Baya Systems
Baya Systems is a semiconductor startup developing modular chiplet systems with on-chip fabric technology, having raised $36M in Series B funding. The 126-person company focuses on improving interoperability between different chip components.
The growth story
Baya Systems grew from 2 to 126 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $36M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2025.
About
Baya builds semiconductor systems that connect different computing elements like processors, memory and I/O through standardized interfaces. Their chiplet approach aims to reduce development costs and improve performance by allowing companies to mix components from different vendors.
The company has grown to 126 employees since its 2023 founding, with backing from Intel Capital and Matrix. Its $36M Series B in January 2025 suggests strong investor interest in modular chip architectures as the industry moves beyond monolithic designs.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates with 67 employees, reflecting the technical complexity of chiplet integration. The company maintains a flat structure typical of hardware startups, with median tenure at just one year.
The Baya Systems org chart
Sailesh Kumar (CEO) leads 25 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 85 (+63% YoY), Business Development 10 (+11% YoY), Sales 9 (+125% YoY), Quality Assurance 5 (+400% YoY), Arts and Design 3 (+50% YoY), Operations 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly a third of employees came from Intel, with significant hiring from Qualcomm, Arm and AMD. Alumni have gone to semiconductor firms like Qualcomm and AWS, plus startups like SDVerse.
Most common previous employers of Baya Systems staff: Intel (30), Qualcomm (9), Arm (9), NetSpeed (6), AMD (6), Cadence (4). Former Baya Systems employees most often moved to Intel (2), SDVerse (1), Synaptics Incorporated (1), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (1), Qualcomm (1), NUVACORE (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 42% direct, 28% search, 12% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Baya Systems: Verilog (60), Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) (46), C (Programming Language) (46), C++ (46), Python (Programming Language) (46), System on a Chip (SoC) (44), SystemVerilog (40), RTL Design (36).
Where the team actually sits
Baya Systems people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (32), California, United States (21), United States (5), Texas, United States (3).
Search footprint
Baya Systems attracts about 38 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 7 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Baya Systems has 126 employees as of September 2026.
Baya Systems has raised $36M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2025.
Sailesh Kumar (CEO) sits at the top of Baya Systems's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Baya Systems staff are Intel (30 people), Qualcomm (9 people), Arm (9 people).
Former Baya Systems employees most often move to Intel (2), SDVerse (1), Synaptics Incorporated (1).
Baya Systems attracts about 38 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Baya Systems staff are Verilog, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), C (Programming Language), C++, Python (Programming Language).
Baya Systems staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (32), California, United States (21), United States (5).
Baya Systems has about 85 people in Engineering, up 63% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Baya Systems has about 10 people in Business Development, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 97 current and 23 former Baya Systems profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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