October 14th 2026, 11:04 AM
Scimplify Expands AI-Driven Materials Production with $25M Investment
Key Summary
Scimplify, a Bengaluru-based specialty chemicals and advanced materials startup, has raised $25 million to scale its AI-assisted manufacturing platform. The company's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million, and it is now looking at a bigger push into the US market. Scimplify's platform, ATOMS, covers sourcing, research and development, and contract manufacturing of specialty chemicals and advanced materials.
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What Scimplify actually does
Think of Scimplify as a booking platform for chemical plants. It does not own most of the factories. It rents their spare capacity, coordinates the work, and sells the output to global buyers.The numbers behind the raise
Before this round, Scimplify had raised approximately $53-54 million in total across multiple rounds. That included a $9.4 million Series A. A $40 million Series B followed in March 2025, at a post-money valuation of roughly $150 million.The customer list
The customer list spans pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, personal care, semiconductors, batteries, defense and AI infrastructure.Why chemicals are suddenly a tech story
Scimplify has developed capabilities for producing chemicals used in sub-10nm semiconductor manufacturing. Its footprint already reaches more than 35 countries. It has offices in the US, Japan, the UAE and Indonesia, and has been expanding into the US, Japan and Europe.The company was founded by Sachin Santhosh, Salil Srivastava and Dheeraj Dhingra.
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