
Krishna RangasayeeFounder & CEO
In this interview, SiMa.ai founder and CEO Krishna Rangasayee discusses the transition of physical AI from early adoption to mainstream production. Speaking at the RAISE Summit in Paris, he explains the launch of their Gen 2 silicon and a pin-to-pin GPU system-on-module replacement. Rangasayee outlines their new agentic software wrapper, Palette Ne, which enables programming edge applications in plain English, and highlights strategic partnerships in automotive, robotics, and drone technology.
Founder Stats
- AI
- Started 2018
- Not Publicly Disclosed/mo
- 235+ team
- San Jose, California, United States
About Krishna Rangasayee
Krishna Rangasayee is the founder and CEO of SiMa.ai, an Edge AI hardware and software company valued as a leading deep-tech innovator. Before founding the company in 2018, he spent nearly two decades in senior executive roles at Xilinx and Groq. Under his leadership, SiMa.ai has raised 355 million USD to deliver purpose-built Machine Learning System-on-Chip (MLSoC) solutions, helping enterprises seamlessly deploy power-efficient physical AI applications.
Interview
July 14, 2026
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How do you view the current massive investment cycle in AI infrastructure?
What does the transition of AI from the cloud to the physical world mean for society?
What is SiMa.ai's current positioning and what are your primary target markets?
How does your Gen 2 platform simplify hardware migration for customers?
What is a System on Module (SOM) form factor and how does it accelerate time to production?
Can you share the strategic importance of your partnership with Micron?
Why is heterogeneous compute critical for scaling AI inference and reasoning?
How is the drone market evolving with the integration of AI?
How do you view the timeline for the commercial adoption of humanoid robots?
How are traditional outdoor robotics, like lawnmowers, becoming agentic?
What is the difference in market risk between edge AI and enterprise software applications?
How does your new agentic software wrapper, Palette Ne, simplify AI programming?
Why are traditional GPUs an inefficient fit for physical AI at the edge?
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