# minds.ai

> minds.ai builds AI systems for semiconductor manufacturers. Its Maestro platform - powered by the DeepSim engine - uses reinforcement learning, supervised learning, and generative AI to optimize fab scheduling, planning, forecasting, and control inside 24/7 wafer-fabrication plants. Founded in 2014, the company is based in Santa Cruz, California, with offices in Amsterdam and Bangalore.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Santa Cruz, California, United States
- **Founders:** Itzik Gilboa (CEO), Sumit Sanyal (Co-Founder, COO), Tijmen Tieleman (Co-Founder, Chief Scientist)
- **Team size:** ~34
- **Products:** minds.ai Maestro, DeepSim
- **Notable:** Raised $5.3M seed led by Monta Vista Capital in October 2023., Built DeepSim, a cloud-based AI engine for industrial simulation., Multi-year partnership with GlobalFoundries.

## Products & services

- **minds.ai Maestro** — AI platform for semiconductor fab scheduling, planning, forecasting, and process control - using reinforcement learning and hybrid simulation to improve on-time delivery, cycle time, and utilization.
- **DeepSim** — Cloud-based AI engine that unifies open-source and proprietary AI tooling into a stable platform for large-scale simulation and decision support.

## Achievements

- Raised $5.3M seed led by Monta Vista Capital in October 2023.
- Built DeepSim, a cloud-based AI engine for industrial simulation.
- Multi-year partnership with GlobalFoundries.
- Listed on Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
- Member of SEMI Fab Owners Alliance.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Announced multi-year partnership with GlobalFoundries for AI-driven fab optimization.
- **2023-10** — Closed $5.3M seed round led by Monta Vista Capital.
- **2024** — Expanded Maestro deployments across leading-edge fabs; agents now serve millions of queries per month.

## Links

- Website: https://minds.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/minds-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/minds_ai
- GitHub: https://github.com/minds-ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeM1mfECeuTbtjU95yGmvQ
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/minds.ai.tech

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Last updated: 2026-06-28