Multi-agent GenAI-powered platform CraftifAI has raised $3 million (approximately ₹27.2 crore) in a seed funding round led by Ankur Capital.
The round also saw participation from IvyCap Ventures, Capital-A, Antler, along with other investors.
According to the company, the newly raised capital will be used to expand hiring across engineering and go-to-market teams, while accelerating its entry into international markets.
Founded in 2025 by Pratik Sharda and Yashwant Dagar, CraftifAI is a Bengaluru-based R&D startup building Generative AI-driven, silicon-agnostic platforms for embedded systems, IoT, and Edge AI applications. The company focuses on simplifying and speeding up software and AI model development for use cases such as robotics, drones, and industrial automation.
At the core of its offering is a GenAI- and Agentic AI-powered workflow that enables model optimisation, quantisation, and deployment for edge devices. CraftifAI’s platform brings together fragmented embedded toolchains into a unified, AI-led development pipeline, supporting end-to-end product design, development, and manufacturing.
The platform is compatible with a wide range of frameworks including GStreamer, ROS2, Android, and Agentic AI, allowing hardware manufacturers to significantly reduce development cycles and time to market. CraftifAI primarily targets sectors such as IoT, robotics, surveillance, industrial automation, and autonomous systems.
The startup stated that it has secured pilot engagements with multiple Indian original equipment manufacturers across robotics, drone, IoT, and AI camera segments, as well as with a US-listed semiconductor company.
