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Krishna Rangasayee

Founder and CEO, SiMa.ai

Search every verified Krishna Rangasayee interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO of Simaai, appeared on a panel at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026 on August 22, 2026, during a session titled "The Next AI Revolution: From Generative Models to Intelligent Systems." In the discussion, he described three layers of complexity in advancing AI, including the development of high-accuracy reasoning models that mimic human capacity, and noted that the field remains early in building such systems. He also commented on India's potential in AI, stating that the country is likely to succeed broadly in the field, but argued that India should play to its strengths rather than imitate the approaches of the United States or China in order to become a global product leader.

Recent appearances

  • ET WLF 2026 Day 2 LIVE: AI, health, energy and Viksit Bharat finance | Pavillian Session 2

    Watch the post-lunch Pavillion stream live from ET WLF 2026. Sessions examine intelligent AI systems, longevity and nutrition, India’s energy transition, Madhya Pradesh’s textile value chain and the role of international financial services centres in achieving the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal. Session schedule Time Session 2:00–2:40 The Next AI Revolution: From Generative Models to Intelligent Systems 2:40–3:00 Longevity in the Indian Context: Diet, Supplements, Myths 3:00–3:30 India’s Energy Transition: From Ambition to Action 3:30–4:00 Weaving the Future: Building an Integrated Textile Value Cha…

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  • ET WLF 2026 LIVE: AI, India’s youth vote and cybersecurity take centre stage | Pavillion

    Watch ET WLF 2026 live from the Pavillion at Taj Palace, New Delhi. The pre-lunch stream features discussions on AI’s impact on business, building AI-native companies, India’s changing youth vote and the next cybersecurity challenge, with leaders from SAP, Nielsen, Fireflies.ai, Peak XV, CERT-In, Microsoft India and more. Session schedule Time Session 10:30–10:40 Event introduction 10:40–11:20 From Cloud to Consumer: How AI Is Reshaping Business 11:20–12:00 Beyond the Chatbot: Building AI-Native Companies 12:00–12:30 On Target: The Youth Vote. Is India Ready for a Generational Shift in Politi…

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  • Krishna Rangasayee, SiMa AI | RAISE Summit 2026

    In this interview from RAISE Summit 2026 in Paris, Krishna Rangasayee, founder and chief executive officer of SiMa.ai, joins theCUBE's John Furrier to discuss how physical AI is moving from early adoption into mainstream production across robotics, automotive and drones. Rangasayee details how SiMa.ai's Gen 2 silicon has entered production alongside a new system-on-module offering a pin-to-pin replacement for the industry's leading GPU SOM, removing the friction of switching platforms. He also unveils Palette Neat, an agentic wrapper around the company's software development kit that lets cust…

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  • The Future of Physical AI with Krishna Rangasayee, founder and CEO, SiMa AI

    In this installment of the C-Suite Spotlight, President Justin Kinsey talks with Krishna Rangasayee, Chief Executive Officer of SiMa.ai. Krishna is a seasoned leader with more than three decades of experience across the semiconductor and artificial intelligence landscape. His career has spanned engineering, product strategy, operations, and executive leadership at some of the industry’s most influential companies, including Altera, Cypress Semiconductor, and Xilinx — ultimately contributing to more than 25 international patents. With this rare blend of deep technical expertise and global bu…

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  • When AI Gets Physical & The Impact of AI on Engineering

    Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/280493/fan...) In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai, joins the podcast to discuss advancements surrounding physical AI at the edge. His company is focused on a software-centric Physical AI hardware and software platform, and we dive into some of the trends and challenges in this space.  Next, Rich is joined by Alex Iuorio, Avnet’s Senior Vice President for Global Supplier Development, to discuss the company’s recent survey covering AI’s Impact on Engineering. (https://news.avnet.com/press-releases…

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  • Earley AI Podcast - Episode 81 : Building AI That Works in the Real World with Krishna Rangasayee

    In this episode of the Earley AI Podcast, host Seth Earley welcomes Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai, for a grounded conversation on what it takes to make AI work in real world environments. The discussion focuses on moving beyond hype to address the practical challenges of deploying AI systems that are efficient, scalable, and reliable at the edge. Krishna brings decades of experience across hardware, software, and AI systems design. He shares why many AI initiatives struggle outside controlled environments and how organizations must rethink architecture, performance, and contex…

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  • AI on the Edge - Interview with Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai

    I had a great time with Krishna Rangasayee, Founder & CEO of SiMa.ai, diving into AI at the edge, defense-grade requirements, and building products people actually use. We unpacked why “efficiency per watt” matters more than headline benchmarks, and how to make multimodal workloads (vision, language, sensor fusion) run in real time on low power. Krishna shared a builder’s view of the stack - toolchains, quantization, compilation, and observability - so teams can ship updates without breaking latency budgets. We also explored defense applications: on-device processing for privacy and resilie…

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  • Krishna Rangasayee, SiMa.ai | theCUBE + NYSE Wired Robotics & AI Media Week

    Krishna Rangasayee, Founder & CEO at SiMa.ai joins theCUBE host John Furrier as we continue our coverage of theCUBE + NYSE Wired Robotics & AI Media Week 00:00 - Intro 00:06 - Transformative Advances and Business Innovations in AI and Robotics 03:48 - Synergy of Robotics and AI: Evolution, Architecture, and Orchestration 07:07 - AI Transformations: Democratization and Global Dynamics in Supply Chains 10:15 - Strategic Insights and Future Directions in Edge AI and Business Growth

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  • Chips are the new oil

    Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO, SiMa.ai, talks about their latest offerings, the advent of AI chips along with tech like the Edge and Machine Learning, along with India’s progress. In conversation with Sunil Rajguru.

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  • Why Edge AI is the Next Big Thing in Tech | Krishna Rangasayee (SiMa.ai)

    This episode is sponsored by Netsuite by Oracle, the number one cloud financial system, streamlining accounting, financial management, inventory, HR, and more. NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. Head to https://netsuite.com/EYEONAI to know more. In this episode of the Eye on AI podcast, Craig Smith sits down with Krishna Rangasayee, CEO of SiMa.ai, to explore the innovations in AI at the edge and how embedded systems are transforming industries like robotics, automotive, and industrial automation. Krishna brings over 30 years of experience in software and si…

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  • Krishna Rangasayee, SiMa.ai | AI Infrastructure Silicon Valley - Executive Series

    Krishna Rangasayee, SiMa.ai, sits down with John Furrier & Dave Vellante, theCUBE.

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  • Why Are We Not Selling Our Chips in China? | Sima.ai

    In a conversation with Senior Technology Journalist Pritam Bordoloi, SiMa.ai CEO and founder Krishna Rangasayee tells AIM that the startup's latest chips, fabricated by TSMC on 6nm nodes, are specifically engineered to support multimodal generative AI applications on drones, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots. However, despite being a big market, the startup is not engaging with China. He discusses how the convergence of semiconductors and AI is shaping current geopolitics.  Moreover, Rangasayee also delves into AI Hype and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and shares his thoughts…

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