Tsecond.ai, an edge AI and data infrastructure startup, has raised over $21.5 million (around Rs 190 crore) in funding led by MSN Holdings, the family office of Solar Industries India’s MD and CEO Manish Nuwal.
The investment has been structured across multiple rounds over the past two years and will support the company’s growth in defence and mission-critical AI infrastructure.
Founded by Sahil Chawla, Tsecond.ai builds edge compute and data systems for defence, aerospace, and enterprise use cases. Its flagship platform, BRYCK, enables high-speed data capture and AI processing in environments where cloud connectivity is not available.
Its systems are already deployed across defence programmes in markets including the US, UK, India, and Europe.
Tsecond.ai is focused on building infrastructure for real-time data processing in remote and disconnected environments, where traditional cloud-based systems are not viable.
In India, Tsecond.ai operates in a growing defence and edge AI ecosystem alongside startups such as IdeaForge, which builds UAVs for surveillance, and Tonbo Imaging, which develops advanced imaging and sensor systems for defence applications. Other players include Zuppa, which is working on real-time AI systems for drones, and Craic Precision, which focuses on AI-enabled battlefield systems and edge computing.