ThirdAI Automation, a San Francisco, CA–based causal AI platform for semiconductor manufacturing, has raised $3 million in a Seed round.
Investors
The round was co-led by Endiya Partners and Capria Ventures.
Endiya Partners is an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, that invests in and helps scale technology-focused startups with regional and global ambitions. Founded in 2015, the firm focuses on deep tech, healthcare, and enterprise SaaS.
Capria Ventures is a Seattle-based venture capital firm specializing in the Global South, including India, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Managing over $188 million in assets, the firm focuses on tech-enabled startups and founders driving digital transformation and scalable impact in emerging markets.
ThirdAI Automation Use of Funds
The funding will accelerate product development, expand engineering capabilities, strengthen its go-to-market strategy, and scale global deployments of its causal AI platform for semiconductor and other industrial manufacturing sectors.
About ThirdAI Automation
Founded in 2024 by Dr. Vivek Vishwakarma and Dr. Sainyam Galhotra, ThirdAI Automation is an industrial AI company specializing in the development of an agentic framework for root cause analysis (RCA) and knowledge mining. The company provides a causal AI-powered platform specifically designed for semiconductor manufacturing environments, integrating sensor data, equipment logs, service records, and technical documentation. Headquartered in San Francisco, with teams in India, the company’s mission is to harness the power of an agentic industrial AI framework for rapid knowledge mining and root cause analysis.
Funding Details
Company: ThirdAI Automation, Inc.
Raised: $3.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: Endiya Partners, Capria Ventures
Additional Investors:
Company Website: https://www.thirdaiautomation.com/
Software Category: Industrial AI / Semiconductor Manufacturing Optimization
Source: https://ceoindiamagazine.com/deeptech-startup-thirdai-automation-raises-3-million-to-transform-semiconductor-manufacturing-with-causal-ai/