# Akanksha Jagwani

> Akanksha Jagwani is the co-founder and CEO of SixSense, a Singapore-headquartered industrial AI company that helps semiconductor factories classify defects, predict failures, and improve yield. A mechanical engineering graduate of IIT Gandhinagar, she moved through engineering and product roles before meeting computer scientist Avni Agrawal at Entrepreneur First in 2018. Their no-code, explainable platform has processed more than 100 million chips for manufacturers including GlobalFoundries and JCET, and SixSense raised an $8.5 million Series A in 2025 before being named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at SixSense
- **Organizations:** SixSense, Entrepreneur First, Headout, Embibe, Altair Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Washington University in St. Louis, A*STAR
- **Education:** B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- **Known for:** Co-founded SixSense in 2018 and built it into an industrial AI company serving semiconductor manufacturers., Led SixSense through an $8.5 million Series A financing in 2025., Helped bring SixSense's platform to more than 100 million processed chips, according to company figures reported by Business Standard.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Joined a summer research experience at Washington University in St. Louis through the MAGEEP program.
- **2014** — Graduated from IIT Gandhinagar in Mechanical Engineering after multiple appearances on the Dean's List.
- **2014-2018** — Worked across engineering, automation, and product roles, including Altair Engineering, Embibe, and Headout.
- **2018** — Met Avni Agrawal through Entrepreneur First in Singapore and co-founded SixSense in December.
- **2021** — SixSense's classifAI platform was publicly documented in use with semiconductor manufacturers including GlobalFoundries and Infineon.
- **2023** — SixSense reported adoption by semiconductor manufacturers across Asia, Europe, and the United States.
- **2025** — SixSense raised an $8.5 million Series A led by Peak XV's Surge, with participation from Alpha Intelligence Capital, FEBE, and others.
- **2026** — SixSense was selected for the World Economic Forum's 2026 Technology Pioneers cohort.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SixSense in 2018 and built it into an industrial AI company serving semiconductor manufacturers.
- Led SixSense through an $8.5 million Series A financing in 2025.
- Helped bring SixSense's platform to more than 100 million processed chips, according to company figures reported by Business Standard.
- SixSense was selected as a 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
- Earned repeated Dean's List recognition at IIT Gandhinagar.
- Co-founded the Udbhav educational initiative at IIT Gandhinagar and led a team of 30 volunteers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — SixSense began recruiting a founding US pre-sales hire to build its American go-to-market team.
- **2026-06** — SixSense was named one of the World Economic Forum's 100 Technology Pioneers for 2026.
- **2026-05** — Jagwani attended ASMC 2026 and highlighted root-cause tracing as the next major gap after defect classification.
- **2025-08** — SixSense announced an $8.5 million Series A led by Peak XV's Surge to expand geographically and deepen product R&D.

## Links

- Website: https://sixsense.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akanksha-jagwani-a7489041

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Last updated: 2026-08-17