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Ixana

West Lafayette, US · Founded 2020 · 74 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors

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Ixana develops Wi-R, a low-power wireless connectivity technology based on confined electric-field coupling, and ships silicon and developer kits for OEMs building wearables, XR, robotics, and edge devices. The technology aims to provide continuous sensor streaming and cable/port replacement with wire-like latency at ultra-low power, and has been selected for U.S. defense programs.

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Founders & leadership

Ixana was founded in 2020 by Shreyas Sen, Angik Sarkar, and Shovan Maity.

SSShreyas Sen
Shreyas SenCTOShreyas Sen is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech's ECE department, with over five years of industry research experience at Intel Labs, Qualcomm, and Rambus in mixed-signal circuits and electromagnetics for IoT and biomedical applications. He founded Ixana to commercialize Wi-R, a low-power wireless connectivity technology based on confined electric-field coupling for wearables, extended reality, robotics, and edge devices.
ASAngik Sarkar
Angik SarkarCEOAngik Sarkar is Co-founder and CEO of Ixana, which develops Wi-R, a non-radiative wireless technology for low-power device connectivity used in wearables, XR, robotics, and edge devices.
SMShovan Maity
Shovan MaityCo-founder & Head of Research
BTBob Twomey
Bob TwomeyEVP, Global SalesBob Twomey has held senior sales leadership roles at semiconductor and wireless technology companies, including Qorvo where he grew revenue significantly, and has led sales teams ranging from 15 to 65 people while working with major OEM customers including Amazon, Google, Samsung, Apple, Meta, and Cisco. He previously founded The Twomey Group, providing board advisory and management consulting services to technology companies.

Investors · 11

Elevate Ventureslisted by Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M

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Samsung Nextlisted by Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M

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Scrum Ventureslisted by Scrum VenturesSan Francisco

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Uncorrelated Ventureslisted by Uncorrelated VenturesLas Vegas

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10x FoundersreportedMünchen · $270K – $2.7M

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Hack VCreportedPalo Alto · $3M

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Konvoy VenturesreportedDenver · $250K – $5M

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Also in the syndicate · 3

EvoNexusParadigm Shift CapitalPurdue Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$3M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2022–2023

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In the news

With new chip, augmented reality startup Ixana claims breakthrough in quest for ‘wearable brain’geekwire.com · Nov 2022Ixana Raises $3M Seed Funding for All-Day Wearable AR | Ixana Newsixana.ai · Jun 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Ixana do?
Ixana develops Wi-R, a low-power wireless connectivity technology based on confined electric-field coupling, and ships silicon and developer kits for OEMs building wearables, XR, robotics, and edge devices. The technology aims to provide continuous sensor streaming and cable/port replacement with wire-like latency at ultra-low power, and has been selected for U.S. defense programs.
Who founded Ixana?
Ixana was founded by Shreyas Sen, Angik Sarkar, Shovan Maity in 2020.
Who are Ixana's investors?
Ixana's investors include Aurum Venture Partners, Elevate Ventures, Samsung Next, Scrum Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, 10x Founders, Hack VC, Konvoy Ventures.
How much funding has Ixana raised?
Ixana has disclosed $3M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Ixana headquartered?
Ixana is headquartered in West Lafayette, US.