now Toward NPU-Based Systems ”...

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The shift from CPU to GPU to NPU-based computing is redefining today’s enterprise endpoints. In an exclusive conversation, Navdeep Narula from Ingram Micro discusses...

India’s Robotics Push Opens New Hardware Opportunities

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How do you build India’s physical AI future when critical robot components still come from overseas? Niqo Robotics reveals where the gaps remain.  India’s push...

Startups

L&T Technology Services Launches LTTS FARM to Accelerate Deep-Tech Startup Commercialisation

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The initiative is also expected to expand LTTS’ Engineering Intelligence ecosystem by bringing together startups, engineering talent and industry stakeholders L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has...
(R to L) Hetendra Singh Rathore, Founder, Sri Kusulu Devalla, Co-Founder and CTO, and Vijay Pratap Singh, Co-Founder, Segritech

Segritech’s Compact And Portable Automated Machine Sorts Fruits And Vegetables At Farm level

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This startup has developed a computer vision-based machine that inspects fruits, grades and sorts them by quality, and identifies and separates defective produce directly...

Red Balloon Aerospace Develops India’s First Stratospheric Super-Pressure Balloon

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Based in Andhra Pradesh, deep-tech startup Red Balloon Aerospace develops next-generation lighter-than-air platforms for communication, surveillance, and research… Founded by Dr Chakravadhanula Venkata Sai Kiran...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

Saba Aafreen - 0
From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...

Pune-Based Slightgen Solutions Powering India’s PCB Automation With Indigenous Robotics

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Can manufacturers access cost-effective, customisable robotic soldering systems for PCB assembly automation? This Pune-based startup aims to address that challenge. SlightGen Solutions LLP is a...