# EdgeCortix Secures $100M Series B Funding for AI Edge Processors _Yanmar Ventures, Pacific Bays Capital, and NTT Finance Corporation participated. The SAKURA-X platform offers up to 2,000 TOPS per device, enabling advanced generative AI workloads._ **Published:** 2025-08-18 **Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/edgecortix-secures-series-b-funding-for-ai-edge-processors --- [EdgeCortix](https://www.edgecortix.com/), a Tokyo-based fabless semiconductor company, announced the initial close of its Series B funding round. This investment brings EdgeCortix's cumulative funding, including recent government project awards, to nearly $100 million. Yanmar Ventures, Pacific Bays Capital, and NTT Finance Corporation participated in this EdgeCortix Series B round. The company specializes in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. This funding will accelerate mass-production deployment of its SAKURA-II AI co-processors. Furthermore, it fuels the rapid production of the next-generation SAKURA-X chiplet platform. ## Fueling Next-Gen AI Chip Production SAKURA-II has secured design-wins across multiple industries, including [robotics](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/saga-robotics-secures-e9-5m-for-autonomous-farm-robots/) and industrial automation. The SAKURA-X platform offers up to 2,000 TOPS per device, enabling advanced generative AI workloads. EdgeCortix's technology also features a dual-use nature, highlighted by a recent U.S. Defense Innovation Unit award. This positions EdgeCortix alongside companies like [Nvidia](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-research/2025/nvidia-nsf-partner-to-fuel-open-ai-for-us-scientific-leadership/) and Intel in the evolving semiconductor industry. Existing investors SBI Investments and Global Hands-On VC continued their support. The Series B funding round remains open, with additional closings anticipated throughout 2025. --- Original analysis from [startuphub.ai](https://www.startuphub.ai), the #1 AI startup directory.