CIMware Raises $2.3M to Reinvent Data Center Infrastructure from India

CIMware, the Bengaluru-based infrastructure startup founded by Rajiv Ganth in 2019, has raised $2.3 million in pre-Series A from Transition VC. The capital will be used to ramp up engineering, develop its flagship networking smart switch, and strengthen operations.

What’s CIMware building?

A patented, India-developed Composable Infrastructure Module (CIM): the world’s first top-of-rack smart switch that converges compute, storage, and networking in one ultra-efficient unit.

Designed for modern workloads:

From AI/ML to streaming and LLMs, CIMware’s tech addresses the core problems facing today’s data centers space, power, cost, and scalability without adding complexity or carbon.

Impact Highlights:

Cuts TCO by 80% vs. legacy infra

Requires 1 CPU per 4 servers, reducing CAPEX by 66%

Slashes energy consumption by 25–80%

Tailored for greenfield, brownfield, colocation & cloud

Founder Rajiv Ganth:

"Legacy infrastructure can’t keep up with exponential AI demand. Our goal is to make infrastructure not just faster, but radically more efficient and sustainable."

With a $100B market opportunity, CIMware is eyeing $175M topline by 2026–27 and prepping for an IPO in the next 5–6 years.

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