VerifAIX Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding Co-Led by Endiya Partners and Bluehill VC
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Khushi Jain
- September 16, 2026
AI-native semiconductor verification startup VerifAIX has raised $5 million in a seed funding round co-led by Endiya Partners and Bluehill VC.
The proceeds will be used for product development, customer deployments and expansion of its engineering teams across the US, India and Israel, VerifAIX said in a press release.
Founded in 2024 by Madhulima Tewari, Kenneth Roe and Avner Landver, VerifAIX is building an AI-native verification platform for semiconductor design. The platform is designed to help engineering teams verify increasingly complex chips with greater speed and rigor.
VerifAIX’s platform combines AI with formal methods to create a verification trust layer connecting design specifications, RTL and verification assets. This enables traceable verification from design intent to closure.
The startup’s “Formal Brain” creates a mathematically grounded understanding of a design and its intended behaviour. It reasons across specifications, RTL and verification assets to identify inconsistencies and gaps.
The system uses this foundation for verification planning, formal analysis, simulation, coverage, debug and verification closure.
VerifAIX integrates specification-to-RTL reasoning, automated decomposition and abstraction, along with coordinated formal and simulation verification to address complex designs while maintaining traceability to design intent.
The startup targets custom-silicon developers, including semiconductor and IP companies, processor and AI accelerator developers, hyperscalers and systems companies.
AI-Native Verification in India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem
India’s semiconductor startup ecosystem is also seeing the emergence of AI-native verification platforms alongside the broader chip design boom.
Chennai-based deep-tech startup Vyoma Systems, incubated at IIT Madras Pravartak, is working on AI-driven pre-silicon verification through its UpTickPro platform. The platform integrates functional verification, FPGA validation, software bring-up and security analysis.
The development comes amid rising capital flows into Indian semiconductor startups. Companies raised $61.9 million in H1 2026, taking total funding since 2022 to about $206 million, according to a Speciale Invest and Startup Policy Forum report.
Recent funding rounds include BigEndian Semiconductors’ $6 million raise for its fabless SoC platform. HrdWyr also raised $13 million in Series A funding to develop AI-native SoCs.
FAQs
1. How much funding has VerifAIX raised?
VerifAIX has raised $5 million in a seed funding round.
2. Who co-led VerifAIX’s seed funding round?
The round was co-led by Endiya Partners and Bluehill VC.
3. How will VerifAIX use the funding?
The proceeds will be used for product development, customer deployments and expansion of its engineering teams across the US, India and Israel.
4. Who founded VerifAIX?
VerifAIX was founded in 2024 by Madhulima Tewari, Kenneth Roe and Avner Landver.
5. How much did Indian semiconductor startups raise in H1 2026?
Indian semiconductor startups raised $61.9 million in H1 2026, taking total funding since 2022 to about $206 million.
