# Velaura AI: robotics company

Canonical ID: `4901602d-d8ca-4bd0-98c0-c1d8dd08ee00`

## Key facts

- **Valuation (company-stated, Aug 2026):** More than $1B after the $110M Series A.
- **Titan Core (company-claimed):** [Chip](/models/chip-motors-chip.md) IP and design platform claimed to give 2x to 4x better performance per watt for AI accelerator math. Underlying tech is in over 30M shipped ASICs.
- **Physical AI focus (company-stated):** Extending its low-power compute to robots, [drones](/drones) and other [embodied AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) systems, alongside hyperscale data center accelerators.

- **Slug:** velaura-ai
- **Status:** active
- **HQ:** Santa Clara, California, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (1)

- [Rajiv Khemani](/people/rajiv-khemani.md) Co-founder and CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Rajiv Khemani](/people/rajiv-khemani.md) (cofounder)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Velaura AI?

Velaura AI, formerly Auradine, designs ultra-low-power chip IP and software for AI accelerators in data centers and for [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) devices such as robots and drones. It rebranded from Auradine in March 2026 and is based in [Santa Clara](/locations/santa-clara-us.md), [California](/locations/california.md).

### What does Velaura AI make?

Velaura AI has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Velaura AI builds physical robots.

### Where is Velaura AI headquartered?

Velaura AI is headquartered in [Santa Clara, California, USA](/locations/santa-clara-california-usa.md).


## Sources (4)

1. **Velaura AI Raises $110 Million Series A to Advance the Next Generation of Ultra-Low-Power AI Compute Infrastructure** · https://velaura.ai/velaura-ai-raises-110-million-series-a-to-advance-the-next-generation-of-ultra-low-power-ai-compute-infrastructure/ · 2026-08-18
2. **Chip designer Velaura AI valued at more than $1 billion in funding round** · https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/step-stone-NSQ:STEP/news/chip-designer-velaura-ai-valued-at-more-than-1-billion-in-funding-round-updated-01a01631-031c-7cbb-ab55-a4c8d9f7754a/ · 2026-08-18
3. **Auradine Rebrands as Velaura AI** · https://www.theenergymag.com/news/2026-03-25/auradine-velaura-ai-bitcoin · 2026-03-25
4. **Velaura AI on its $110M Series A** · https://x.com/Velaura_AI/status/2113284249583272412 · 2026-10-22

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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