Hang Ten Systems raises additional $53M seed round, total $85M
Hang Ten Systems, the AI consultancy founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, closed a second seed round of $53 million just five weeks after its initial $32 million raise, bringing total funding to $85 million. The round was led by Temasek’s early‑stage arm Xora, with participation from Mayfield, Aramco Ventures, Intel’s Lip‑Bu Tan, Micron’s Sanjay Mehrotra and Yahoo co‑founder Jerry Yang,…
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- Hang Ten Systems raised $53 million in a second seed round, total funding now $85 million.
- Investors include Temasek Xora, Mayfield, Aramco Ventures, Intel’s Lip‑Bu Tan, Micron’s Sanjay Mehrotra, and Jerry Yang.
- The firm has signed multimillion‑dollar contracts with major enterprises like Fresenius Kabi, Saudi Aramco and Siemens Energy.
The Palo Alto startup targets enterprises with revenues over $10 billion, offering AI strategy advice and end‑to‑end software modernization. It claims to cut development time and cost dramatically, turning multi‑person projects into two‑to‑four‑person teams and delivering production‑grade code. Within weeks of first contact, Hang Ten secured multimillion‑dollar contracts with firms such as Fresenius Kabi, Saudi Aramco and Siemens Energy, and is pursuing eight‑figure deals across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The fresh capital will fund expansion of engineering, consulting and sales staff as the company competes with both AI model providers and traditional systems integrators.
Sikka says the startup’s edge lies not in building new models but in packaging reusable AI "skills" through its in‑house Hobie framework, positioning Hang Ten as an independent partner for regulated, large‑scale software projects.
Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M
TechCrunch AI · 16 September 2026
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