HrdWyr Raises $13 Million Series A for AI-Native Chip Development

May 13, 2026

HrdWyr closed a $13 million Series A funding round led by Ideaspring Capital, with participation from Singularity AMC, Avatar Growth Capital, and Persistent Systems. Founded in 2023, the fabless semiconductor product company develops AI-native System-on-Chip products purpose-built for specific industries, enabling intelligent edge processing. The funding will accelerate development and expand customer engagements across global markets.

Series A funding round

▪Singularity AMC participated in HrdWyr's Series A funding round.
▪HrdWyr's Series A funding will accelerate the development of HrdWyr's AI-native System-on-Chip products.
▪Avatar Growth Capital participated in HrdWyr's Series A funding round.
▪HrdWyr closed a $13 million Series A funding round.
▪Ideaspring Capital led HrdWyr's Series A funding round.
▪HrdWyr's Series A funding will expand customer engagements across key global markets.
▪Persistent Systems participated in HrdWyr's Series A funding round.

AI-native chip technology

▪HrdWyr integrates AI directly into chip architecture to enable intelligence to operate at the point of data generation.
▪HrdWyr is building a family of AI chips addressing power management and efficiency across multiple sectors, including white goods, EVs and data centres.
▪HrdWyr's AI-native System-on-Chip products enable intelligent edge processing.
▪HrdWyr's chip architecture allows devices to sense, learn, and respond in real time.
▪HrdWyr builds AI-native System-on-Chip products that are purpose-built for specific industries.

Physical AI vision

▪HrdWyr encapsulates its Physical AI ideas under the TEA framework.
▪HrdWyr partners with customers to solve domain-specific challenges and enable customers to lead the transition to Physical AI.

Fabless semiconductor product company

▪HrdWyr is differentiated from traditional IP licensing or services-led models.
▪HrdWyr designs end-to-end semiconductor products for global markets.
▪HrdWyr operates as a full-stack, fabless semiconductor product company.

Leadership team expertise

▪Naganand Doraswamy is Managing Partner and Founder of Ideaspring Capital.
▪HrdWyr is led by a team with over 250 years of collective expertise across the semiconductor value chain.
▪Ramamurthy Sivakumar is the Founder and CEO of HrdWyr.