C2i Semiconductors Raises $15M to Fix AI's Power Problem
Bengaluru startup lands Series A to build grid-to-GPU power systems as energy becomes AI's biggest bottleneck.
Here's the thing about scaling AI datacenters: it's not the GPUs that are the bottleneck anymore. It's the power feeding them.
Bengaluru-based C2i Semiconductors just closed a $15M Series A led by Peak XV to tackle exactly that. The round brings total funding to $19M.
The company is building what it calls a "grid-to-GPU" power system — essentially rethinking how electricity flows from the grid all the way to the chip inside AI datacenters. It's a full-stack power delivery play.
The pitch is straightforward. AI infrastructure is expanding at a breakneck pace, but the power architecture underneath hasn't kept up. Every new GPU cluster demands massive energy, and traditional power systems weren't designed for this kind of load.
C2i is betting that whoever solves the power equation wins the AI infrastructure race. $15M says Peak XV agrees.