In a seed funding round led by Ankur Capital, the multi-agent GenAI-powered platform CraftifAI raised $3 million, or roughly Rs 27.2 crore, with participation from IvyCap Ventures, Capital-A, Antler, and other investors.
According to a press release from CraftifAI, the additional funding will be used to increase hiring across engineering and go-to-market teams and broaden the company’s presence in international markets.
Pratik Sharda and Yashwant Dagar co-founded CraftifAI in 2025. It is a cutting-edge R&D firm that specializes in silicon-agnostic, generative AI-powered platforms for edge AI, IoT, and embedded systems. It makes it possible to develop robotics, drones, and automation more quickly and affordably.
By speeding up the development of software and AI models for edge devices, the Bengaluru-based startup hopes to enable embedded product development. Model optimization, quantification, and deployment for Edge AI systems are supported by the startup’s core technology, a Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI workflow.
IoT, robotics, surveillance, industrial automation, and autonomous systems are among the industries that CraftifAI focuses on. For hardware manufacturers, it shortens time to market by offering tools for quick development. Numerous frameworks, such as GStreamer, ROS2, Android, and Agentic AI, are supported by the platform.
The platform automates the embedded software lifecycle by combining disparate toolchains into a single AI-driven workflow. It facilitates end-to-end product design, development, and manufacturing, allowing customers to more quickly and accurately turn their concepts into hardware that is ready for the market.
According to CraftifAI, it has landed pilots with a number of Indian original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the robotics, drone, Internet of Things, and AI camera sectors, in addition to a US-listed semiconductor company.
