Tessolve Semiconductor

Tessolve provides end-to-end semiconductor engineering services, spanning chip architecture and design, validation, testing and embedded systems, including designing AI and HPC chips.

Good fit · 75 / 100

$75MIndia8d ago

Semiconductor Engineering Services

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Why now

Based on the reported round

Funding round of $75M announced 8d ago, led by Vector Line Capital.

Also backed by TPG, Novo Tellus Capital Partners.
Reported 8d ago. The window is closing, so reach out soon.

Why it fits

Operates directly in the semiconductor design and engineering sector, targeting AI and HPC chips.
Headquartered in India with a B2B business model.
Worked with leading hyperscalers and 18 of the world's top 20 semiconductor companies.
Maintains in-house pre-engineered semiconductor platforms and design flows alongside global lab infrastructure.
Backed by major institutional investors including Vector Line Capital and TPG, with $265M in cumulative funding.

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75 / 100 · Qualified (minimum 45) · Scored against thesis v3, 12 Oct, 19:47 IST

Sector / thesis fit23 / 25
Technology defensibility

Company snapshot

Funding: $75M
Sector: Semiconductors · Semiconductor Engineering Services
Location: India
Business model: B2B
Founded: 2004
Website: tessolve.com (opens in a new tab)

Product & traction

Product: End-to-end semiconductor engineering services spanning chip architecture and design, validation, testing and embedded systems, as well as in-house pre-engineered semiconductor platforms and design flows for designing AI and HPC chips.
Target customer: Hyperscalers, semiconductor companies, and companies building AI infrastructure.
Technology: In-house pre-engineered semiconductor platforms and design flows.
Differentiation: Leverages in-house pre-engineered semiconductor platforms and design flows to shorten development cycles, alongside a global lab infrastructure and partnerships with leading foundries, IP, EDA and test equipment companies.

Traction

Worked with leading hyperscalers and 18 of the world's top 20 semiconductor companies.

Partnerships

Partnerships with leading foundries, IP, EDA and test equipment companies.

Not established by research: website, hq_city, founders_background, founders_linkedin_url, specific_named_customers.

Founders

Srini ChinamilliCofounder and Chief Executive
Background not established from public sources.
P Raja ManickamCofounder
Background not established from public sources.
Veerappan VCofounder
Background not established from public sources.

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Key talking points

Operates directly in the semiconductor design and engineering sector, targeting AI and HPC chips
Headquartered in India with a B2B business model
Worked with leading hyperscalers and 18 of the world's top 20 semiconductor companies

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Subject: Tessolve's $75M round and semiconductor engineering work

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Funding round · $75M · Draft ready

Investors: Vector Line Capital (lead), TPG, Novo Tellus Capital Partners

Hero Electronix-Owned Tessolve Secures $75 Mn To Expand Semiconductor Capabilities (opens in a new tab)Inc42 — Buzz · published 12 Oct, 15:06 IST · first seen 12 Oct, 16:51 IST
Hero Electronix’s Tessolve Semiconductor raises $75 Mn led by Vector Line Capital (opens in a new tab)Entrackr — News sitemap · published 11 Oct, 21:20 IST · first seen 12 Oct, 14:27 IST

Research sources

Source articlehttps://inc42.com/buzz/hero-electronix-owned-tessolve-secures-75-mn-to-expand-semiconductor-capabilities/ (opens in a new tab)

Assessment confidence: 95%

Technical details

Contact found · checked 12 Oct, 23:05 IST

Preferred contact · Founder

srini@tessolve.comVerifiedSrini Chinamilli

Contact	Type	Verification	Found via	Checked
chandrasekar.kj@tessolve.com	Company · other	Unverified	Web search Mentioned in search summary but not found on any fetched page	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
hr@tessolve.com	Company · support	Published on their site	Company website (opens in a new tab) Published on the official company website	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
grievanceofficer@tessolve.com	Company · other	Unverified	Web search Mentioned in search summary but not found on any fetched page	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
info@tessolve.com	Company · general	Published on their site	Web search (opens in a new tab) Published on the official company website	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
sales@tessolve.com	Company · press	Published on their site	Web search (opens in a new tab) Published on the official company website	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
inquiry@tessolve.com	Company · general	Published on their site	Company website (opens in a new tab) Published on the official company website	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
Contact form (opens in a new tab)	Contact form	Published on their site	Company website (opens in a new tab) Public contact form on the official website	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
veerappanv@tessolve.com Veerappan V	Founder	Guessed from a pattern	Pattern Generated from the "firstlast" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
srini@tessolve.comPreferred Srini Chinamilli	Founder	Verified	Pattern Generated from the "first" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.; hunter reports the mailbox as valid	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
veerappan@tessolve.com Veerappan V	Founder	Guessed from a pattern	Pattern Generated from the "first" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
srini.chinamilli@tessolve.com Srini Chinamilli	Founder	Unverified	Pattern Generated from the "first.last" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.; hunter reports the mailbox as invalid	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
srinichinamilli@tessolve.com Srini Chinamilli	Founder	Guessed from a pattern	Pattern Generated from the "firstlast" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
p.manickam@tessolve.com P Raja Manickam	Founder	Guessed from a pattern	Pattern Generated from the "first.last" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
pmanickam@tessolve.com P Raja Manickam	Founder	Guessed from a pattern	Pattern Generated from the "firstlast" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.	12 Oct, 23:07 IST
veerappan.v@tessolve.com Veerappan V	Founder	Guessed from a pattern	Pattern Generated from the "first.last" naming pattern. Not published anywhere.	12 Oct, 23:07 IST

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