SiMa.ai

Market context

SiMa. ai develops edge AI silicon and software for physical-AI applications in machines, vehicles and industrial environments. Its Palette software stack and Modalix system-on-module target low-power deployment of multimodal AI workloads outside the cloud.

Facts

• Website: https://sima.ai/
• HQ: San Jose, California, US
• Founded: 2018
• Segment: physical-AI data infrastructure
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2025-08-01 - $85M - SiMa.ai raises $85M to scale Physical AI platform - source: sima.ai

Events

• 2026-06-16 - Product Launch - SiMa.ai launches Palette Neat physical-AI development environment - Palette Neat is built for physical-AI application development at the edge. The launch pairs the software environment with SiMa.ai Modalix system-on-module hardware. The product gives SiMa.ai a concrete offering for commercial automation and autonomous-system…
• 2025-08-01 - Funding - SiMa.ai raises $85M to scale Physical AI platform - Maverick Capital led the round, with StepStone Group joining as a new investor. The capital supported global expansion, software innovation, go-to-market operations, customer success and the automotive roadmap. The platform serves robotics, industrial automat…
• 2024-09-09 - Product Launch - SiMa.ai launches Modalix multimodal edge-AI product family - The product family extended SiMa.ai beyond vision-centric edge inference into multimodal physical-AI workloads. SiMa.ai positioned Modalix for embedded edge applications including robotics, industrial automation and autonomous systems. The product gives SiMa.…
• 2023-06-13 - Production Milestone - SiMa.ai first-generation edge-AI platform enters mass production - The milestone included full characterization and testing for production-grade silicon, boards and software functionality. The boards had CE and FCC certifications, with UL safety certification testing underway. The milestone adds production-scale context for…

Operations / Deployments

• 2023-06-13 - Production Milestone - SiMa.ai first-generation edge-AI platform enters mass production - The milestone included full characterization and testing for production-grade silicon, boards and software functionality. The boards had CE and FCC certifications, with UL safety certification testing underway. The milestone adds production-scale context for…

Team

• Krishna Rangasayee - Founder and CEO

Context tags

• Edge AI compute - Capability - SiMa.ai builds physical-AI edge compute and software.
• Edge AI compute supplier - Peer Group - SiMa.ai supplies AI silicon and software for physical-AI deployment.
• Industrial edge deployments - Customer Environment - SiMa.ai targets machines, vehicles and industrial edge environments.