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Nova Spectral AI

Lead-free quantum-dot SWIR image sensor chips on silicon CMOS for defence and machine vision.

Founded May 2026Bengaluru, India$3M raised SemiconductorsDeep TechAutonomous & Sensor Tech

The founders

AP
Ex-Nanoco, Niche Construction, GlobalFoundries · Nanyang Technological University
Sanjeev KumarSK
Ex-Moneycontrol.com, ET Prime, Yatra

The company

What they're building

Nova Spectral AI is a Bengaluru-based semiconductor startup developing short-wave infrared (SWIR) image sensor chips made from lead-free indium arsenide (InAs) colloidal quantum dots deposited on standard silicon CMOS readout wafers.

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